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Head of press freedom group Reporters Without Borders dies aged 53 [View all]
https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240608-head-of-press-freedom-group-reporters-without-borders-dies-aged-53Head of press freedom group Reporters Without Borders dies aged 53
Christophe Deloire, head of Paris-based press freedom group Reporters Without Borders (RSF), died on Saturday aged 53, the organisation said.
By: NEWS WIRES
Deloire died as a result of cancer, Reporters Without Borders said in a statement to AFP.
A former newspaper and television reporter, he had been at the helm of the media watchdog since 2012, transforming RSF “into a global champion for the defence of journalism,” the statement said.
“Journalism was his life’s struggle, which he waged with unshakeable conviction,” said Reporters Without Borders, which is widely known by its French initials RSF.
In a tribute on X, formerly Twitter, French President Emmanuel Macron said Deloire “had journalism at his heart.”
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Christophe Deloire, head of Paris-based press freedom group Reporters Without Borders (RSF), died on Saturday aged 53, the organisation said.
By: NEWS WIRES
Deloire died as a result of cancer, Reporters Without Borders said in a statement to AFP.
A former newspaper and television reporter, he had been at the helm of the media watchdog since 2012, transforming RSF “into a global champion for the defence of journalism,” the statement said.
“Journalism was his life’s struggle, which he waged with unshakeable conviction,” said Reporters Without Borders, which is widely known by its French initials RSF.
In a tribute on X, formerly Twitter, French President Emmanuel Macron said Deloire “had journalism at his heart.”
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