RTBF
RTBF is Belgium's French-language public broadcaster, based in Brussels. It operates television, radio and the rtbf.be news site, which ranks among the most trusted news sources in French-speaking Wallonia and Brussels, with centrist coverage.
RTBF at a glance
- Country
- Belgium
- Region
- Western Europe · Europe
- Kind of outlet
- Public broadcaster
- Editorial leaning
- Centrist
- Website
- rtbf.be ↗
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How Crosswire groups RTBF
Crosswire groups RTBF as Centrist for comparisons within Belgium's directory. Center includes both centrist outlets and outlets for which the directory has no confident classification. It is not evidence that this outlet is neutral or more accurate.
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Where RTBF sits in Belgium's press
RTBF is one of 6 outlets tracked in Belgium and the only public broadcaster tracked there. By outlets tracked, Belgium ranks 13th of the 45 countries on Crosswire's Europe hub, which lists 264 outlets in all.
Across Europe, Crosswire tracks 27 of the 59 public broadcasters in the directory. The nearest counterparts to RTBF outside Belgium, starting with Western Europe, are ORF (Austria), SRF (Switzerland), RTL Today (Luxembourg) and BBC News (United Kingdom). Opening one of them beside RTBF is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.
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