Covering the Notre-Dame fire for ABC Australia (April 2019)
ABC London correspondent Bridget Brennan reporting from the Quai de Portobello along the River Seine in Paris, with the Cathedral of Notre-Dame in the background, 16/04/2019 © Fab Fixers
6 years ago this month, a fire devastated Notre-Dame de Paris, and Fab Fixers was there to cover the event. For 4 days in April 2019 we assisted ABC Australia in reporting on the aftermath of the Notre-Dame fire from Paris.
4 days in April: the aftermath of the Notre-Dame Fire
From Tuesday 16th till Friday 19th, ABC Australia set up a special coverage of the aftermath of the Notre-Dame fire. Reporting from different vantage points around the Cathedral, London correspondent Bridget Brennan and her team held live coverages twice a day.
Fab Fixers provided assistance in securing filming permits, translation, and finding people to interview. This included a specialist in the history of Notre-Dame, and wood workers for their expertise on renovating the structure of the Cathedral.
Notre-Dame has been a fixture of my career as a fixer, as I returned to it in 2024 for a special report for CBC News, covering the restoration works ahead of the Paris Olympics.
Need a fixer in Paris?
Fab Fixers gets you filming permits to all the main Parisian landmarks, including the Esplanade du Trocadéro (that Eiffel Tower view), the Arc de Triomphe, and of course, Notre-Dame de Paris. We also arrange boat rides on the Seine and bicycle tours of the city for branded content, travels shows, documentaries and news reports.
Our fixing services include: finding people to interview, including news witnesses, experts and high-profile personalities, conducting and translating interviews and fact-checking.
We operate from everywhere in France (including overseas territories), Belgium and Europe at large.
Dates: 16-19 April 2019
Anchor: Bridget Brennan
Fixer: Virgile Demoustier for Fab Fixers
ABC London correspondent Bridget Brennan reporting from the Quai de Portobello along the River Seine in Paris, with the Ile Saint-Louis in the background, 16/04/2019 © Fab Fixers