VIDEO INTERVIEW – The former weather presenter on France Télévisions returns as producer of an environmental programme on France 5. This is an opportunity for her to discuss the lack of political action on the ground.
After having made the rain and the good weather on the France Télévisions channels, Chloe Nabédian took her liberty and her pilgrim’s staff to alert the public to a concerning phenomenon: that of climate change. At the head of her production company, the journalist offers the first issue of “Impact Zone” on France 5. A magazine that wants to show things from a new angle: ” We want to use the codes of news stories to reach the French and make it relevant to them. “, explains Chloé Nabédian on the set of “Buzz TV” this Monday. ” Many people are interested in the climate, but not many are in front of their TV. This “thriller” effect that we wanted is made to hook the viewer to the story and the history because these phenomena can affect everyone.»
In its first issue, “Impact Zone” looks back at climate change in the Mediterranean after the storm in the Nice region in 2020 and the fires in the Maures massif in 2021. The Mediterranean is at the heart of climate change for us in France ” she says. ” With the warming of the sea, we have these weather phenomena that are becoming extreme! Fires are getting worse with global warming and land use planning has been quite badly handled in recent years..”
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Many were surprised by his departure from the weather service in 2022, when his career path seemed all mapped out. It was precisely because it was all mapped out that I left. “, confesses Chloé Nabédian. ” My deepest dream was to go into the field. In the weather, I couldn’t do it because it’s a daily job, time-consuming and demanding. It wasn’t possible and I told myself that if I didn’t do it now, I would never do it. I was leaving a permanent contract to start my production company but it completely transformed me! I may have had a pre-quarantine crisis deep down…»
When compared to Hugo Clément, presenter of “Sur le front”, also on France 5, Chloé Nabédian stands out: “ For me, being a journalist and an activist are two things that don’t go together. Hugo Clément gets messages across, but that’s not my way of doing things. I’m more about human encounters, facts, and transmission. I don’t want to give people ready-made ideas by telling them what to do..”
“If politicians do nothing for ecology, it is a failure to assist a person in danger!”
Chloe Nabédian
When we talk about political action on the ecological transition, Chloé Nabédian is severe: “ There is no exchange or proximity with politicians! I believe more in foundations or associations that take concrete action on the ground. On the other hand, Politicians will have to get moving with the necessary means for the ecological transition. Otherwise it is a failure to assist a person in danger! Especially when we do nothing to this extent in the face of a situation that is nevertheless very concrete! »
Chloé Nabédian also reacted to the non-renewal of the C8 frequency by Arcom, estimating that ” no one is above the law ” while regretting that many employees are losing their jobs: “CThis decision reminds us of the responsibility of the channel managers. We must be aware that no one owns a channel for life. We must respect plurality and access to correct information. When there are so many alerts and defects, the channel must take its responsibilities. No one can be exonerated from this.. »
So discreet about her private life, Chloé Nabédian gives a few rare confidences about her husband: “ He is an absolute support! He is the one who gave me strength in my decisions. He has great confidence in me, much more than I do myself… He is not at all in the media and that is precisely why it works very well between us!»
