Elisa Perrigueur
Journalist - painter
39 years old
Driving License
Freelance journalist and painter based in France, specializing in European border issues (focusing on energies, migrations, diplomacy) for print and television. A regular correspondent for Le Monde Diplomatique and Mediapart, I also collaborate with France 5, Géo, Le Monde magazine, Alternatives Économiques, and other media outlets. I combine storytelling and visual arts. My approach includes illustrating articles using oil paintings created during my reporting.
Education
AWARDS
- Journalism Fund grant in 2020 for the story "Prison in paradise" with a collective (published in ZDF, Mediapart, Aljazeera)
- Journalism Fund grant in 2021 for the story "After the return" (published in Vice World news and Mediapart)
- Migration Media Award (2017) for the report "Hassan and me" (published in Le Quatre Heures)
- Louise Weiss European journalism awards (in 2016 and 2018) for feature stories "Border Stories: An Analysis of Human Trafficking" (published in Mediapart) and "A new wall in Bulgaria" (published in Le Monde)
- Website : elisa.perrigueur.eu
LANGAGES
- English (fluent) - Spanish (elementary) - Greek (notions)
Portfolios
Experience as a painter
- Paintings exhibitions in France and Greece "Frontières, les escales du vide" :
*Frac Grand Large Museum - Dunkerque - 2025
*Paris bar 61 - 2024
*French institute of Athens - 2019
*Reims theater - 2018
- Paintings portfolios published on Mediapart
- Member of the agency Hans Lucas
REPORTS - Paintings
Serie of paintings created during assignments in Europe from 2015 to 2025 :
*Fortress Europe
*Migrant Crossings
*Munitions in the Baltic Sea
*War: The Crossing of Ukrainian Grain
*Fortress Europe
*Migrant Crossings
*Munitions in the Baltic Sea
*War: The Crossing of Ukrainian Grain
Creation Date
12 janv. 2025
Experiences
FREELANCE REPORTER IN EUROPE - PAINTER - Paris -
Le Monde Diplomatique - Mediapart - France Tv
Since 2022
- Features stories for Le Monde Diplomatique, Mediapart, France Tv, Alternatives Economiques on energies, migrations and diplomatic issues across diverse European regions like Greece, Moldova and Finland.
- Painting exhibitions of oil canevas created during my reports.
- Co-director for France 5 of a large-format report on European borders “The Human Bomb” for the Program C dans L'Air.
- Ongoing long-term text and painting project on chemical munitions in the Baltic and North Seas.
JOURNALIST IN RESIDENCE - Dunkirk - France
Dunkerque agglomeration
January 2025
to June 2025
- Journalism residency in Dunkirk with a strong interest in borders (France-United Kingdom and Belgium-France) and human and commercial flows at borders
- Presentations and workshops for a wide audience, in prisons, high schools, colleges, libraries, etc., on cover journalism and the genesis of fake news in history.
- Creation of a large animated map with my designer partner on the flows at the northern border of France over the last 30 years, due to migrations and the policies implemented to respond to this phenomenon, for an exhibition at the Frac museum
- Paintings exhibition at the Frac museum
CORRESPONDENT IN GREECE - ILLUSTRATOR - 2012-16 / 2019-22 - Athens - Greece
Le Monde Diplomatique, Mediapart, Le Monde, Le Parisien
June 2012
to September 2022
- Reports from Greece, Turkey and the Balkan countries on the Greek debt crisis, mass tourism effects, politics and migration issues for Le Monde Diplomatique, Mediapart, Géo, Le Monde magazine, Europe 1 radio, etc.
- Watercolor and acrylic illustrations for the Hans Lucas agency
FREELANCE JOURNALIST IN FRANCE - ILLUSTRATOR - Paris - France
Le Monde, Mediapart, BBC 2
August 2017
to December 2018
- Long term articles on borders' crossings in France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Turkey, Greece, etc. An analysis of criminal smuggling organizations in Europe.
- Assistant Producer on the 50-minute investigative documentary for BBC 2's 'Calais: The End of The Jungle'.
- Watercolors on refugees and borders for the Hans Lucas agency.
JOURNALIST - AFP - summer assignments 2016 - 2017 - 2018 - Paris - France
Agence France Presse
June 2016
to September 2018
- Editor at the International Desk of Agence France Presse, Paris, for summer assignments.
JOURNALIST - LE MONDE - Paris - France
Le Monde
September 2014
to May 2015
- Webjournalist at LeMonde.fr
JOURNALIST - LE PARISIEN (2011-2012 and 2013-2014) Paris - France
Le Parisien
June 2012
to June 2014
- Web journalist at LeParisien.fr, 2013.
- Correspondent in Creil, north of Paris, from 2011 to 2012. In-depth reports on the police, justice, politics and the economy.
EDUCATION - Journalism
journalism
September 2008
to January 2012
- ECOLE DES METIERS DE L’INFORMATION (EMI) - Paris - January-march 2019
- Learning video and animation on After Effects
- Learning video and animation on After Effects
- SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM - (EJT) Toulouse - September 2008 - June 2011
- Journalism degree
- Journalism degree
EDUCATION - Level I Master's degree in Political sciences
Lyon III University and Montpellier I University
2004
to 2008
- MASTER DEGREE IN POLITICAL SCIENCES - Montpellier- Montpellier University - September 2007 - September 2008 -
- Level I Specialization in international relations and medias
- Level I Specialization in international relations and medias
- DEGREE IN POLITICAL SCIENCE - Lyon- University III - September 2004 - June 2007
- Specialization in international relations
- Specialization in international relations
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