Léopoldine_Iribarren

Léopoldine Iribarren

Journaliste Programmatrice Enquêtrice
Paris / Bordeaux, France

Léopoldine Iribarren

Journaliste Programmatrice Enquêtrice
Paris / Bordeaux, France

Présentation

Je suis une journaliste télé passionnée de géopolitique, de sujets sociétaux, historiques et environnementaux. J'affectionne particulièrement l'enquête, le documentaire, le médium vidéo ainsi que le podcast.

Expérience

Arte
France24
Usbek & Rica
Le Parisien
Eurosport

Formation

Griffith College Dublin
Griffith College Dublin
Ecole du Nouveau Journalisme (EFJ)
Ecole du Nouveau Journalisme (EFJ)

Réalisations

France24
The Debate

Africa's moment: What makes the AFCON football tournament unique?

27-01-2022
Every two years, football comes home... to Africa. This year, the Africa Cup of Nations is hosted by Cameroon and, no doubt, there's plenty to criticise: dodgy calls by the ref, questionable Covid-19 protocols and a deadly stampede that left eight dead.
France24
The Debate

Ukraine in the middle: What endgame for Russia in stand-off with the West?

26-01-2022
As Antony Blinken responds in writing to Russia's demands for an overhaul of Eastern Europe's security architecture, in the same breath he urges American citizens in Ukraine to leave...
France24
The Debate

War at what price? Russia, NATO weigh cost of Ukraine showdown

25-01-2022
The West still doesn't know why war in Ukraine might happen, but it increasingly seems like it's happening. Kiev is trying to keep calm and rally support while being surrounded on three sides and being the recent victim of a cyberattack that feels like a dry run.
France24
The Debate

Coup in Burkina Faso: What next after ouster of President Kaboré?

24-01-2022
Saying they feel exposed in the face of an Islamist insurgency rampant across the Sahel region, soldiers in Burkina Faso have taken to national television to confirm the ousting of President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré...
France24
Special edition in Washin...

Final countdown: Anxious, divided America votes

03-11-2020
It's November 3 and a divided nation is going to the polls in the middle of a pandemic. With record early voting, there will be an anxious wait for results from the US presidential election. Will the loser concede gracefully, or could the United States face a constitutional crisis?
France24
The Debate

Can the party last? Johnson defies calls for leadership challenge

20-01-2022
Is he living on borrowed time, or does Boris Johnson's brand of populism make the British PM scandal-proof? It's certainly not great optics when a Tory MP crosses the aisle to join the Labour opposition benches during Prime Minister's Questions...
France24
The Debate

Powerless Europe? Soaring prices expose EU's energy dependence

19-01-2022
With prices at the pump surging and a showdown looming with major gas supplier Russia, the French president addressed the European Parliament to mark France's rotating presidency of the bloc. We ask about what Emmanuel Macron said and didn't say about the highest fuel prices in seven years..
France24
The Debate

If Russia did invade: How far would the West go to support Ukraine?

18-01-2022
How strong is the West's resolve when it comes to Ukraine? A steady diet of diplomacy is so far failing to lift the uncertainty over Vladimir Putin's true intentions when it comes to those 100,000 troops amassed at the border.
France24
The Debate

China in a bubble: Can Winter Olympics keep out Omicron?

17-01-2022
Call it an Olympic-sized gamble. Ahead of Chinese New Year holiday travel and the Winter Games, authorities there are sticking to their zero-Covid policy. As Omicron tears through much of the rest of the world, can the coronavirus really be barred from the Beijing Olympics?
France24
The Debate

All about the unvaccinated? How to manage the Omicron wave

13-01-2022
Authorities in Europe are being very cautious, but it seems the record-breaking infection rate of the Omicron variant could soon be followed by a sharp decline in Covid-19 cases. This scenario still leaves the most vulnerable at risk, such as the elderly..
France24
The Debate

Kazakhstan's changing of the guard: What next for former Soviet republic after crackdown?

