Philippe Karsenty
french businessman, media critic and local politician

Philippe Karsenty is a French businessman, media critic and former local politician. He initially worked in finance before becoming involved in media criticism and politics.

He is particularly known for his media criticism, after founding Media-Ratings in 2004 and his election to the Neuilly municipal council in 2008, where he served as deputy mayor with responsibility for digital strategy and was re-elected on Jean-Christophe Fromantin’s list in 2014.

Philippe is also know for denouncing France 2’s staging of the 2000 “death” of Palestinian boy Muhammad al-Durrah and his public association with pro-Donald Trump networks in France. He is currently acting as a representative of the Comité Trump France and defending Trump in French media appearances.

Follow Philippe on X: @pkarsenty

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