Jean-Philippe Ceppi
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Jean-Philippe Ceppi | |
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| Born | 1962 (age 63–64) Lausanne, Switzerland |
| Education | University of Fribourg (history, philosophy, journalism), University of Lausanne (MBA) |
| Occupations | Investigative journalist, educator |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Known for | Being the first journalist characterizing the 1994 Rwanda massacres as genocide |
Jean-Philippe Ceppi (born 1962 in Lausanne) is a Swiss investigative journalist. He is best known for being the first journalist to publicly characterize the 1994 massacres in Rwanda as genocide, in an article published by the French daily Libération.
Ceppi studied history, philosophy, and journalism at the University of Fribourg and holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Lausanne. [1][2] He authored a doctoral thesis on the history of hidden camera reporting in television journalism at the University of Lausanne.[3]
Career
Ceppi began as a journalist at the Bureau de reportage et de recherche d'information (BRRI), an investigative press agency. He worked in print and radio media across Europe and Africa, contributing to launching Le Nouveau Quotidien and serving as correspondent in Nairobi and Johannesburg for Libération, the BBC, Radio Suisse Romande, and Le Nouveau Quotidien. Upon returning to Switzerland, he created the investigative unit for Le Temps, became editor-in-chief of Dimanche.ch, and joined Radio Télévision Suisse in December 2001, presenting Temps Présent for about twenty years.[1][4] He stepped down from presenting in 2024 to return to field reporting.[1] Ceppi teaches investigative journalism at the University of Neuchâtel.[5]
