The journalist and columnist with the very recognizable red scarf leaves the weekly magazine "L'Express".
He had become its managing editor, having joined in April 1996 as editor-in-chief of the political service.
This is the end of a long-standing collaboration.
Journalist Christophe Barbier, 53, is leaving the weekly
L'Express
where he spent nearly 25 years, notably as editor and then as columnist.
The journalist will "devote himself to new editorial, media and cultural projects," the magazine announces.
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A journalist "as insomniac as he is prolific"
"Christophe Barbier joined
L'Express
on April 22, 1996 as editor-in-chief of the political service. During these 24 years, the journalist with the famous red scarf headed the editorial staff from 2006 to 2016, before being a member of the general management of the Express-Roularta Group from 2011 to 2015, ensuring the digital transformation and diversification of the newspaper, "the magazine said in this week's issue, which appeared on Wednesday.
"As insomniac as it is prolific on the editorial level, during this quarter of a century he has covered most of the major news events. Since 2016, he has been a columnist and editorial advisor," the text continues, adding that management "makes him tribute".
Christophe Barbier left the management of the magazine in 2016, when sales of the weekly were in free fall.
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A great theater lover
Christophe Barbier is also a columnist for
BFM TV
and the weekly
Actualité Juive
and theater critic on
Radio J
.
Passed by
Le Point
,
Europe 1
,
LCI
and
iTélé
, this theater lover has directed and performed in several plays.
He has also made a few appearances in television dramas and published around twenty books.
Like the rest of the press,
L'Express
has been affected by the health crisis: its 2019-2020 circulation fell by more than 14%, to 193,967 copies per week, according to figures from the ACPM.
Owner of
L'Express
since the summer of 2019, Alain Weill launched at the beginning of 2020 yet another new formula of the magazine, which was seen in
The
French-speaking
Economist
, with more content, but less photos, reduced pagination, while redesigning the digital offer by focusing in particular on podcasts.