Forbidden Stories
Laurent Richard is an accomplished media professional with extensive experience in journalism and filmmaking. As the Founder and Executive Director of Forbidden Stories since September 2017, Laurent leads a network dedicated to protecting and amplifying the work of journalists facing threats. Prior to this role, Laurent served as an Editor and Investigative Filmmaker at Premières Lignes and held similar positions at Agence CAPA and France 3, where the focus was on investigative storytelling. Early career roles included journalism at Public Sénat and T.L.T Télé Toulouse. Laurent holds a Licence in Law from Université Toulouse 1 Capitole and has further education from the University of Michigan.
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Forbidden Stories
Killing the journalist won’t kill the story. Forbidden Stories is a unique nonprofit organization devoted to continuing the work of assassinated journalists around the world. Our goal is to keep stories alive and to make sure a maximum number of people have access to uncensored news on such crucial topics as the environment, health, human rights, or corruption. By protecting and continuing the work of reporters who can no longer investigate, we can send a powerful signal to enemies of the press: "Killing the journalist won’t kill the story". Forbidden Stories is a non-profit project. We rely on charitable foundations and on financial support from the public.