Less than 24 hours after two gunmen walked into the Parisian offices of Charlie Hebdo and opened fire, killing 10 key staffers, the French media is working together to figure out how to keep the publication running. The publication takes a weekly satirical look at hot button political and religious issues — something everyone does not always appreciate. In fact, the offices were fire bombed back in 2010, leading to a regular police presence around the perimeter of the building the newspaper was located in. While not everyone agrees with the content that has been produced by Charlie Hebdo, the right to produce it has been widely supported, especially in light of this tragedy.
According to a report by The Hollywood Reporter, the French media is beginning to work together to align itself so Charlie Hebdo will continue, exactly what the gunmen still on the loose did not want to see happen.
"TV giant France Televisions, Radio France and newspaper Le Monde, in a joint statement late on Wednesday, [Jan. 7,] vowed to offer human and material support needed to keep Charlie Hebdo alive. They didn't immediately detail how much staff and what other help they would make available.
"The three groups invite all French media who have mobilized since this morning to meet to preserve the principles of independence and liberty of thought and expression, the guarantors of our democracy," said an official statement that was announced this morning regarding the future of Charlie Hebdo.
It is amazing to see how the people of France have united to support the right to freedom of speech, and they are undaunted by the fear that this terrorist attack was intended to incite. People and the French media alike may be on edge, but that is not silencing them, so in that respect the terrorists may have taken several lives but they have not really won their war against Charlie Hebdo.
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