- Jean-Noël Jeanneney
Jean-Noël Jeanneney is a French
historian andpolitician , born on2 April 1942 inGrenoble . He is the son ofJean-Marcel Jeanneney and the grandson of Jules Jeanneney, both important figures in French politics.Education
After his secondary schooling in Grenoble, Jeanneney studied in
Paris . Beginning at the "rue d'Ulm" campus of the "École Normale Supérieure ", he later studied at the "Institut d'études politiques de Paris (IEP)" (lit. "Paris Institute of Political Studies"). He earned his doctorate in letters and passed his "agrégation " (a competitive examination) in history.Media studies
Jeanneney specialized in media history, an area which he helped pioneer. He took interest in the evolution of print media (
newspaper s andperiodical s), ofradio , and oftelevision . He taught at the until 1977. He was also named "maître de conférences ", and then, in 1979, "professeur des universités" at the "IEP". It was there that he oversaw research on the history of the press.Involvement in radio and television
Jeanneney subsequently changed his focus, from external study to actual participation in
mass media . Specifically, he was president and general manager ofRadio France from 1982 to 1986 and afterwards worked in television, in particular for a history channel oncable television .Political career
In politics, Jeanneney is close to the Socialist Party.
*1991-1992: junior minister of ExteriorCommerce (under Prime MinisterÉdith Cresson )
*1992-1993: junior minister of Communication (under Prime MinisterPierre Bérégovoy )
*1992-1998: member of the "conseil régional " of theFranche-Comté "région"He has been co-president of thethink tank "Europartenaires" along withÉlisabeth Guigou since 1998.President of the National Library of France
From 2002 to 2007, Jeanneney has been president of the "
Bibliothèque nationale de France ". In this capacity, he has been noted for his opposition toGoogle Book Search . [http://www.press.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/hfs.cgi/00/216412.ctl] Since making his objections known, he has been looking to develop aEurope andigitization program to be run by governmental authorities.Published works
Jean-Noël Jeanneney has published works on media history, other works of history, and essays on various subjects. He has written prefaces for several works, which are not included on the list.
*Jean-Noël Jeanneney, "François de Wendel en république : l'argent et le pouvoir (1914-1940)" [thesis] , Seuil, Paris, 1976. ISBN 2-02-004410-2.
*Jean-Noël Jeanneney, "L'Argent caché : milieux d'affaires et pouvoirs politiques dans la France du XXe siècle", Fayard, Paris, 1981. ISBN 2-213-00947-3.
*Jean-Noël Jeanneney, "Échec à Panurge : l'audiovisuel public au service de la différence", Seuil, Paris, 1986. ISBN 2-02-009238-7.
*Jean-Noël Jeanneney, "Une histoire des médias, des origines à nos jours" , Points, Paris, 1990 (republished 4 times). ISBN 2-02-052887-8
*Jean-Noël Jeanneney, "L'Avenir vient de loin", Seuil, Paris, 1994. ISBN 2-02-022648-0.
*Jean-Noël Jeanneney, with Agnès Chauveau, "L'Écho du siècle : dictionnaire de la radio et de la télévision", Hachette, Arte, La Cinquième, Paris, 1999. ISBN 2-01-235276-6.
*Jean-Noël Jeanneney, "Le duel : une passion française (1789-1914)", Seuil, Paris, 2004. ISBN 2-02-065383-4.
*Jean-Noël Jeanneney, "Clemenceau : portrait d'un homme libre", Mengès, Paris, 2005. ISBN 2-85620-455-4.
*Jean-Noël Jeanneney, "Quand Google défie l'Europe : plaidoyer pour un sursaut", Mille et une Nuits, Paris, 2005. ISBN 2-84205-912-3.
*Jean-Noël Jeanneney, "Google and the Myth of Universal Knowledge : a view from Europe ", translated by Teresa Lavender Fagan, The University of Chicago Press, Chicago and London, 2007. ISBN 0-226-39577-4.Articles
*"Quand le sacrilège était puni de mort en France" (When Sacrilege Was Punished By Death In France), in "
L'Histoire ", June 2006, pp.68-72 fr icon (on the 1825Anti-Sacrilege Act )
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