Christine Ockrent, star of French television news in the 1980s. (Montage by Jaimee Lee Haddad)
An iconic figure of the French television screen who has worked with L’Express, France 24, RFI, and Europe 1, she remains, 36 years after her departure, inseparable from the Antenne 2 TV news, which she presented between 1980 and 1985 and again from 1988 to 1989. Nicknamed "Queen Christine" by Paris Match's glossy pages, the reticent journalist is, for the Lebanese who emigrated to France during the conflict, the face of information, the one who announced disasters or false hopes. Speaking with L'Orient-Le Jour, Christine Ockrent agreed to unveil the editorial machinations and decisions that marked the coverage of the "Lebanon War." Read more The story of two 18-year-olds who wanted to 'defend their neighborhoods' When you took the reins of the TV news, images from Beirut sometimes arrived with a delay of...
An iconic figure of the French television screen who has worked with L’Express, France 24, RFI, and Europe 1, she remains, 36 years after her departure, inseparable from the Antenne 2 TV news, which she presented between 1980 and 1985 and again from 1988 to 1989. Nicknamed "Queen Christine" by Paris Match's glossy pages, the reticent journalist is, for the Lebanese who emigrated to France during the conflict, the face of information, the one who announced disasters or false hopes. Speaking with L'Orient-Le Jour, Christine Ockrent agreed to unveil the editorial machinations and decisions that marked the coverage of the "Lebanon War." Read more The story of two 18-year-olds who wanted to 'defend their neighborhoods' When you took the reins of the TV news, images from Beirut sometimes arrived with a delay...