France: Is freedom of speech for all?

France has lauded the concept of freedom of speech since the deadly Charlie Hebdo attacks at the beginning of January, 2015. Terrorism won’t prevent French journalists from saying whatever they want to say, or so the argument goes. But are France’s free speech values universal?

Even though a clear majority of French people do not support the Charlie Hebdo cartoonists who insulted the Prophet Muhammed, France still insists on its so-called right to offend.

On this week’s In Focus we’re in France shedding a spotlight on that country’s media and what it talks about, and perhaps more importantly, what it doesn’t talk about.

Is France truly the bastion of the free press it claims to be, or are its values laden with double standards and hypocrisy?