Guest of Philippe Vandel in "Culture Médias", the news director of the TF1 group Thierry Thuillier explained the secrets of making the news which Marie-Sophie Lacarrau must take over in the coming months.
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Loved or shouted at, the "recipe" of TF1's 1pm newscast contrasts with that of other television news, especially by the important place left to regional news.
Thierry Thuillier, the news director of the TF1 group explains this work at the microphone of Philippe Vandel, Monday, and how Marie-Sophie Lacarrau is preparing for this major component of her new position.
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Change in continuity
The stars of the competing JTs wondered how someone was going to be able to take over from a JT that Jean-Pierre Pernaut had embodied for 33 years.
The news director of the TF1 group Thierry Thuillier has the answer: "The 13h format is a format that works very well !, He explains. This is why we are going to preserve it, while putting personality into it. by Marie-Sophie Lacarrau ".
The Occitan journalist was notably chosen for her local roots.
A key element in the news.
"80% of TF1's 1pm newspaper is made in the regions," reveals Thierry Thuillier.
"The essence of our success lies in our ability to draw news from regions, lifestyles, traditions and modernities of the territories."
Great regional tour
It is for this reason that Marie-Sophie Lacarrau will begin, when she takes up her post - mid-October, early November - a "great tour of the regions".
"She will meet all the correspondents in their regions and get in touch so that we pass the baton to her," he explains, taking up a key expression from Jean-Pierre Pernaut's message when he announced his departure.
"We do not want a break. This preamble to Marie-Sophie Lacarrau's visit to the field is a strong symbol of continuity," adds the director of information.
A great tour of the regions that the future presenter of the 13h of TF1 has almost started this weekend ... by visiting her family in the southwest.