"Audrey Travère, investigation at heart". This is the title of the portrait produced by Marie Teranne, a student in the Master's program in Journalism, as part of the course taught by David Courbet, journalist and AFP editor at the Marseille office.

Audrey Travère is an experienced investigative journalist. Project Pegasus, Cartel, Green Blood... At just thirty years of age, she has already contributed to several international investigations, and today works as a freelancer for Radio France's investigative unit. A passion for investigation that she has nurtured since her student days at the Aix-Marseille School of Journalism and Communication.

By Marie Teranne

"A demanding job that constantly demands energy". That's how Audrey Travère describes investigative journalism. With a bobbed haircut and determined eyes, this investigator, already experienced despite her relative youth (30), sits at a small wooden table in a dark corner of this restaurant in Paris's 13th arrondissement. Dressed in a black turtleneck sweater and jeans, Audrey is leaning against a wall on which hang several photos of journalists from the daily Le Monde. Leaving nothing to chance, it was just a few steps away that the young woman carried out her first investigation six years ago as part of her final-year internship with Le Monde's Décodeurs department. "It was 2017. The election of Emmanuel Macron had reshuffled the political cards, with a lot of new MPs. So we set ourselves the goal of investigating these new entrants to the National Assembly," recalls the journalist, with a smile on her face. "At Le Monde, the journalists were not only talented, but also friendly. The team gave me a very positive image of the kind of professional I wanted to become," adds Audrey.