TF1 Foundation has been striving for equal opportunities since 2008. Every year, we go out to deprived urban neighbourhoods, isolated rural communities and outlying suburbs to meet young people, and encourage them to sign a two-year apprenticeship contract with us. It’s a first step into the media world, and an opportunity to learn by working alongside industry professionals. 
 

Media education is another of our priorities at TF1 Foundation. We want even the very young to realise how important it is to be well informed, and to better understand how news media work. Our news teams partner with media educator CLEMI to hold “News Encounters”, where we encourage school and college students to think critically, distinguish real from fake, and better understand the mechanisms of making and broadcasting news. These sessions – in Paris, and sometimes in the regions – address intergenerational themes like media treatment of environmental issues, fake news and the importance of fact-checking, and the AI boom and its impact on news broadcasting. In parallel, our “Drama encounters” sessions offer young people an insight into TV drama and related challenges around creativity, technical skills, diversity and inclusion.