I am journalist based in Paris, France, working at the daily newspaper Le Figaro as night editor on the foreign desk and project editor of The New York Times International Weekly, a weekly selection of NYT articles translated into French. (This is a personal site and does not reflect the opinions of either journalistic institutions.) On this site, you will find my blog and portfolio from my 4-year career in journalism. While fully employed, I will happily consider writing assignments. Don’t hesitate to contact me if you want to find out more.
My career goal is to remain in a creative and leading role while exploring all sorts of media. My passion is first for writing and storytelling, while I also have an interest in film, photography, technology and the online world (blogging, social networks and all ‘geek’ activities). My favorite writing topics include the environment, development and human rights and foreign affairs.
I’m a proud member of the centennial (2008) graduating class of the Missouri School of Journalism. I moved to Cambodia shortly after graduation to work as a reporter for an English-language national daily newspaper. There, I covered among other things the border dispute between Cambodia and Thailand, the Khmer Rouge international tribunal and impunity surrounding sex crimes against children. My articles on this latter topic inspired the next documentary film by Sundance award-winning director Kim Dong-won, on which I worked as an assistant producer. During my three years of study in Missouri, I worked as a local journalist, covering the religion beat, elections, breaking news and other things. I also had the privilege of reporting on the recovery of the city of New Orleans a year after hurricane Katrina. I have worked as a copy editor in two different newsrooms. I was managing editor on a bilingual monthly magazine and assistant city editor on a community daily, as well.
I come from all over, mostly Epinal, but also Dijon, Alençon, Lille, Fort-de-France and now Paris for my homeland; Montclair (NJ), Columbia (MO) and Santa Cruz (CA) in the States; and most recently, Phnom Penh, Kingdom of Cambodia.
Please see my CV below. You may download it as well. (Et en français aussi.)