12-01-2022
Order has been restored in Kazakhstan after protests turned to open revolt in clashes last week. President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev calls it an attempted coup, blaming foreign terror networks, but he's also arrested the former head of security left over from his once all-powerful predecessor...
France24
The Debate

Mali under embargo: Why is regional bloc ECOWAS coming down hard on junta?

11-01-2022
Why are Mali's neighbours coming down hard? A harsh embargo has been decided after coup leaders in that landlocked West African state reneged on their promise of a quick return to civilian rule. How harsh? We talk border closures and trade embargoes.
France24
The Debate

On Putin's terms? From Ukraine escalation to US-Russia talks

10-01-2022
Is it better than Putin bargained for? Critics of Geneva talks between Cold War rivals say they reward the Kremlin for its massive troop build-up on the Ukrainian border. Would the United States be sitting down with Russia without the threat of an invasion? Is it better to talk or not to talk?
France24
The Debate

The shadow of January 6: Which way for democracy in America?

07-01-2022
On the first anniversary of the US Capitol assault, the arrests and revelations keep coming over a planned insurrection, encouraged and never denounced by an outgoing president who was trying to stop the certification of an election he had lost...
France24
The Debate

European campaign? Macron mounts re-election bid amid French EU presidency

05-01-2022
When Emmanuel Macron first ran for president five years ago, he touted himself as a disruptor; a leader who could reform France from outside the box of the traditional political parties. It turns out the reformer can sometimes be a loose cannon.
France24
The Debate

Erdogan's gamble: What's behind Turkey's soaring inflation?

04-01-2022
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is defying the standard prescriptions for inflation – the country's worst in nearly two decades – by burning through currency reserves and central bank governors to keep interest rates low. As those reserves dwindle and lines lengthen at subsidised bakeries..
France24
The Debate

Post-coup showdown in Sudan: No room for compromise after PM Hamdok's resignation?

03-01-2022
Resignation of the Sudanese civilian PM Hamdok deprives coup leaders of their face of being the natural continuity between the revolution that toppled longtime strongman Omar el-Bachir in 2019 and a junta that's since scrapped power sharing and jailed key architects of the transition to democracy.
France24
The Debate

Inside the new Afghanistan: FRANCE 24's exclusive look at life under the Taliban

16-12-2021
What's it really like inside the new Afghanistan? Four months after the fall of Kabul to the Taliban, FRANCE 24 went to the capital and beyond to speak to citizens from all walks of life. What they heard was a mix: relief that the guns have gone quiet but worry over the prospect of a bleak winter.
France24
The Debate

Leaving Timbuktu: What next as France redeploys in northern Mali?

15-12-2021
Nine years after Timbuktu welcomed them as liberators, French troops are withdrawing from their final outpost in Mali's north. There are no cries of mission accomplished: the jihadist radicals who scattered when French-led forces intervened in 2013..
France24
The Debate

What's the alternative? Time running out to rescue Iran nuclear deal

14-12-2021
With Tehran feared to be weeks away from a point of no return on nuclear weapons, are we looking down the barrel of an arms race in the Middle East? With little optimism in the air for the current round of talks in Vienna, where might this leave the Biden administration?
France24
The Debate

Boris Johnson on the edge: Is the UK PM the problem or just a symptom?

01-01-2022
Are Boris Johnson's days numbered as British prime minister? If you had been reading the usually supportive British tabloids over the past few days, you would probably conclude that it's just a question of time, given the controversy over last year's Covid-rule-breaking Christmas party...
France24
The Debate

Pressure on the Olympics: Will Peng Shuai case overshadow Beijing Winter Games?

02-12-2021
A video distributed by the International Olympic Committee is not enough to reassure the tennis world. The Women's Tennis Association is suspending all tournaments in China until it is sure that doubles star Peng Shuai is safe and sound...
France24
The Debate

How far will it go? Mali summons French ambassador as row deepens

06-10-2021
Bamako has summoned the former colonial power's ambassador after Emmanuel Macron again blasted the junta for deflecting from what he sees as its own lack of governance...
France24
The Debate

Coup in Guinea: What next after the overthrow of Alpha Condé?

