Alain Frachon

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Alain Frachon
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Alain Frachon in 2011
Born1950 (age 7273)
Alma mater Centre de Formation des Journalistes
OccupationJournalist

Alain Frachon (born 1950) is a French journalist for Le Monde , France's centre-left newspaper of record, and the author of several books.

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Early life

Alain Frachon was born in 1950. [1] [2] He graduated from the Centre de Formation des Journalistes (CFJ) in 1974. [2]

Career

Frachon began his career at the Agence France-Presse, where he worked from 1975 to 1985. [2] He was a foreign correspondent for Le Monde in Jerusalem and Washington, D.C. [2] He succeeded Érik Izraelewicz as the interim editor-in-chief from November 2012 to March 2013. [2] [3]

Frachon is the author of several books.

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References

  1. "Alain Frachon (1950-....)". Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Alain Frachon assure l'intérim au "Monde"". Libération. 30 November 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  3. "Alain Frachon devient directeur par intérim des rédactions du "Monde"". Le Monde. 30 November 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2018.