Carine Fouteau | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1974 (age 50–51) |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Employer(s) | Les Echos (1999–2008) Mediapart (2008–present) |
| Website | blogs |
Carine Fouteau (born 1974) [1] is a French journalist. She is chief executive and publication director of Mediapart since March 2024. [2]
Carine Fouteau studied history at Université Paris I where she graduated with a bachelor's degree.
She has studied at Sciences Po Paris. [1]
In 1999 she got a master's degree in journalism at the New York University. [1]
Carine Fouteau began her journalist career in 1999 in French newspaper Les Echos, first for the website, but shortly after in the printed newspaper team. [3] At first writing on labor and working conditions, she created in 2003 a new section of the newspaper focused on social matters: laicity, immigration, demography… [4]
In 2008 after LVMH's acquisition of Les Echos, Carine Fouteau joined the brand new online newspaper Mediapart , specializing in migration. She became one of the two chief editors ten years later, in 2018, associated with Stéphane Alliès. They succeeded to François Bonnet, co-founder of Mediapart.
In 2024 she succeeded to other Mediapart co-founder Edwy Plenel as president and head of publication. At this occasion, the board of directors consisted of 4 women. [5] Mediapart, which is the third generalist daily French newspaper, [6] became the first to be managed exclusively by women. [7]