About FRANCE 24

FRANCE 24 claims to be the first French international news channel to broadcast on a 24/7 basis. It provides news about different spheres of life: economy, politics, culture, lifestyle. It offers broadcasts via the various platforms of the digital universe: satellite, cable, ADSL, Internet. Thus, it places Internet at the heart of its strategy with a trilingual site as of its launch.

It is important to mention, that chief managers are stated in the “About us” section, which adds respectability to the company and enables to trust it even more. There are also some interesting facts about the company in this section. E.g. it’s staff, capital and budget, some remarkable facts and figures.

Quality of News

News are posted several times a day, thus, they are always fresh and rich in content.

The news are divided into the following sections: World, Business, Sports, Culture, Science, Weather. Becides, there is an area division, according to parts of the world.
There are also such news sections as “Special Report” and “Week in Review”, so, news on FRANCE 24 are also sorted by the type.

It is necessary to note, that news are presented in 2 languages on the website: English and French. So, the language of the news depends upon the version of the site you switch on.

Apart from News

FRANCE 24 is not a specialized Forex website, that’s why there is absolutely no extra information on Forex.

Site Design and Ease of Navigation Comments

The design is nice, there is not much flash or advertisement.
Navigation is easy, the structure is good.

Advantages

• News are in 2 languages
• Full information about the company is given on the website
• News are posted regularly and are well-divided

Disadvantages

• There is no extra Forex information.