While filming, Angélique Beldner talks to a stranger.
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He claims there is no racism with him.
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At the same time, Beldner has to hear various racist statements from him.
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Angélique Beldner is SRF’s first black news anchor.
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Since January he has also directed the competition program “1 gegen 100”.
On Wednesday night, the SRF aired a “journalist” film with host Angélique Beldner (44), impressively showing why racism should not be silenced. A scene from her provokes great discussions even after the television broadcast: Beldner wants to seek dialogue with the residents in her hometown of Frutigen BE and this leads to a moment of shock.
A gentleman who was later pixelated by SRF reaches out to the newscaster and says, “I don’t know about racial discrimination here in the Bernese Oberland. While talking to Beldner, he gets too close to her. Even if the reporter is visibly uncomfortable, she does not immediately interrupt the conversation. She responds, “That’s so much better.”
