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Vive l'Entente: Marc Roche - Their man in London; `Le football has brought the British on side'.(Features)
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The Independent (London, England)
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April 1, 2004| Author:
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Byline: Marc Roche
WHEN I arrived in Britain in 1985, I worked for a French magazine. At the time, the coverage of France by the British tabloid press was systematically negative, an attitude exemplified by The Sun's "Up Yours Delors" front page of 1990. The tone of journalism was xenophobic, even racist.
Of course, today's coverage depends on which papers you choose to read. Both The Independent and The Guardian have a normal, balanced critical approach but offer the reader a range of diverse opinions. The press is more careful now - opinion goes out of bounds only when ...
