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Christian-Marie Léon Monnot (14 November 1945 – 18 September 2024) was a French journalist. He was a member of the Club des médiateurs de la presse and worked as a press mediator for France 2.

Biography

Born in Besançon on 14 November 1945, Monnot's father was SNCF executive Bernard Monnot and his mother was Marguerite Vatageot, who worked as a secretary. From his first marriage, Christian-Marie had one child. He married his second wife, Marie-Hélène Torck, on 3 June 1995, with whom he had three children. He studied at the Lycée Hippolyte-Fontaine and subsequently at the University of Burgundy, earning a law degree. In 1972, he graduated from the Centre universitaire d'enseignement du journalisme [fr] at Robert Schuman University.

Monnot worked as a journalist at ORTF Alsace from 1972 to 1975 before serving as editor-in-chief of the regional office of France 3 Centre from 1975 to 1977 and of France 3 Lorraine [fr] from 1978 to 1980. From 1980 to 1981, he worked for Action Against Hunger. He then returned to journalism with Antenne 2 [fr] as a reporter from 1981 to 1984 before serving as chief economic editor for Télématin from 1984 to 1987. He was editor-in-chief of the Journal de 20 heures from 1987 to 1988. He returned to Antenne 2 as an economic and European correspondent, serving as editor-in-chief in that department from 1996 to 1999. He was appointed secretary-general of the editing staff of France 2 in 1996, a post confirmed in 1998. He was the mediator for the France 2 editorial team from 2005 to 2010 alongside Marie-Laure Augry, who was at France 3. He also hosted L'Hebdo du médiateur [fr] until 2008.

Christian-Marie died following a long illness on 18 September 2024, at the age of 78.

Distinctions

• Appointment to the Commission supérieure et à la commission de la carte d'identité des journalistes professionnels (2000)
• Knight of the Legion of Honour (2002)

References

1. Tourné, Christophe (19 September 2024). "Dijon : le journaliste Christian-Marie Monnot est décédé". France Bleu (in French). Dijon. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
2. ^ Who’s Who in France: dictionnaire biographique de personnalités françaises vivant en France et à l’étranger, et de personnalités étrangères résidant en France (in French). Éditions Lafitte-Hébrard. 2015. ISBN 978-2-85784-056-5.
3. "Annuaire des anciens". Centre universitaire d'enseignement du journalisme (in French). Archived from the original on 30 August 2022.
4. "Tous les correspondants d'Antenne 2 puis France 2". Le blog du bureau de Londres (in French).
5. "Mouvements". Les Echos (in French). 5 September 1996. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
6. Arrighi, Marie-Dominique (3 July 1998). "Sérillon retrouve le 20 heuresL'ex-présentateur de France 2 va remplacer Bilalian". Libération (in French). Retrieved 29 September 2024.
7. "Un nouveau médiateur pour France 2". Le Monde (in French). 21 October 2005. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
8. "Les médiateurs entre marteau et enclume". Stratégies (in French). 1 December 2005. Archived from the original on 18 March 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
9. Gindensperger, Sophie (1 July 2008). "Et en pleine tempête, Carolis saborde L'hebdo du médiateur..." Arrêt sur images (in French). Retrieved 29 September 2024.
10. "Le journaliste Christian-Marie Monnot est décédé à 78 ans". Le Matin (in French). 19 September 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
11. Baudin, Julia (19 September 2024). "Mort de Christian-Marie Monnot, grand reporter et présentateur du JT sur France 2". Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved 29 September 2024.
12. "Arrêté du 5 octobre 2000 portant nomination à la commission supérieure et à la commission de la carte d'identité des journalistes professionnels". Journal officiel de la République française (in French). 13 October 2000. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
13. "Décret du 29 mars 2002 portant promotion et nomination". Journal officiel de la République française (in French). 31 March 2002. Retrieved 29 September 2024.

• 1945 births
• 2024 deaths
• French journalists
• France Télévisions
• University of Burgundy alumni
• People from Besançon
• Knights of the Legion of Honour