Sorting game
French editorial labels: reporting, opinion or advertising?
Sort French reporting, opinion and sponsored-content labels using supplied publication notes, including éditorial, tribune and publireportage.
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In short
Read the label together with the publication’s explanation. In the examples below, reportage presents reported observations, éditorial and tribune present viewpoints, and publireportage or article partenaire identifies commercial content. Assess factual claims separately from the genre.
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A genre label gives you a reading position. It tells you whether to expect the newspaper’s argument, a contributor’s view or a commercial relationship. It does not establish that every statement is true or false. Here the publication explains its own labels, so use those stated definitions rather than guessing from tone alone.
Notre guide des rubriques
Information
ReportageObservations et entretiens recueillis sur place.
Compte renduRésumé factuel d’un événement ou d’une réunion.
Opinion
ÉditorialPosition défendue par notre rédaction.
TribunePoint de vue signé par une personne invitée.
Partenariat commercial
PublireportageContenu publicitaire présenté sous une forme rédactionnelle.
Article partenaireArticle financé par le partenaire indiqué dans la notice.
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Keep genre and evidence separate
A tribune can cite accurate data while arguing for a particular policy. A reportage can include a mistaken number that later needs correcting. A partnership label makes funding visible but does not settle each factual claim. After identifying the function, ask who supplies the evidence, whether the claims are attributed and whether the piece offers a way to inspect its sources.