06-09-2021
The optics play to old stereotypes about Africa: men in fatigues holding the deposed president who has outlasted his stay. In 2010, Alpha Condé became Guinea's first civilian president to win through the ballot box.
France24
The Debate

Return of the Taliban: What next for Afghanistan?

08-07-2021
A question of not if but when? The Taliban are continuing to gain ground ahead of the final withdrawal of US-led forces from Afghanistan, so much so that former military commanders predict the fall of Kabul within months.
France24
The World This Week

The World This Week

01-01-2021
"It's Coming Home" is a pop song written for England's hosting of the Euros back in 1996. There is a petition up before parliament to make next Monday a bank holiday if England win the tournament. It must be tempting to get carried away, especially when there is political mileage to be gained.
France24
The World This Week

The World This Week

18-06-2021
With US-Russia relations at a post-Cold War low, the bar for success was low on the Lake Geneva shoreline. Before shaking hands with Vladimir Putin, Joe Biden had spent a week rallying the troops at the G7 summit, at the NATO summit and at the EU-US summit.
France24
The Debate

Biden's charm offensive: US president rekindles EU-US relations

15-06-2021
US President Joe Biden has been taking part in the first EU-US summit of his presidency. This high-level meeting comes after the NATO summit on Monday and the G7 summit at the weekend.
France24
The Debate

After Bibi: What next for Israel?

14-06-2021
It feels like, in Israeli politics, it ain’t over, even when it is over. Benjamin Netanyahu congratulated his onetime chief of staff after Naftali Bennett ended Bibi's record-breaking 12 year stint as the country's longest serving prime minister.
France24
The Debate

Changing of the guard: Northern Ireland status quo upended by Brexit?

05-05-2021
Which way do the political winds blow in Northern Ireland? The centennial of the decision to remain in the United Kingdom has been overshadowed by the infighting within the Democratic Unionist Party of the now outgoing First Minister Arlene Foster, pushed out by her own rank and file.
France24
The World This Week

The World This Week

09-04-2021
Prince Philip remembered, Northern Ireland violence, Sofagate, Biden's corporate tax...
France24
The Debate

Breaking the silence on incest: How France is facing up to the unspeakable

28-01-2021
France is reeling from claims and revelations of incest. It began with a book of Camille Kouchner, the sister of an alleged victim – her own twin brother – abused sexually throughout his teens by his stepfather, political scientist Olivier Duhamel. It has blown the lid off a massive social problem.
France24
The Debate

The Debate - Covid-19 vaccine race: Are the jabs becoming political?

27-01-2021
The race for the Covid vaccine has entered the next phase. And things appear to be getting political. There are several vaccines in circulation right now, but only two cleared for use in the EU. And there is now a shortage of vaccines across the bloc and high level anger.
France24
The Debate

Hard times for students: Depression, poverty, isolation under Covid-19 lockdown

26-01-2021
The Covid-19 pandemic equals hard times for students. We discuss the impact of lockdown measures on their education and health. There has been a large demonstration in Paris this Tuesday, with students calling for access to their campuses and a more normal type of educational experience.
France24
The Debate

The Debate - Stable democracy? America after the storming of the Capitol

07-01-2021
Is America's legacy in doubt? The world's most powerful nation has been a stable democracy for most of the better part of two centuries. As the planet awakens to images of the first storming of the US Capitol since the British did it in 1812, there are those who will focus on security lapses...
France24
The Debate

The Debate - US election certification: Unprecedented bid to overturn presidential result

06-01-2021
Is it all just a bit of political theater by Trump loyalists or is it a coup attempt? Welcome to a special edition as we cover what is up to now always been a ceremonial formality. The U.S. Congress' certification of the presidential winner. Some Republicans vow to contest Joe Biden's victory.
France24
The Debate

The Debate - All over soon? New Covid-19 strains raise uncertainty

05-01-2021
With vaccines comes the promise of light at the end of tunnel. That said, it is always safer to manage expectations. The UK returns to its strictest lockdown since the spring, Germany and France extend confinement measures. Will vaccines be enough?
France24
The Debate

The Debate - Not fast enough: How to speed up rollout of Covid-19 vaccine?

