France: Reporters Without Borders founder resigns
Posted by Katherine Thompson on September 29, 2008 at 1:39 PM
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) founder and chief, Robert Menard, announced his resignation on Friday.
Menard is said to want to explore other avenues and will be replaced by Jean-Francois Julliard, 35.
Menard has had a significant impact at Reporters Without Borders and shot to fame earlier this year with calls for a boycott on the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games and for his outspoken condemnation of China's crackdown on Tibetan protestors.
Menard was awarded the Legion of Honour by France in recognition of his significant works. He established the organisation in 1985 and it now has a presence on all five continents. The group supports itself through the sale of calendars and photographs as well as through donations.
Reporters Without Borders published a report on attacks on press freedom each year and campaigns against abuses of media rights.
Source: EJC Media and The Tocqueville Connection
Menard is said to want to explore other avenues and will be replaced by Jean-Francois Julliard, 35.
Menard has had a significant impact at Reporters Without Borders and shot to fame earlier this year with calls for a boycott on the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games and for his outspoken condemnation of China's crackdown on Tibetan protestors.
Menard was awarded the Legion of Honour by France in recognition of his significant works. He established the organisation in 1985 and it now has a presence on all five continents. The group supports itself through the sale of calendars and photographs as well as through donations.
Reporters Without Borders published a report on attacks on press freedom each year and campaigns against abuses of media rights.
Source: EJC Media and The Tocqueville Connection
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