La France au Travail (France at Work) was a pro-German French newspaper which appeared from 30 June 1940 onwards funded by the German embassy in France. It was started as a propaganda initiative in the aftermath of the German occupation to influence left-leaning segments of French public opinion. The Director, Jean Drault, was a French anti-Semite while its editor, Georges Oltramare, was a pro-Nazi Swiss journalist who broadcast on French radio. The extent of German control is evident in that editorial meetings were held directly in the German embassy on the rue de Lille. In style and content, the newspaper mirrored the Communist newspaper L'Humanité except for virulent anti-Semitic and anti-Masonic positions. The newspaper was fairly successful with sales of 92,000 in the first weeks rising to 180,000 by August 1940. Exposure by the clandestine Communist press as well as mainstream French newspapers, however, ensured a steady, and then permanent, decline.

La France a un incroyable talent (English: France has incredible talent), previously known as Incroyable Talent is a French television programme, based on the Got Talent series. It debuted on M6 on 2 November 2006, created by Alessandra Sublet.

It was hosted by Alessandra Sublet, who was replaced by Sandrine Corman and Alex Goude. The top prize was won by 28 year old popper/b-boy Salah Benlemqawanssa in series 1. The second series was won by 27 year old breakdancer "Junior", which featured ballet dancer Patrick Dupont replacing Jean Piere Den Bois as one of the judges. The third season aired in October and November 2008 and was won by 23 year old fire artist Alex. The series 4 started on November 24, 2009 and ended on December 30, 2009, won by Échos-Liés, comedian and dancer.

France (English ⁱ/ˈfræns/ FRANSS or /ˈfrɑːns/ FRAHNSS; French: [fʁɑ̃s] ( listen)), officially the French Republic (French: République française [ʁepyblik fʁɑ̃sɛz]), is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean. It is often referred to as l’Hexagone ("The Hexagon") because of the geometric shape of its territory. It is the largest western European country and it possesses the second-largest exclusive economic zone in the world, covering 11,035,000 km² (4,260,000 sq mi), just behind that of the United States (11,351,000 km² / 4,383,000 sq mi).

Over the past 500 years, France has been a major power with strong cultural, economic, military and political influence in Europe and around the world. During the 17th and 18th centuries, France colonised great parts of North America and Southeast Asia; during the 19th and early 20th centuries, France built the second largest colonial empire of the time, including large portions of North, West and Central Africa, Southeast Asia, and many Caribbean and Pacific Islands.

Nadine Morano (born Nadine Pucelle change by Presidential Decret of 1976 to Nadine Pugelle, November 6, 1963 in Nancy) is a French politician and the former Minister for Apprenticeship and Professional Formation under the Minister of Labour, Employment and Health, Xavier Bertrand. She was previously Secretary of State for Family in the government of François Fillon on March 18, 2008. She was elected to represent the fifth constituency of the Meurthe-et-Moselle départment, centred round Toul. In the 2008 municipal elections she headed a list of candidates but was beaten into third place in the second round of voting, winning only 26.26% of the vote compared to the outgoing mayor's list who led 43.69%.

Morano criticized French gay pride parades, calling them "exhibitionist festivals" filled with "guys in garter belts".

In 2009, she declared to French media that as a Roman Catholic, she was profoundly shocked by the various pronouncements of Pope Benedict XVI on bioethics, including the rejection of condoms to prevent AIDS and the subtle criticisms of indirect abortion. That same year, Morano became the subject of controversy after she said she wished Muslim banlieue youth would "love France when they live here, to find work and not to speak in slang...They shouldn't put their caps on back to front." SOS Racisme condemned Morano's quote, although she responded saying her words had been taken out of context.