Marie Le Conte

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Marie Le Conte
Born1991
Nantes
Education University of Westminster
Occupation(s)Journalist, Author

Marie Le Conte (born 1991) [1] is a French-Moroccan journalist and author, based in London.

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Early life

Le Conte grew up in Nantes, in the Loire-Atlantique area of France. She has Moroccan heritage. [2] Of Nantes, Le Conte wrote “Nantes is better than Paris, it is better than those sunny bits down towards the south of France, it is better than anywhere in the country. Nantes is the best bit of France.” [3] She has described it as a “good sized city, lots to see but small enough to walk round the centre of town“. [4] She had work experience at the Ouest-France newspaper in her home region, prior to moving to London to study journalism. [5] She graduated with a BA in journalism from the University of Westminster in 2013. [6]

Career

Journalist

As a journalist she worked from 2015 as Evening Standard political diarist, and from 2016 until 2017 was the politics correspondent for BuzzFeed News. [7] In 2016 she was named by MHP Communications on their ‘30 To Watch’ annual list of young journalists in the UK media industry. [8]

She has written for the Sunday Times , The Guardian , the New Statesman and The Independent , amongst others. [9] She was named as one of Forbes magazine’s ‘30 under 30’ in 2018. [10]

Le Conte wrote about the differences in experience for men and women MPs in Westminster for Elle in 2022. [11]

She has also interviewed major female UK political figures, including Emily Thornberry for Politics Home , [12] and Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon in 2021 for Vogue . [13] Other women politicians profiled for the same publication have included Zarah Sultana, Charlotte Nichols, Taiwo Owatemi, and Sarah Owen. [14] Le Conte has guested on the current affairs podcast Oh God, What Now? [15] and interviewed Scottish MP Mhairi Black on its sister podcast The Bunker. [16]

She has written about British politics for Politico.eu , [17] and has written about British attitudes from an outsider perspective. [18] She has, with co-host Gráinne Maguire, produced a podcast called Changing Politics. [19]

In 2019, she made headlines by calling Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's then-boyfriend Riley Roberts a "bin raccoon", comments for which she later apologised. [20]

Author

Le Conte wrote a collection of personal essays on race, language and identity in 2016, published by Von Zos. [21]

Writing about Westminster politics, she authored the book Haven’t You Heard? A Guide To Westminster Gossip And Why Mischief Gets Things Done, which was published in September 2019. [22] She wrote the book Honourable Misfits: A Brief History of Britain’s Weirdest, Unluckiest, and most Dangerous MPs in 2021. [23]

Le Conte authored the book Escape: How a Generation Shaped, Destroyed and Survived the Internet, which was published in 2022. [24]

Personal life

She is bisexual. [25]

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  2. ↑ "A Cheapskate guide to Stockwell – with journalist and author Marie Le Conte". December 12, 2022. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  3. ↑ Le Conte, Marie (April 11, 2019). "Why Nantes is the best city in France". citymonitor.ai. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  4. ↑ Pearson, Emma (June 15, 2020). "Readers recommend: The hidden gems to explore in France this summer". thelocal.fr. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  5. ↑ Lamnaouer, Leila (September 11, 2019). "Marie Le Conte chronicles British politics through rumors and gossip". london.frenchmorning.com (in French).
  6. ↑ "Marie Le Conte". Westminster.ac.uk. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Escape: How a generation shaped, destroyed and survived the internet with Marie Le Conte". University of Oxford. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  8. ↑ "MHP recognises young journalism talent". Gorkana.com. April 29, 2016. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Marie Le Conte". Royal Society of Arts. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Marie Le Conte". Forbes. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  11. ↑ Le Conte, Marie (September 15, 2022). "What It's Really Like Being A Woman In Westminster". Elle.com. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Unparliamentary Language: Emily Thornberry". Politics Home. July 11, 2019. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  13. ↑ Mason, Richard (October 30, 2021). "Nicola Sturgeon Vogue interview: Journalist clears the air over 'no go areas'". thenational.scot. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  14. ↑ Le Conte, Marie (April 21, 2021). "New House Rules: Meet The 4 Women MPs Reshaping The Labour Party". Vogue. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  15. ↑ "Marie Le Conte". Podchasers.com. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  16. ↑ ""Westminster Is Failing Us" – Mhairi Black On The SNP's Future". player.fm. March 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  17. ↑ Le Conte, Marie (January 31, 2022). "Partygate paradox: Why are the Brits so obsessed with Boris Johnson's parties?". Politico.eu. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
  18. ↑ Le Conte, Marie (January 31, 2023). "Just like Eva Green, I'm French and I'm rude. And no, I don't care what you think". The Guardian. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  19. ↑ "The podcast that hopes to change the world : News 2018". Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide. 2018-06-30. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
  20. ↑ "Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's boyfriend got a makeover after haters said he looked like a 'bin raccoon'". Yahoo News. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
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  22. ↑ Adeluwoye, Daniella. "Marie Le Conte: 'To understand politics in this country, it is vital to factor in the friendships and feuds'". Varsity.co.uk. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
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  25. ↑ https://thecritic.co.uk/issues/july-august-2020/the-eye-of-the-storm/
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