Movement at LCI. Valérie Nataf was replaced on Tuesday by journalist Bastien Morassi at the editorial office, the TF1 group channel announced. Bastien Morassi, 41, was editor-in-chief of Pascale de La Tour du Pin's morning show (6 am to 9 am). Hélène Lecomte, 44, who presented the daily program Le Débat (8 p.m. to 9 p.m.), was appointed assistant editor.
"Thanks to their experiences within the editorial team, Bastien Morassi and Hélène Lecomte were able to build a strong bond of trust with all the teams," Fabien Namias, deputy general manager of LCI, said in a press release. This link and this experience will be invaluable in further accentuating the dynamics of LCI's success. ”
Valérie Nataf political editorialist
Valérie Nataf, who has been managing the editorial staff since 2018, remains at LCI as a political editorialist. As the 2022 presidential election approaches, she "will be tasked with developing new political formats and will speak regularly on LCI as a political editorialist," the channel said.
The channel has experienced exceptional audience waves in recent months. Born twenty-five years ago but broadcast free only since 2016, the channel has managed to close the gap with its rival BFMTV. Even if the Altice chain remains clearly the leader (2.9% in May), LCI for the first time exceeded 1% of audience share in 2019, against 0.7% in 2018, and reached 1.5 % in May 2020.
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