Sophie Bouillon

Sophie Bouillon (born 1984, Vesoul)[1] is a French journalist.

Biography

She worked as a correspondent based in Johannesburg from 2008 to 2013 for Libération, Courrier International and Radio Télévision Suisse in particular, before working as a freelance reporter since 2014 (L'Observateur, Liberation, RTS, Europe 1, ...)., covering Boko Haram in Nigeria, series on Lagos, the war in eastern Congo in 2012. She also works on social issues in France (immigration, suburbs, prostitution ...).

A stringer, she won the 2009 Albert Londres prize for her article Bienvenue chez Mugabe ! (ill. by Sergio Aquindo), published in the magazine XXI.[2]

Publications
  • 2013: Une vie de pintade en Afrique du Sud, Paris, Éditions Calmann-Lévy, series "Documents, Actualités, Société", 370 p. ISBN 978-2-7021-4497-8
  • 2015: Elles, Les Prostituées et nous, Paris, Éditions Premier Parallèle, 120 p. ISBN 979-10-94841-08-2.[3]

Prizes and distinctions

References
  1. See BNF 16717605g
  2. Augustin Scalbert. "Sophie Bouillon décroche le prix Albert-Londres avec la revue XXI". Retrieved 6 January 2017..
  3. Marie Lemonnier. "Prostitution : "Je ne suis personne. Je suis déjà morte 20 fois, 30 fois"". Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  4. Les Échos n° 20 424 14 May 2009 • page 22. "Le prix Albert Londres décerné à la jeune pigiste Sophie Bouillon". Retrieved 6 January 2017..
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