Alain Marschall, self-proclaimed expert in Franco-Algerian relations and follower of counter analysis

On RMC, Alain Marschall engaged in one of his major numbers: the geopolitical analysis of Comptoir. About the fate of Boualem Sansal, he declares without trembling: “There will be no presidential grace. Tebboune, with the history of Western Sahara, he wants to death in France. »» And to conclude docly: “The file is closed. »» Convinced to deliver an enlightened analysis, he actually only spread his ignorance. This kind of simplistic shortcut betrays a deep ignorance of diplomatic dynamics and an arrogant posture, typical of those who confuse media tribune and geopolitical expertise.

And as if that were not enough, our “expert” is even discovered with donations of clairvoyance: “Do you want me to tell you what they will do?” They may just make it come out for 10 minutes before his state of health definitively worsens. »» Just that. Between hazardous prediction and political fiction, Marschall touches the bottom – with the quiet certainty of the one who speaks without ever doubting. It feels like a bistro, faced with a regular who is convinced to impress the room with three sentences with a cookie cutter. This type of exit sadly illustrates what has become of journalism – or what it claims to be: a machine to produce populism, propaganda and caricatural analyzes, at the service of the sensational rather than the truth.