Pierre Haski (born 8 April 1953) is a French

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and co-founder of

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. He was deputy editor of ''

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'' from January 2006 till his departure in 2007 from the daily. He became president of the

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association in 2017.

Life

Haski started his career in 1974 as a journalist for the

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(AFP), and was its correspondent in South Africa from 1976 to 1980. He then joined the staff of the daily ''

'' in 1981. At first responsible of the Africa section, he then was charged of its diplomatic section between 1988 and 1993. Haski went on a number of international assignments, corresponding from

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(1993–1995), and

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(2000–2005), and serving as head of the foreign correspondent division from 1995 to 2000. He was stationed in

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from 2000 through 2005, during which he posted a

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on the newspaper's website, ''Mon Journal de Chine'' ("My Journal from China"), which access was blocked by the Chinese authorities. During his time in China, he came across the diary of a schoolgirl in a remote province, which he edited and published in the West as '' The Diary of Ma Yan''. From January 2006 to 2007, he was deputy chief-editor of ''Libération''. In the turmoil of the crisis at ''Libération'', he resigned from his functions in 2007 and co-founded, in March 2007, the Internet newspaper

Rue 89 Rue89 is a French news website started by former journalists from the newspaper ''Libération''. It was officially launched on 6 May 2007, on the day of the second round of the French presidential election. Its news editor is Pascal Riché, for ...

, along with Arnaud Aubron, Michel Lévy-Provençal, Laurent Mauriac, Nicole Pénicaut and

Pascal Riché Pascal Riché (born June 1962) is a French journalist, co-founder of Rue89 along with Arnaud Aubron, Laurent Mauriac, and Pierre Haski. He is currently the deputy editor of L'Obs (previously known as Le Nouvel Observateur). Life Pascal Rich� ...

. In September 2007, he also worked for

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radio. He became president of the Reporters Without Borders association in 2017. Since August 2018, he has been the geopolitical columnist for the morning show Le 7/9 (which became Le 7/9.30 then Le 7/10) on

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Books

*Ma, Yan, and Pierre Haski (2005). '' The Diary of Ma Yan: The Struggles and Hopes of a Chinese Schoolgirl''. HarperCollins. . .

Films

* "

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" (2023)

References

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