Death of journalist Jean-François Fogel

Journalist Jean-François Fogel, who wrote books on the digital turn of the press and contributed to the creation of the

site in 2000, died on Sunday at the age of 76, his wife announced to AFP.

Jean-François Fogel, who succumbed to a cerebral hemorrhage, had gotten his start at Agence

and worked for numerous publications, including

and

.

Adviser to the management of the newspaper Le Monde in the 90s and until 2002, he took part in the relaunch of the daily with the creation of a new formula in 1994.

He then took part in defining and implementing the strategy and editorial design of the digital subsidiary of Le

, with the launch of the

website .

With Bruno Patino, currently president of

, he co-wrote two books on the consequences of the Internet for the press: "

" in 2005 and "

" in 2013. They both created the

site

, now

.

He was also one of the leaders of the Foundation for a New Journalism in Latin America, created by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.

He was also a professor at the School of Journalism at Sciences Po. He has published other works, including "

" (1980), "

" (1993), and "

” (1994).