Jean-Michel Caradec'h
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Jean-Michel Caradec'h (born 22 March 1950) is a French journalist and writer. He is the author of several books in association with personalities of show business, sports, and civil life. The originality of his style and the variety of the subjects handled are a direct continuation of his activity as journalist.
. In 1979, he participated in the creation of the short-lived Paris-Hebdo, a city magazine launched in Paris by Jean-Louis Servan-Schreiber, before joining in 1980 the editorial staff of Paris Match
, then directed by Roger Therond. For Paris Match
he covered society issues, major news stories (Gregory affair) and various conflicts worldwide (the wars in Lebanon, El Salvador
, Chad, Iran-Iraq). He received the Albert Londres Award in 1984 for his stories on Salvadoran
guerrilla warfare
. In 1987, he was in charge of the cover stories in the department of investigations of L'Express
, where he published several scoops (sales of weapons to Iraq; sabotage of the Ariane rocket; hostages in Ouvéa; Greenpeace
: Raimbow Warrior affair; French Doctors story). He was the only reporter admitted among the French Foreign Legion
(Operation Daguet
) during the operation Desert Storm in the Iraq invasion. In 1992, he was named chief editor of VSD magazine in charge of the society and investigations department. Then in 1996, he became chief editor of L'Evènement du Jeudi directed by Jean-François Kahn. After l'Evènement du Jeudi closed down in 1999, he dedicated himself to writing signed or anonymous works for various publishing houses. He is also the author of a reference inquiry on the death of Princess Diana (documentary for Channel 4 TV) and of two original film scenarios: "Joséphine" and "Marie-Antoinette" producted by Gallery TV for the French television.
Biography
After studying clinical psychology (masters) at the University Paris Diderot, Jean-Michel Caradec'h worked as senior reporter for more than 25 years. He began his career in 1974, in the early days of the daily newspaper LibérationLibération
Libération is a French daily newspaper founded in Paris by Jean-Paul Sartre and Serge July in 1973 in the wake of the protest movements of May 1968. Originally a leftist newspaper, it has undergone a number of shifts during the 1980s and 1990s...
. In 1979, he participated in the creation of the short-lived Paris-Hebdo, a city magazine launched in Paris by Jean-Louis Servan-Schreiber, before joining in 1980 the editorial staff of Paris Match
Paris Match
Paris Match is a French weekly magazine. It covers major national and international news along with celebrity lifestyle features. It was founded in 1949 by the industrialist Jean Prouvost....
, then directed by Roger Therond. For Paris Match
Paris Match
Paris Match is a French weekly magazine. It covers major national and international news along with celebrity lifestyle features. It was founded in 1949 by the industrialist Jean Prouvost....
he covered society issues, major news stories (Gregory affair) and various conflicts worldwide (the wars in Lebanon, El Salvador
El Salvador
El Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America...
, Chad, Iran-Iraq). He received the Albert Londres Award in 1984 for his stories on Salvadoran
El Salvador
El Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America...
guerrilla warfare
Guerrilla warfare
Guerrilla warfare is a form of irregular warfare and refers to conflicts in which a small group of combatants including, but not limited to, armed civilians use military tactics, such as ambushes, sabotage, raids, the element of surprise, and extraordinary mobility to harass a larger and...
. In 1987, he was in charge of the cover stories in the department of investigations of L'Express
L'Express (France)
L'Express is a French weekly news magazine. When founded in 1953 during the First Indochina War, it was modelled on the US magazine TIME.-History:...
, where he published several scoops (sales of weapons to Iraq; sabotage of the Ariane rocket; hostages in Ouvéa; Greenpeace
Greenpeace
Greenpeace is a non-governmental environmental organization with offices in over forty countries and with an international coordinating body in Amsterdam, The Netherlands...
: Raimbow Warrior affair; French Doctors story). He was the only reporter admitted among the French Foreign Legion
French Foreign Legion
The French Foreign Legion is a unique military service wing of the French Army established in 1831. The foreign legion was exclusively created for foreign nationals willing to serve in the French Armed Forces...
(Operation Daguet
Opération Daguet
Opération Daguet was the codename for French operations during the 1991 Gulf War...
) during the operation Desert Storm in the Iraq invasion. In 1992, he was named chief editor of VSD magazine in charge of the society and investigations department. Then in 1996, he became chief editor of L'Evènement du Jeudi directed by Jean-François Kahn. After l'Evènement du Jeudi closed down in 1999, he dedicated himself to writing signed or anonymous works for various publishing houses. He is also the author of a reference inquiry on the death of Princess Diana (documentary for Channel 4 TV) and of two original film scenarios: "Joséphine" and "Marie-Antoinette" producted by Gallery TV for the French television.
Publications
- Paris-Dakar. Une histoire d'hommes. Hubert AuriolHubert AuriolHubert Auriol is a former French racing driver and former director of the Paris-Dakar Rally. Auriol was the first racer to win the Dakar in both bikes and automobiles....
