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Albert Londres | |
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Born | 1 November 1884 |
Died | 16 May 1932 | (aged 47)
Nationality | French |
Occupation(s) | Journalist and writer |
Known for | One of the inventors of investigative journalism |
Albert Londres (1 November 1884 – 16 May 1932) was a French journalist and writer. One of the inventors of investigative journalism, Londres not only reported news but created it, and reported it from a personal perspective.[1][2] He criticized abuses of colonialism such as forced labour. Albert Londres gave his name to a journalism prize, the Prix Albert-Londres, for Francophone journalists.