Laetitia Krupa (29 June 1975 – 20 March 2024) was a French political journalist.[1]

Laetitia Krupa
Born(1975-06-29)29 June 1975
Died20 March 2024(2024-03-20) (aged 48)
NationalityFrench
EducationFrench Press Institute
Institut d'études politiques de Bordeaux
OccupationPolitical journalist
Children1

Biography edit

Born on 29 June 1975, Krupa's parents were scientists.[2] She graduated from the French Press Institute and the Institut d'études politiques de Bordeaux.[3] She began her career with Radio France before joining i>Télé in 2001.[2] A field reporter, she collaborated on the show + Clair [fr] for Canal+, presented by Charlotte Le Grix de La Salle [fr].[3] She left the channel in 2009 and became a columnist for the Thomas Hugues-led show Médias, le mag [fr] on France 5.[2] In 2016, she joined Ruth Elkrief's broadcast on BFM TV where she discussed the candidates of the 2017 French presidential election. She also wrote several articles for Le Journal du Dimanche and became a correspondent for Le Débat des grandes voix [fr], presented by Nathalie Levy on Europe 1.[3]

In 2020, Krupa became one of several columnists on season 14 of On n'est pas couché, presented by Laurent Ruquier on France 2.[3] In May 2021, she had the book La Tentation du Clown : Comment un candidat hors système va bouleverser la présidentielle published by Buchet-Chastel [fr], detailing Éric Zemmour as a potential candidate in the 2022 French presidential election.[4] She then joined Public Sénat [fr] as a political editorialist for Sens public, a new show presented by Thomas Hugues.[5] She hosted a podcast titled C tout com alongside Gaspard Gantzer [fr] for France Info.[6][7]

In January 2023, she announced her resignation from television due to health reasons.[8]

Death edit

Laetitia Krupa died following a long illness on 20 March 2024, at the age of 48.[9] She had a daughter named Rose.[10]

Documentaries edit

  • Alice et Aristide (2015)[11]

Books edit

  • La Tentation du Clown : Comment un candidat hors système va bouleverser la présidentielle (2021)

References edit

  1. ^ "La journaliste politique Laetitia Krupa est morte à 48 ans". Libération (in French). 20 March 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Constant, Alain (3 March 2016). "Laetitia Krupa décortique les plans com'". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d Helfer, Benjamin (1 February 2020). "On n'est pas couché : qui est la journaliste Laetitia Krupa, chroniqueuse de Laurent Ruquier ce samedi ?". Télé-Loisirs (in French). Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  4. ^ Toufik, Khadija (8 May 2021). "Présidentielle 2022 : « La victoire d'un candidat hors système est tout à fait probable », estime la journaliste Laetitia Krupa". 20 minutes (in French). Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  5. ^ Cachin, Benoît (4 October 2021). "«Sens public»: Thomas Hugues l'exigence de l'info". Télécâble Sat Hebdo (in French). Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  6. ^ Boucher, Kevin (25 August 2021). "Franceinfo et Le Parisien-Aujourd'hui en France s'associent pour la présidentielle 2022". Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Macron et la communication : le retour de "Jupiter"?". France Info (in French).
  8. ^ "La journaliste Laetitia Krupa est morte à l'âge de 48 ans". France Info (in French). 20 March 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  9. ^ Rabier, Benjamin (20 March 2024). "La journaliste Laetitia Krupa ("Médias le mag") est morte". Puremédias (in French). Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  10. ^ Garnier, Hugues (20 March 2024). "La journaliste politique Laetitia Krupa est morte à l'âge de 48 ans". BFM TV (in French). Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  11. ^ "«Alice et Aristide», le documentaire en intégralité". L'Équipe (in French). 14 October 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2024.