Gérard Biard

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]

Gérard Biard
Born (1959-08-04) 4 August 1959
Paris, France
NationalityFrench
Occupation(s)Journalist, editor
Known forEditor in chief of Charlie Hebdo

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
  1. 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 Hebdo's editor‑in‑chief Gérard Biard told an audience on Tuesday morning, 'was the bells of Notre‑Dame that rang for us'.
  2. "L'Histoire". Charlie Hebdo. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  3. "Charlie Hebdo attack: the response in pictures". London: BBC News. 7 January 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-10-14. Charlie Hebdo's 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.'
  4. Susman, Tina (5 May 2015). "At PEN Gala, Charlie Hebdo editor calls for free expression and debate". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  5. "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.
  6. "Gerard Biard, redac' chef de Charlie-Hebdo et porte-parole de "Zeromacho"". prostitutionetsociete.fr. May 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  7. Gérard Biard, Zéro Macho et la non-mixité, Mediapart, 1er septembre 2016.


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