Claude Askolovitch (born 18 December 1962) is a French journalist and author.

Early life

Claude Askolovitch was born on 18 December 1962 in Paris. He earned a bachelor's degree in economics from

Paris Dauphine University Paris Dauphine University - PSL (french: Université Paris-Dauphine, also known as Paris Dauphine - PSL or Dauphine - PSL) is a public research university based in Paris, France. It is one of the 13 universities formed by the division of the ancie ...

and a postgraduate degree from the

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Career

Askolovitch began his career at RFO. He later worked for ''

Le Matin de Paris ''Le Matin de Paris'' was a French daily newspaper, founded on 1 March 1977 by Claude Perdriel, and disappearing in 1987 ("dépôt de bilan" on 6 May). Its foundation is the subject of the documentary ''Numéros zéro'' by Raymond Depardon. Hist ...

'' and ''Le Sport'', until he joined

Europe 1 Europe 1, formerly known as Europe n° 1, is a privately owned radio station created in 1955. Owned and operated by Lagardère Active, a subsidiary of the Lagardère Group, it is one of the leading radio broadcasting stations in France and its p ...

. He became a journalist for ''L'Événement du jeudi'' in 1992. By 1999, he was a journalist for ''

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''. He was a correspondent for ''

L'Obs (), previously known as (1964–2014), is a weekly French news magazine. Based in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris, it is the most prominent French general information magazine in terms of audience and circulation. Its current editor is Cécile ...

'' from 2001 to 2008. He became the editor-in-chief of ''

Le Journal du Dimanche ''Le Journal du dimanche'' (English: ''Sunday's newspaper'') is a French weekly newspaper published on Sundays in France. History and profile ''Le Journal du Dimanche'' was created by Pierre Lazareff in 1948. He was managing editor of '' Franc ...

'' in 2008. Askolovitch is the author of several books. He won the 1999

Prix Décembre The ''Prix Décembre'', originally known as the ''Prix Novembre'', is one of France's premier literary awards. It was founded under the name ''Prix Novembre'' in 1989 by Philippe Dennery (Michel Dennery, according to other sources). In 1998, the fou ...

for ''Voyage au bout de la France: Le Front National tel qu'il est''.

Works

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References

1962 births Living people Journalists from Paris Paris Dauphine University alumni French male journalists French male non-fiction writers 20th-century French Jews {{France-nonfiction-writer-stub