04-01-2021
If 2020 was the year of the pandemic, may 2021 be the year we won the race to save lives. Every vulnerable person inoculated against the coronavirus is a small victory en route to the day when herd immunity will get the better of Covid-19. So why are the French so slow out of the starting blocks?
France24
The Debate

The Debate - Brexit's never-ending endgame: UK, EU extend talks as both sides try to clinch deal

15-12-2020
"Keep calm and carry on" is a phrase adopted on the other side of the English Channel to sum up the British phlegmatic spirit. So perhaps it's no surprise that we are now in yet another extended period of discussion and negotiation about Brexit. Can a deal be done?
France24
The Debate

The Debate - Unconditional support? Macron reluctant to call out Egypt's Sisi on human rights

07-12-2020
The Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is currently on a three-day visit to France, where he's been given a red carpet welcome by Emmanuel Macron, underscoring the close alliance between Cairo and Paris.
France24
The Debate

The Debate - Brexit's never-ending endgame: UK, EU extend talks as both sides try to clinch deal

15-12-2020
"Keep calm and carry on" is a phrase adopted on the other side of the English Channel to sum up the British phlegmatic spirit. So perhaps it's no surprise that we are now in yet another extended period..
France24
The Debate

The Debate - The real vaccine? Pfizer claims its drug is 90% effective against Covid-19

11-11-2020
News of a vaccine that is 90 percent effective against Covid-19 has sparked widespread hope across the world. The vaccine has been developed by the New York-based drug giant Pfizer and German company…
Le Parisien

DJ set aérien avec Agoria

08-10-2019
Des fans de musique électronique se sont donnés rendez-vous pour un DJ set de Agoria sur le toit de l'observatoire panoramique de la tour Montparnasse. Un evénèment qui a vu le jour grâce à Cercle, le collectif français qui organise des DJ sets d’artistes dans des lieux inattendus.
The Circular

The reality of women war correspondents

23-04-2018
Lack of food, lack of sleep, lack of resting moments…. These are some of the things that contribute to making the life of a war correspondent more difficult than we could think.
Eurosport

Expertise de Mats Willander

12-05-2015
Expertise de Mats Willander - Crédit montage: Eurosport - Voix off: Léopoldine Iribarren & Richard Sette
Thèse

Situation of crisis:the complicated relationship between crisis pregnancy and the Irish abortion law

01-01-2019
Je me suis penchée sur ce qui a été perçu comme l’un des sujets les plus controversés en République d'Irlande durant des années pour aboutir à un documentaire de 23 minutes. Il s’agit d’un débat passionné qui pose la question de la légitimité de l'avortement et l’importance de la vie.
Le Parisien

Rencontre avec Isabelle Lévêque

08-05-2017
On vous emmène avec Isabelle Lévêque, historienne des jardins et paysagiste dans le Parc des Buttes-Chaumont qui fête cette année ses 150 ans.
Eurosport

John McEnroe rejoint Eurosport

10-05-2015
John McEnroe rejoint l'équipe de Game, set and mats sur Eurosport pour commenter le tournoi de Roland Garros. - Crédit Montage: Eurosport - Voix off: Léopoldine Iribarren & Richard Sette
Le Parisien

Charles Berry Jr : «Quand Chuck rentrait à la maison, il n’était plus la rock star»

02-07-2017
Chuck Berry, fondateur du rock’n’roll, est mort en mars, laissant un dernier album, «Chuck». Confidences de son fils et guitariste, Charles Berry Jr.
Medium

The impact of ‘citizen journalism’ on the public sphere

28-02-2019
During the 21st century, the audio-visual communication has supplanted the writing one which has dominated the informational sphere for a long time. The emergence of a new generation of websites and social networks has helped to found new areas of communication, information and journalism.