Speaker : Thomas Crampton

Correspondent, International Herald Tribune
Blog : en Anglais (avec Joi Ito)
Blog : en Français (avec Loïc Lemeur)

Thomas Crampton has worked as a correspondent for the International Herald Tribune for nearly a decade, reporting from five continents, writing a column on Asia and leading the newspaper's coverage of Asian politics, economics and culture.

Based in Paris since April 2005, he began his French posting with a daily column for the newspaper on the Cannes Film Festival.

In 2004 he worked in the United States for the IHT's parent newspaper, The New York Times, reporting intensively on the US presidential race, the 2004 hurricanes, the 9-11 commission as well as a range of other issues. Prior to that he worked for a decade across Asia, Africa and Europe, covering many aspects of the rise of China, Asia's financial crisis, the SARS outbreak, Sudan’s civil war, earthquakes and a range of cultural topics.

Before becoming the Hong Kong-based Asia Correspondent for the Herald Tribune, Mr. Crampton helped launch an Asian regional newspaper based in Bangkok.

In addition to citations from Amnesty International for his articles and photography, Mr. Crampton has served as a judge for several journalism awards and worked in numerous organizations promoting freedom of expression and the training of journalists.

Currently serving on the board of the New York-based Overseas Press Club, Mr. Crampton was elected president of the Foreign Correspondents Clubs in both Hong Kong and Thailand. He also co-founded a charity in Hong Kong that has raised more than $1 million in four years to support the higher education of disadvantaged children in the territory.

Mr. Crampton was educated in the United States, Ireland, Britain and in France at the Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris.