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Media: Sacrebleu! What next for the French press?

 

Luke Blackall
Thursday 20 September 2012 23:04 BST
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What next for the French press? - Stills from a sex tape involving President François Hollande?
What next for the French press? - Stills from a sex tape involving President François Hollande?

This last fortnight, the French media have taken up the cudgels for free speech by publishing pictures of Kate Middleton's breasts and cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad in Charlie Hebdo. But what taboos are left for the French périodiques to smash? Here are some helpful suggestions:

* Bugging the Pope during confession

* Stills from a sex tape involving President François Hollande

* Printing the ultrasound scans of Prince Albert of Monaco's next child

* A series of photos of nuns without their habits

* Long lens shots of the Queen having her corns seen to

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