Patrick Poivre d’Arvor: the troubled circumstances surrounding the obtaining of his diploma as a journalist

As an emblematic presenter of the 8 p.m. news TF1 for many years, Patrick Poivre d’Arvor was a model journalist for a whole generation of budding young reporters. Ousted from the first channel in 2008, PPDA continued his career on the airwaves of other media, until Florence Porcel file a complaint against him. As a reminder, the writer accuses the journalist of having raped her twice in 2004, then in 2009. Subsequently, many other women testified to relate the inappropriate behavior of Patrick Poivre d’Arvor over the years.

Absolutely denying all charges against him, the former star of TF1 still saw his image be severely tarnished in the media. The reputation of PPDA should also be tarnished again by the latest revelations published in the columns of the Parisian Monday, July 25, 2022. As a reminder, the presenter trained as a journalist in one of the most prestigious schools in the country: the Journalism Training Center (CFJ). However, our colleagues from Parisian reveal today that certain murky circumstances surround the obtaining of his diploma. In fact, barely admitted to this school, the animator would have already started to prepare his future career in the media, thus drying up several courses.

Patrick Poivre d’Arvor: deemed “unfit” to work as a journalist during his studies

Moreover, at the end of his two years of study, Patrick Poivre d’Arvor would not have obtained his diploma in journalism. Some former students of the CFJ reveal that the management of the establishment would have finally awarded him his precious sesame a few years later, under the constraint of its rising glory. Moreover, the file of Patrick Poivre d’Arvor still remains confidential in the archives of the CFJ today. Finally, whoever was in charge of the school’s radio branch had judged him “unfit“to do this job.