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Hugo Clément
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Hugo Clément in 2017
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| Born | October 7, 1989 |
| Education | Sciences Po Toulouse Lille School of Journalism |
| Partner(s) | Alexandra Rosenfeld |
| Children | 1 |
Hugo Clément (born 1989, in Strasbourg, France) is a French journalist, author, and documentary filmmaker. He is best known for his work in investigative journalism and his efforts to raise environmental awareness in France.
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Early life
Clément was born on 7 October 1989 in Strasbourg before the family moved to a suburb of Toulouse, both his parents are university professors. He attended lycée Bellevue, in Toulouse where he obtained his Baccalauréat, he later joined an Hypokhâgne preparatory class at lycée Rive Gauche. In 2008, he was admitted to Sciences-Po Toulouse.
During his studies he worked as a freelancer for La Dépêche du Midi as well as for the regional editorial team of 20 minutes, in 2009 Clement was awarded the François Chalais Prize for young reporters. In 2010 he joined the Lille School of Journalism from which he graduated in 2012, receiving the Jean d'Arcy bursary which also included a contract with French public TV channel France 2.
Career
After joining France 2 as a journalist, he gained recognition for his notable coverage of the 2014 fire at the Maison de la Radio. In 2015, he provided coverage of the chase for the perpetrators of the Charlie Hebdo shooting, the april 2015 Nepal earthquake and the Brétigny-sur-Orge train crash.
At the end of 2015 Clément left France 2 for Le Petit Journal then in 2016 followed Yann Barthes to Quotidien on TMC and TF1. In 2017 he left Quotidien for French pop-culture publisher Konbini. In 2019 he returned to France 2.
Bangumi (who produces Quotidien) announced in mid-November 2017 that Hugo Clément would leave the show during the last show before the winter break at the end of December. The latter will join Konbini, where he will devote himself to political news through video editing. It remains active until mid-2019.
In December 2018, in collaboration with the L214 association, he presented a video shot in a slaughterhouse that kills racehorses after their equestrian career is over, including Pariflash, a known trotter who won more than €170,000 in races.
Positions
Clément became known for his reporting style and his positions on social and environmental issues, having produced documentaries covering topics like climate change, biodiversity, and plastic pollution.
He is the author of Comment j'ai arrêté de manger les animaux (How I Stopped Eating Animals), where he shares his experience as an activist vegan, Journal de guerre écologique (Ecological War Journal), recounting his meetings with environmental activists, and, in 2023, Le théorème du Vaquita (The Vaquita Theorem). In addition to his journalistic work, Clément actively supports organisations such as WWF and Greenpeace and campaigns for ecology and animal protection.
Personal life
Clement has a child with 2006 French beauty pageant titleholder Alexandra Rosenfeld.
