Daniel Schneidermann facts for kids
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Daniel Schneidermann
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| Born | 5 April 1958 |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | Journalist |
Daniel Schneidermann (born 5 April 1958 in Paris) is a French journalist. He is famous for carefully watching and analyzing how news and other shows are presented on television. He writes weekly articles for newspapers like Libération. He also runs a popular online video channel called Arrêt sur images (which means Freeze-frame). This show used to be on TV, but now it's available by subscription online.
Becoming a Journalist
After studying journalism, Daniel Schneidermann started working at the newspaper Le Monde in 1981. In 1983, he became a foreign correspondent, which means he reported news from other countries.
In 1992, he began writing daily articles about television for Le Monde. He would look closely at how TV presented information. He also wrote about how TV might influence the people watching it. He continued a long tradition of people who write about how TV works.
Arrêt sur images
Because his articles were very popular, Daniel Schneidermann created a weekly TV show in 1995. It was called "Arrêt sur images" ("Freeze-Frame") and was shown on the public TV channel France 5. He produced and hosted this show himself.
The main goal of Arrêt sur images was to help people "decode" or understand television images and discussions. With the help of different experts and journalists, the show would analyze how media tells stories. The program also used the Internet to get feedback from viewers. Each month, a person who managed the show's online forum would appear on TV. They would ask Daniel Schneidermann questions that viewers had posted online.
Newspaper Work
Daniel Schneidermann wrote weekly articles for Le Monde until October 2003. He left the newspaper after he published a book. In his book, he felt that the leaders of Le Monde had not properly responded to some criticisms about their openness. He was surprised and disappointed by this situation.
After leaving Le Monde, he started writing about media for the daily newspaper Libération. He also became very interested in how the internet provides information. He especially looked at how blogs and websites like Wikipedia developed. For example, in 2006, he talked about how he found it interesting that anonymous people could write biographies and encyclopedia articles online.
See also
In Spanish: Daniel Schneidermann para niños
