Serge July
French journalist (born 1942)
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Serge July | |
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 Serge July by Claude Truong-Ngoc, 2014 | |
| Born | (1942-12-27) 27 December 1942 (age 81) Paris, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist Editor Writer Director Script writer |
| Known for | Founder of Libération |
Serge July (born 27 December 1942) is a French journalist, editor, founder of the daily Libération, and a prominent figure in French politics from the 1970s through the 1990s. He is the author of several books and has directed more than fifty documentaries about cinema and politics.[1] In recent times, he has been active in French organizations working in support of journalists taken hostage in Syria.[2]
Critics
In 1978, he published an article criticizing the television series Holocaust, invited Pierre Guillaume, negationist founder of the bookstore, La Vieille Taupe and supports the freedom of speech of Robert Faurisson.[3] On July 4, 1983, he was condemned by the 17th chamber of the Paris judicial tribunal, following the complaint of the International League against Racism and Anti-Semitism (LICRA), of having published in a "Courrier readers" of July 31, 1982, an anti-Semitic letter, accused of defamation, incitement to hatred and racial violence.[4]
Works
- (with Alain Geismar) Vers la guerre civile, 1969
- Les années Mitterrand : histoire baroque d'une normalisation inachevée, 1986
- Le salon des artistes, 1989
- Dictionnaire amoureux de New York, 2019[1]
References
- ^ a b "Serge July A Love Letter to NYC". French Institute Alliance Française (FIAF). Retrieved 2024-03-03.
- ^ "France's leftwing mouthpiece plunged into existential crisis as editor told to leave". TheGuardian.com. 14 June 2006.
- ^ "Négationnistes : Quand tombent les masques… (1/2)". 26 February 2013.
- ^ "M. Serge July est condamné pour provocation à la violence raciale". Le Monde.fr. 6 July 1983.
External links
- My Uncle on Eurochannel
- Serge July at IMDb
- Serge July at Cannes Film Festival
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