Behind the scenes of an RFI morning

Editorial conference, distribution of current topics covered by the entire editorial staff, management of the unexpected, “ you never get bored in the morning, time flies “, Explain Jean-Baptiste Letondeur, Associate Editor. RFI matin has five round-the-clock newspapers, mainly focused on international news. RFI pays particular attention to Africa, where it is widely listened to. The dedicated newspapers are linked every half hour between 4:30 and 9:30. It is Edward du Penhoat who in this episode explains why RFI gives the time in Universal Time: ” What is important for our listeners is to have their appointment at the time it is at home, and not in French time “.

This episode also takes us to the control room, where the directors prepare and ensure the live hours: “ There are a lot of buttons, but don’t be intimidated “, assures Alexis Levavasseur.

Two newspaper presenters tell how they design their edition. ” We don’t just read text on a teleprompter, Explain Sebastien Duhamel, there is a lot of writing and formatting work “. ” The objective of my diary is to give coherence to information and put it into perspective.adds Nathanel Vittrant. I assume that if I didn’t understand what I was going to talk about, the listener won’t understand either. “.

other journalists, Arnaud Pontus and Nathalie Amar accompany the work of the editorial staff from Monday to Thursday. They are presenters who are called anchorwoman or anchorman: ” Our objective is to highlight all the production and to make people who listen to us want to continue and go to the end of this morning and more, since the antenna of RFI does not stop when the morning stops “.