Strike of ORTF technicians and journalists in May-June 1968

The strike became as a reaction to government interference with editorial coverage of political topic on French television.^{[1] [2]}

This resulted in a nationwide strike by employees of ORTF television. This affected French television as ORTF had a 65% share of the television audience at the time.^{[3] [4]}

The television strike was widely condemned by the mainstream media such as Le Monde.^{[5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10][11][12]}