Christophe Barbier (born 25 January 1967) is a French political journalist and columnist who was chief editor of ''
L'Express
''L'Express'' () is a French weekly news magazine headquartered in Paris. The weekly stands at the political centre in the French media landscape, and has a lifestyle supplement, ''L'Express Styles'', and a job supplement, ''Réussir''.
History ...
'' from 2006 to 2016.
Career
Born in
Sallanches,
Haute-Savoie, Barbier attended the
Lycée du Parc in
Lyon. He graduated from the
École normale supérieure in 1987 and
ESCP Europe in
Paris in 1992. He worked for ''
Le Point
''Le Point'' () is a French weekly political and news magazine published in Paris.
History and profile
''Le Point'' was founded in September 1972 by a group of journalists who had, one year earlier, left the editorial team of '' L'Express'', w ...
'' from 1990 to 1995 and
Europe 1 from 1995 until 1996. He was promoted that year head of the political service of ''
L'Express
''L'Express'' () is a French weekly news magazine headquartered in Paris. The weekly stands at the political centre in the French media landscape, and has a lifestyle supplement, ''L'Express Styles'', and a job supplement, ''Réussir''.
History ...
''.
He became editorial assistant in 2001 and served as chief editor from 2006 to 2016. During that period he was a frequent guest on
LCI and
i>Télé, as well as the daily TV show ''C dans l'air'' broadcast on
France 5. He currently works as a news columnist for
BFM TV. His book ''Les Derniers Jours de François Mitterrand'' was awarded the 2011
Prix Combourg-Chateaubriand The Prix Combourg-Chateaubriand is a French literary award created in 1998 by Hervé Louboutin and Sonia de La Tour du Pin. It is awarded by the Académie Chateaubriand, under the presidency of Philippe de Saint Robert since 1999, in memory of the w ...
.
"Samedi, le Prix Combourg sera remis au journaliste Christophe Barbier"
''Ouest France'' (in French), 4 October 2011
Books
* ''Les Derniers Jours de François Mitterrand'', Grasset, 1997 (2015)
* ''La Comédie des orphelins'', Grasset, 2000
* ''La guerre de l'Élysée n'aura pas lieu'', Grasset, 2001
* ''La Saga Sarkozy'', Éditions L'Express, 2007
* ''Le Bleu de la terre'', 2007
* ''Les Nouveaux Caractères'', 2007
* ''Le vrai pouvoir des francs-maçons'', by François Koch (préface), Éditions L'Express, 2009
* ''L'Express. 60 ans à la une'', Éditions de la Martinière, 2011
* ''Les grands entretiens de l'Express'' (préface), Éditions L'Express, 2011
* ''Parrains du siècle : destins et déclins'', by Bruno Aubry (préface), Éditions L'Express, 2011
* ''Maquillages. Les politiques sans fard'', 2012
* ''Rêvons !'', with Marc Jolivet, Flammarion, 2013
* ''Dictionnaire amoureux du théâtre'', Plon, 2015
* ''Les derniers jours de la gauche'', Flammarion, 2017
References
1967 births
Living people
People from Sallanches
French male journalists
21st-century French journalists
École Normale Supérieure alumni
ESCP Europe alumni
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