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TV5MONDE USA, America.s only 24/7 French language channel, is celebrating its 25th anniversary by airing special programming on September 20th at 11 pm Est which will feature important moments in recent history as were shown on TV5MONDE over the past 25 years. The special will be hosted by Philippe Dessaint. According to the network, Mr. Dessaint will help viewers relive 1984 to 2009 in TV5MONDE broadcasts with archival footage and special guests, which include individuals that have been a part of the network for over two decades, both on and off air. Participants include Patrick de Carolis, Michel Drucker, Fadila Laanan, William Leymergie Frederic Mitterrand, Serge Moati, Christine Ockrent, Pernoud George Bernard Pivot, David Pujadas, Darius Rochebin...

PARIS -- Journalists at pubcaster France 2 on Tuesday cast no-confidence votes against popular newscaster David Pujadas and the channel's editorial director, Olivier Mazerolle. The pair are accused of undermining the credibility of the channel's main television news program and brushing aside basic journalistic ethics in a bid to score over rival private broadcaster TF1. Nearly 70% of the 360 staffers who voted said they had "no confidence" in the news team, French news agency AFP reported late Tuesday. A spokeswoman for France 2 said the company would not divulge the results or comment on them until today. The pubcaster, part of the state-funded France Televisions group, has been under a cloud for a week, when Pujadas is said to have committed a massive journalistic blunder that may cost him his job, insiders say.

PARIS -- Marc Tessier, president of pubcaster France Televisions, said on Wednesday that Olivier Mazerolle had stepped down from his position as editorial director of France 2 after taking responsibility for a journalistic gaffe on the channel's 8 p.m. news program last week (HR 2/10). Mazerolle and news anchor David Pujadas were censured through a vote of no confidence from nearly 70% of France 2's staffers on Tuesday. Pujadas will resume presenting the news program after a two-week suspension, while Mazerolle will continue to work at France 2, presenting a program of political interviews that remains in his charge.