, Cyril Neveu. Fixot.1987; ISBN 978-2876450295 - Une Odysée Cambodgienne. Ngor Haing, Roger Warner. Fixot.1989; ISBN 978-2876450356
- La Morale et l'Action. Philippe Legorjus. Fixot.1994; ISBN 978-2876450776
- Mesrine, la chasse à l'homme. Lucien Aimé-BlancLucien Aimé-BlancLucien Aimé-Blanc is a former French police officer. He was vice chief of staff of the Antigang brigade and also of the Narcotics brigade. He led the Office central de répression du banditisme ....
. PlonPlon (publisher)Plon is a French book publishing company, founded in 1852 by Henri Plon and his two brothers.The Plon family were Walloons coming from Nivelle, France. One of their ancestors is probably the Danish typographer Jehan Plon who lived at the end of the 16th century.-History:The Editions Plon were...
. 2002. ISBN 978-2259197069 - Maintenant, il faudra tout se dire. Benjamin Castaldi. Albin Michel.2004; ISBN 978-2226162977
- L'Indic et le commissaire. Lucien Aimé-BlancLucien Aimé-BlancLucien Aimé-Blanc is a former French police officer. He was vice chief of staff of the Antigang brigade and also of the Narcotics brigade. He led the Office central de répression du banditisme ....
. PlonPlon (publisher)Plon is a French book publishing company, founded in 1852 by Henri Plon and his two brothers.The Plon family were Walloons coming from Nivelle, France. One of their ancestors is probably the Danish typographer Jehan Plon who lived at the end of the 16th century.-History:The Editions Plon were...
. 2006; ISBN 978-2259198486 - Diana, l'enquête criminelle. Éditions Michel Lafon.2006; ISBN 978-2749904795 (Translated into several languages.)
- http://www.amazon.fr/dp/2749906474Annie GirardotAnnie GirardotAnnie Girardot was a French actress.She began performing in 1955, making her film debut in Treize à table. Girardot won the Prix Suzanne Bianchetti in 1956, and in 1977 won the César Award for Best Actress portraying the title character in Docteur Françoise Gailland...
. La mémoire de ma mère]. Guilia Salvatori. Éditions Michel Lafon.2007; ISBN 978-2749906478 - Le silence des autres. Lydia GouardoLydia GouardoLydia Gouardo, born November 13, 1962 in Maisons-Alfort, Val-de-Marne, is a French woman who was imprisoned for 28 years, raped, and tortured by her legal father, Raymond Gouardo, in their home in Meaux and Coulommes in Seine et Marne. The abuse took place from 1971 to 1999.Lydia gave birth to...
. Éditions Michel Lafon.2008. ISBN 978-2749907956 - Prisonnier à Guantanamo. Mollah Abdul Salam ZaeefAbdul Salam ZaeefMullah Abdul Salam Zaeef was the Afghan ambassador to Pakistan before the US invasion of Afghanistan.He was detained in Pakistan in the fall of 2001 as an and held until 2005 in the Guantanamo Bay detainment camp...
. EGDV Documents.2008. ISBN 978-2842679453 - D'Artagnan à New-York. Ariane Daguin. Editions GrassetÉditions Grasset-Two famous novels:* Une histoire française of François Nourissier, Grand prix du roman de l'Académie française)* Oublier Palerme of Edmonde Charles-Roux, Prix Goncourt...
2010. ISBN 978-2246717614 - L'assaut. Le GIGN au coeur de l'action. Roland Môntins. Oh Editions. 2010. ISBN 978-2915056761
See also
- Albert LondresAlbert LondresAlbert Londres was a French journalist and writer. One of the inventors of investigative journalism, he criticized abuses of colonialism such as forced labour. Albert Londres gave his name to a journalism prize for Francophone journalists.- Biography :Londres was born in Vichy in 1884...
- Benjamin CastaldiBenjamin CastaldiBenjamin Castaldi is a French television personality of Italian origin and current host of Secret Story, the spinoff of Loft Story. And, La Ferme Célébrités....
- Lucien Aimé-BlancLucien Aimé-BlancLucien Aimé-Blanc is a former French police officer. He was vice chief of staff of the Antigang brigade and also of the Narcotics brigade. He led the Office central de répression du banditisme ....
- Jacques MesrineJacques MesrineJacques Mesrine was the most famous criminal in modern French history. He was responsible for numerous bank robberies, burglaries, and kidnappings in France and Canada. Mesrine repeatedly escaped from prison and made international headlines during a final period as a fugitive when his exploits...
- Ben Barka
- LiberationLibertyLiberty is a moral and political principle, or Right, that identifies the condition in which human beings are able to govern themselves, to behave according to their own free will, and take responsibility for their actions...
- Guantanamo Bay camp
- Abdul Salam ZaeefAbdul Salam ZaeefMullah Abdul Salam Zaeef was the Afghan ambassador to Pakistan before the US invasion of Afghanistan.He was detained in Pakistan in the fall of 2001 as an and held until 2005 in the Guantanamo Bay detainment camp...