Gérard Biard
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| Born | 4 January 1959 Paris, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, editor |
| Known for | Editor in chief of Charlie Hebdo |
Gérard Biard (born 4 August 1959) is a French journalist. He is the editor‑in‑chief of the satirical French news magazine, Charlie Hebdo.[1]
He has been associated with Charlie Hebdo since 1992, when it was relaunched after a 10-year hiatus.[2] He was in London for a conference when Charlie Hebdo's Paris office was targeted in a January 2015 terrorist attack.[3]
In May 2015, Biard and film critic Jean-Baptiste Thoret accepted the PEN/Toni and James C. Goodale Freedom of Expression Courage Award on behalf of Charlie Hebdo.[4]
Biard is strongly in favour of secularity. In October 2014 he participated in a conference of the French feminist organization Regards de femmes on the topic.[5] He is a founder and spokesperson for Zéromacho, an organization of men "against prostitution and for equality".[6][7]
References[edit]
- '^ Dean, Michelle (5 May 2015). "Charlie Hebdo editors: 'We are not naive'". The Guardian. London. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 2015-11-12.
'The thing that surprised me the most',
Charlie Hebdos editor‑in‑chief Gérard Biard told an audience on Tuesday morning, 'was the bells of Notre‑Dame that rang for us'. - ^ "L'Histoire". Charlie Hebdo. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
- '^ "Charlie Hebdo attack: the response in pictures". London: BBC News. 7 January 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-10-14. Charlie Hebdos editor‑in‑chief [Gérard] Biard, who was in London during the attack, said: 'I don't understand how people can attack a newspaper with heavy weapons. A newspaper is not a weapon of war.'
- ^ Susman, Tina (5 May 2015). "At PEN Gala, Charlie Hebdo editor calls for free expression and debate". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
- ^ "Actes du colloque: La laïcité : une force et un bouclier pour les femmes" (in French). Regards de femmes. Archived from the original on 5 January 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
- ^ "Gerard Biard, redac' chef de Charlie-Hebdo et porte-parole de "Zeromacho"". prostitutionetsociete.fr. May 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
- ^ Gérard Biard, Zéro Macho et la non-mixité, Mediapart, 1er septembre 2016.
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