Jean-François Kahn has left us. The founder of Thursday Event and of Mariannedied at the age of 86.
It is The Point who first announced the sad news. Coming from a family made up of thinking heads, philosopher father, chemist and geneticist brothers, Jean-François Kahn began his career as a journalist in 1959 in the newspaper Paris Presse l’Intransigeant who sent him to cover the war in Algeria. He works for The World, L’Expresspublication in which he publishes his revelations which will lead to the Ben Barka affair. In 1971, he became editorial writer on Europe 1 and in 1977 editorial director of Literary news. It is also seen in The moment of truth. In the last years of his life, he wrote articles for the weekly The Point and also remains a columnist for the Belgian daily The evening.
In the 1980s, he created the magazine Thursday Event and in 1997, Marianne. He will remain its editorial director until 2007. But he continues to write for his column Bloc-Notes until 2011. He has also written numerous books such as Critique of capitalist reason, The Rebels: Those who said non, Victor Hugo, a revolutionary or even The Bullocrats
-The writing of The Point very touched by the death of Jean-François Kahn
In their article announcing the death of Jean-François Kahn, the editorial team signed a moving paper. “His name is that of an eminent journalist, but also, for us, that of a regret. Regret, shared by many journalists, of never having worked alongside him. If only for the closure of his journals, which he wanted to be delicious and in song. For the spectacle of a lively intelligence, which allowed him to see what others did not see. For this art of debate which never insults anyone. For this ability to think against oneself. For the cross-sectional discussion, which could start from raw milk cheese to arrive at Robespierre. For this side of happy days, even when things were not going well”it is notably written.
