Following the French election commission's demands that media not cover the 'Macron leaks', and French TV channels choosing not to mention the hack, France's largest newspaper, Le Monde, has issued a statement explaining why it will not be reporting on any of the leaked documents (or the actual leak itself)... until after the election has confirmed 'their man'.
As Le Monde attempts to explain...
A new report reveals that journalistic integrity has deteriorated at such a rapid pace in the West in the last year that most of what is printed in any newspaper is propaganda. According to a report by advocacy group Reporters Without Borders, world press freedom has declined rapidly in 2015. 180 countries were ranked on indicators such as independence, self-censorship, the rule of law, transparency and abuses – and nearly all failed. The World Press Freedom Index saw a sharp decline across nearly all countries, according to secretary general Christophe Deloire.