Alain Frachon
Alain Frachon in 2011
Born1950 (age 73–74)
Alma materCentre 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.

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.

Selected works

References

  1. ^ "Alain Frachon (1950-....)". Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d e "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.


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