Jean-Daniel Flaysakier, born Jean-Daniel Flajszakier (23 September 1951 – 7 October 2021) was a French doctor and journalist.[1] He was the health and medicine correspondent for Antenne 2 and France 2 from 1980 to 2018.
Jean-Daniel Flaysakier | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jean-Daniel Flajszakier 23 September 1951 Tours, France |
| Died | 7 October 2021 (aged 70) Les Sables-d'Olonne, France |
| Education | University of Tours Harvard University |
| Occupation(s) | Physician journalist |
| Employer | France Télévisions |
Biography
editBorn as Jean-Daniel Flajszakier, he francisized his name to Flaysakier.[2] He earned a degree in medicine from the University of Tours and worked on the team which developed the first hepatitis B vaccine. He then earned a master's degree in epidemiology from Harvard University. Upon his return to France, he worked for written press, radio, and television.
From 1985 to 1991, Flaysakier was a health columnist on the Antenne 2 morning show Télématin, hosted by William Leymergie. He then became Deputy Editor-in-Chief of France 2 while simultaneously working in oncology.[3] He contributed to the popularization of medicine on television, where he worked for 33 years.[4] On 7 October 2018, he announced on his Twitter account that he would be retiring from France 2 at the end of the month.[5] He was occasionally criticized for his comments on unjustified medical acts.[6]
Flaysakier died of heart failure in Les Sables-d'Olonne on 7 October 2021 at the age of 70.[7]
Publication
edit- Santé publique et responsabilité des médias (1997)[8]
References
edit- ^ "Jean-Daniel Flaysakier, ancien journaliste santé de France 2, retrouvé mort sur une plage". Actu.fr (in French). 11 October 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ Encyclopédie des pseudonymes. Tome I (in French). Faits et Documents. 1993. ISBN 9782909769103 – via BnF Catalogue général.
- ^ Lyon-Caen, Olivier (5 June 2012). "La diffusion des connaissances médicales". France 2 (in French).
- ^ "Jean-Daniel Flaysakier, ancien journaliste santé de France Télévisions, est mort à l'âge de 70 ans". France Info (in French). 11 October 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ "Le médecin Jean-Daniel Flaysakier va dire adieu à France 2". Le Parisien (in French). 7 October 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ "Actes injustifiés : une dizaine de médecins " pigeons " attaquent leur confrère journaliste de France 2". Le Quotidien du Médecin (in French). 19 February 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ "Death of Jean-Daniel Flaysakier, the face of France 2's health info for 30 years". Paris Beacon-News. 11 October 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ "Jean-Daniel Flaysakier". Cairn.info (in French).