TF1 said very little, but dismissed its editor for “inappropriate behavior” during a starting pot. The channel placed two women at the head of “20 hours”.
It is an earthquake that shakes up the most watched news newspaper in France. More than a month ago, on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, the management of TF1 announced that it had put an end to its collaboration with Guillaume Porteu, editor -in -chief of the JT of 20 hours Since 2018. This radical decision followed the opening in mid-February of an “internal procedure” concerning “certain inappropriate behaviors” of this experienced journalist, occurring during an evening between colleagues, outside the premises of TF1.
In his press release, TF1 indicated more specifically that he “noted certain inappropriate behaviors during an evening as part of a starting pot organized with collaborators”, reminding this occasion “to all his collaborators, the duty of exemplarity in their actions and in their words”.
The media informed the informed had revealed the background of the editor -in -chief on February 5, the time of the internal investigation, specifying that “the potential facts” were “important enough for the chain to have made this decision”. The alleged victims were heard and although the exact nature of the alleged actions was not revealed, the private channel finally judged them sufficiently gravity to justify the pure and simple dismissal of Guillaume Porteu, a few weeks later.
Since the sidelines of Guillaume Porteu, it was the deputy editor -in -chief, Anaïs Bouissou, who assured the interim at the head of the 20 hours. Despite these unprecedented turmoil, the news presented by Gilles Bouleau on weekdays and Anne-Claire Coudray the weekend has retained his leadership with more than 5 million viewers on average in recent months.
It was therefore necessary to strengthen this shaken team. TF1 has chosen to recruit Caroline Hervy, so far editor -in -chief at BFMTV. According to Le Parisien, the latter was “much appreciated by teams and hyper pro” within the news channel continuously. “Caroline Hervy joins the team of 8 p.m. as editor -in -chief. She will be the assistant of Anaïs Bouissou who will lead the edition of 8 pm,” also confirmed a framework of the front page at the Puremedias.com site.
Face 20 hours From TF1, Gilles Bouleau has not yet spoken on the case. But this change at the head of the editorial staff of the news allows the front page of “Turn the page Guillaume Porteu” according to a framework of the One, quoted by Le Parisien. After the PPDA affair which has marred the image of the first channel in recent years, it is also a way for its leaders to show that they do not want to let anything pass.