Sophie Massieu (born 8 February 1975, Cherbourg-Octeville), is a journalist from the department of Manche in Normandy, France.
Daughter of a farmer, Sophie Massieu was born blind. [1] She began her schooling at home in Réthoville, and then integrated a school for blind children which had just opened in Cherbourg, before going to the Institut National des Jeunes Aveugles (INJA), in Paris. [1]
Despite her handicap, Sophie Massieu had remarkable studies : hypokhâgne, khâgne, Sciences-Po, then integrated in 1998 the centre de formation des journalistes (CFJ), in Paris as well. [1]
Becoming professional in 2000, she is an independent freelance ( L'Express, La Vie, Libération...), then chief editor during four years of the associative magazine "Facing", before multiplying radio experiments (RFI, France Information, France Inter), then television ( Le Goût du noir, on France 5, with Gérard Miller). [2] En 2012, [3] she accomplishes a documentary series for the TV series Dans tes yeux d ' Arte (40 shows of 26 minutes each), where she visits 23 countries in ten months, for that she accepts the Trofémina prize in 2014. [4]
Sophie Massieu (born 8 February 1975, Cherbourg-Octeville), is a journalist from the department of Manche in Normandy, France.
Daughter of a farmer, Sophie Massieu was born blind. [1] She began her schooling at home in Réthoville, and then integrated a school for blind children which had just opened in Cherbourg, before going to the Institut National des Jeunes Aveugles (INJA), in Paris. [1]
Despite her handicap, Sophie Massieu had remarkable studies : hypokhâgne, khâgne, Sciences-Po, then integrated in 1998 the centre de formation des journalistes (CFJ), in Paris as well. [1]
Becoming professional in 2000, she is an independent freelance ( L'Express, La Vie, Libération...), then chief editor during four years of the associative magazine "Facing", before multiplying radio experiments (RFI, France Information, France Inter), then television ( Le Goût du noir, on France 5, with Gérard Miller). [2] En 2012, [3] she accomplishes a documentary series for the TV series Dans tes yeux d ' Arte (40 shows of 26 minutes each), where she visits 23 countries in ten months, for that she accepts the Trofémina prize in 2014. [4]