Michel Field (born 17 July 1954) is a French journalist, television presenter, philosopher and novelist. He is the author of several novels. He served as the political director of

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Early life

Michel Field was born as Michel Feldschuh on 17 July 1954 in Saint-Saturnin-lès-Apt,

Vaucluse Vaucluse (; or ) is a department in the southeastern French region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. It had a population of 561,469 as of 2019.

, France. His father, Erwin Feldschuh, was an Austrian Jew who emigrated to France. Field was educated at the Lycée Claude Bernard, the Lycée Balzac, and the

Lycée Condorcet The Lycée Condorcet () is a secondary school in Paris, France, located at 8, rue du Havre, in the city's 9th arrondissement. Founded in 1803, it is one of the four oldest high schools in Paris and also one of the most prestigious. Since its inc ...

. He joined the Revolutionary Communist League at the age of 14, and he was expelled from his school because of his activism. He graduated from

Paris West University Nanterre La Défense Paris Nanterre University (), formerly University of Paris West, Paris-X and commonly referred to as Nanterre, is a public research university based in Nanterre, Hauts-de-Seine, France, in the Paris metropolitan area. It is one of the most pres ...

. He earned the CAPES and the

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in philosophy.

Career

Field started his career as a philosophy teacher in

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from 1979 to 1982, and in

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from 1982 to 1993. Field is a journalist and television presenter. He became a co-presenter of ''Panomara'', a radio programme on

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. He was a contributor to ''

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'' from 1984 to 1985. In 1992, he became a co-presenter on ''Ciel mon mardi!''. He subsequently presented ''Le Cercle de minuit'' and ''Ça balance à Paris'', followed by ''Au Field de la nuit'' on

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and ''Ring'' on LCI. He has been a co-presenter of ''Médiapolis'' alongside Olivier Duhamel on

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since 2007. He later served as the head of

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. In December 2015, he was appointed as the political director of

. He resigned in 2017. Field is the author of several novels and non-fiction books.

Works

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References

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