{{Short description|French journalist (born 1963)}} {{BLP sources|date=October 2018}} {{Infobox person |name = Philippe Broussard |image = |caption = |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1963|6|20|df=y}} |birth_place = Paris, France |death_date = |death_place = |death_cause = |spouse = |children = |occupation = Journalist, author |style = |years_active = |signature = |website = |family = {{ill|Robert Broussard (police)|fr|3=Robert Broussard|lt=Robert Broussard}} (father) }}

'''Philippe Broussard''' (birth 20 June 1963 in Paris), is a French journalist who is laureate of the Albert Londres Prize (1993).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.editions-stock.fr/auteurs/philippe-broussard|title=Philippe Broussard|website=www.editions-stock.fr|language=fr|access-date=2018-10-02}}</ref> He wrote for the newspaper ''Le Monde''. He is the son of police commissioner {{ill|Robert Broussard (police)|fr|3=Robert Broussard|lt=Robert Broussard}}.

==Biography== He is the son of Robert Broussard,<ref>{{cite web |author=Jean-Marc Raffaelli |title=Robert Broussard : « J'étais venu en Corse pour faire la paix, pas la guerre… » |url=https://www.corsematin.com/article/corse/robert-broussard-%C2%AB-jetais-venu-en-corse-pour-faire-la-paix-pas-la-guerre-%C2%BB |website=Corse-Matin}}</ref> a famous police commissioner.

After graduating from the Lycée Auguste-Renoir in Asnières-sur-Seine (Hauts-de-Seine), Philippe Broussard studied English and history at the Paris Nanterre University and then at Sorbonne Nouvelle University. He began his career in journalism as an intern at France-Soir, then as editor of the leading alternative fanzine of the day, New Wave.

In 1983, he joined the Centre de formation des journalistes(CFJ),<ref>{{cite web |title=Ils ont fait le CFJ |url=http://www.cfpj.com/cfj/etudiants/ils-ont-fait-le-cfj |website=cfpj.com |publisher=Centre de formation des journalistes |access-date=2025-06-13 |archive-date=2010-04-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100415120323/http://www.cfpj.com/cfj/etudiants/ils-ont-fait-le-cfj |url-status=dead }}</ref> graduating in 1985. He then joined Le Matin de Paris, for which he covered the tragedy at the Heysel stadium in Brussels, prior to the Liverpool-Juventus soccer match. Appointed head of the sports department at Le Matin de Paris, he surrounded himself with three other CFJ graduates from the same class (1985): Claude Askolovitch, Pascal Ceaux and Gilles van Kote.

From 1985 to 1987, Philippe Broussard covered various events for Le Matin de Paris. A specialist in the world of soccer fans and the skinhead movement, he devoted numerous reports to Hooliganism.<ref>{{cite web|title=Philippe Broussard spécialiste du hooliganisme |url=http://www.france-info.com/chroniques-l-invite-de-la-mi-journee-2008-03-31-philippe-broussard-specialiste-du-hooliganisme-116830-81-252.html |website=France Info}}</ref> In August 1987, along with Askolovitch, Ceaux and Van Kote, he joined the editorial staff of the daily Le Sport, a competitor of L'Équipe. Ten months later, when this newspaper disappeared, he worked as a freelancer for five months.

After a brief spell as a reporter at France Info (radio network), he joined Le Monde on January 1, 1989 as a reporter in the sports department. He covered numerous events: 1990 FIFA World Cup, European finals, 1991 Rugby World Cup, 1992 Albertville Winter Olympics.

In 1990, Philippe Broussard published his first book, Génération Supporter. The book had a major impact on French ultras. In May 1992, Philippe Broussard was injured in the Stade Armand-Cesari in Bastia. On his return to Le Monde's editorial staff in September, he became a reporter in the General Information department, under Edwy Plenel. In May 1993, a series of long articles on the tragic odyssey of African stowaways aboard a Ukrainian cargo ship earned him the prestigious Albert Londres Prize.<ref>{{cite web |author=Centre de formation des journalistes |title=Le prix Albert-Londres et le CFJ, une histoire d'amour |url=http://www.cfpj.com/cfj/actualites/a-la-une/le-prix-albert-londres-et-le-cfj-une-histoire-amour |website=cfpj.com |access-date=2025-06-13 |archive-date=2010-05-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100511190152/http://www.cfpj.com/cfj/actualites/a-la-une/le-prix-albert-londres-et-le-cfj-une-histoire-amour |url-status=dead }}</ref>

During this period, he also managed the skinhead band R.A.S. and founded the punk record label Fomb Records.

In 2002, Philippe Broussard collaborated on a biography of the former captain of the France national football team, Marcel Desailly. After serving as deputy editor-in-chief and then Editor-in-chief of the “Horizons” department, he left Le Monde in 2005 to become a senior reporter in the “foreign” department of the weekly L'Express. A year later, at the request of the magazine's new managing editor, Christophe Barbier, he took over as head of the “society-sciences” department.<ref>{{cite web |title=La rédaction de L'Express revient sur l'année 2008 |url=http://www.lexpress.fr/actualite/l-annee-2008-de-la-redaction-eric-mettout-philippe-broussard-michel-feltin-et-eric-mandonnet_728117.html |website=L'Express}}</ref>

In early 2009,Christophe Barbier entrusted him with the management of L'Express's “Investigations” department.

In January 2016, Philippe Broussard left L'Express to become a freelance journalist and regular contributor to M, Le Monde magazine. He is also the author of several books and director of a collection at Stock (publishing house).

He also directed two documentaries in the “Instantané d'histoire” collection broadcast on Arte in spring 2017.

From September 1, 2017, he joins Le Monde full-time as deputy editorial director.

From 2020 to 2024, he carried out an investigation for Le Monde into the mysterious author of thousands of clandestine photos taken in Paris during the Occupation, identifying him as Raoul Minot, a Printemps store employee.It was published in Le Monde from August 12 to 17, 2024, as a series of five episodes.

== Works == *{{in lang|fr}} Philippe Broussard, ''Génération supporter'', Robert Laffont, 1990, 376 p. ({{ISBN|2221069145}}) *{{in lang|fr}} Philippe Broussard, ''Les Rebelles de l’Himalaya'', Denoël, 1996, 250 p. ({{ISBN|2207241033}}) *{{in lang|fr}} Philippe Broussard and Danielle Laeng, ''La prisonnière de Lhassa'', Stock, 2001, 250 p. ({{ISBN|978-2-234-05401-1}}) *{{in lang|fr}} Marcel Desailly, ''Capitaine'', Stock, 2002, 350 p. ({{ISBN|2234054788}}) *{{in lang|fr}} Robert Broussard and Philippe Broussard, ''Commissaire Broussard : Mémoires'', Stock, 2005 ({{ISBN|2234058341}}) *{{in lang|fr}} Philippe Broussard et Jean-Marie Pontaut, ''Les Grandes affaires de la Cinquième République'', L’Express, 18 novembre 2010, 494 p. ({{ISBN|2843437601}}) *{{in lang|fr}} Philippe Broussard, ''La disparue de San Juan, Stock'', 2011, 435 p. ({{ISBN|9782234062511}}) *{{in lang|fr}} Philippe Broussard, ''Vivre cent jours en un, Stock'', 2015, 240 p. ({{ISBN|9782234075467}}) *{{in lang|fr}} Philippe Broussard, ''À la recherche de Ginka'', 2018, 272 p. ({{ISBN|9782234081802}})

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