Nicolas Sarkozy gets podcasted

Posted by Jayvee Fernandez at December 28th, 2005

Famous French blogger Loic Le Meur makes history by interviewing presidential French Minister of Interior Nicolas Sarkozy.

Not only is it the first-ever podcast by a French political leader, it also marks a startling break with customary etiquette, as Sarkozy and Le Meur address each other with the familiar “tu” rather than “vous” during their 30-minute meeting. “Bravo!” read many of the hundreds of viewer commentaries posted on Le Meur’s blog over the past few days. Many are heralding the interview as a watershed event, showing that French politicians can no longer afford to ignore the growing importance of nontraditional media

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December 31, 2005 at 4:07 am

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Tel-Chai Nation says:

January 2, 2006 at 1:09 am

Nicholas Sarkozy’s podcast

This may be a major breakthrough in politics, certainly in France. Interior minister Nicholas Sarkozy has been interviewed by the leading French blog Loic Le Meur