Jean-Pierre Pernaut, presenter of 1pm and deputy director of information at TF1, presented the news from 1pm from 1988 to 2020. Back to five little sentences that made us cringe.
Today, Friday December 18, 2020, Jean-Pierre Pernault's last 1 p.m. will take place. And whether we watch it or not, it is indeed a page in the history of television that is turning, the journalist being a monument of this informational niche. Jean-Pierre Pernault's 13h was a mix of serious information and the story of a grandmother's cat saved by firefighters in the Drôme. The journalist was able to put the spotlight on news from the regions and small towns at TF1.
But what we also do not forget are the exits of Jean-Pierre Pernault, who testifies to an at least "old-fashioned" vision of the world. However, in view of the audiences for this newscast and its impact on the crowds, we would have hoped for a form of modernity, or at least, of taking a step back from the great ills of our society: sexism, racism … Back on three slippages that hurt.
See also: The sexist French language? Noémie de Lattre explains with humor.
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1. "Some would dream of being in the place of the ball"
While commenting on an excerpt from a Blue Cup match during the FIFA World Cup, the journalist indulges in a libidinous speech on the sports performance of female players: "With such delicate gestures, with such fine fingertips, we can understand that some would dream of being in the place of the ball", he announces, then speaking of the "light footwork" of the Blue, "to knit on the lawn like the boys".
We are talking about Jean-Pierre sport, and not in 1950.
2. "Railway workers have 60 days of paid vacation per year"
In March 2016, the trade union organizations of the rail trades launched a call to strike. The journalist said, in the context of the strike announcement, that the railway workers would have 60 days of leave per year. Anger of those concerned: this is simply not true! The journalist in fact added to the 28 days of leave and RTT the public holidays. Jean-Pierre Pernault will eventually rectify in the face of discontent and after a petition demanding an apology, but we can say that the damage was done.
3. "No veiled women in my diary"
In February 2019, the Canard Enchaîné revealed that Jean-Pierre Pernaut had cut the extract from a micro-sidewalk where a woman wearing the veil was questioned. He later denied on the Touche plateau not at my post. "I don't understand where it came from. Just look at my news. There have always been veiled women, people of color and people of diversity in my news." Yeah.
4. "No more room for the homeless, but the centers for migrants continue to open"
In November 2016, Jean-Pierre Pernaut made a rather awkward transition for a seasoned journalist and a news director. Between two subjects, one on the homeless and the other on migrants, he declares: "There you have it, more room for the homeless but at the same time the centers for migrants continue to open everywhere in France". Before continuing with this launch: "Opening today of a humanitarian center to accommodate 400 men at Porte de la Chapelle in Paris." In the process, associations and activists against racism and xenophobia had denounced an amalgam. The argument is indeed a great classic of the far right: to oppose migrants and homeless people, denouncing the reception of one that would be detrimental to the care of others. Jean-Pierre Pernaut will defend himself from any amalgamation, explaining a simple link between subjects who speak of precariousness.
5. "Some very nice books coming out right now"
Nothing too serious here, more like a pretty funny little self-promotion. In November 2013, Jean-Pierre Pernaut released a work entitled Manufrance, a century of correspondence, dedicated to the Manufacture of arms and cycles of Saint-Étienne, which has long been considered one of the most beautiful factories in France. Live, it shows the cover of the book, hiding the author's name and specifying: "Some very beautiful books coming out at the moment". Grilled JPP!
Despite these moments ranging from embarrassing to frankly disturbing, on the networks, fans of Jean-Pierre Pernaut salute his commitment to this France that we do not see enough in the mainstream media, the one that does not live in Paris but in the provinces, in rural areas, which is often modest and never snobbish.
A sign of the times, it is a woman, the journalist Marie-Sophie Lacarrau, who will resume her post from January 4, 2021.