Sophie Massieu

Sophie Massieu (born 8 February 1975, Cherbourg-Octeville), is a journalist from the department of Manche in Normandy, France.

Daughter of a farmer, Sophie Massieu was born blind. She began her schooling at home in Réthoville, and then integrated a school for blind children which had just opened in Cherbourg, before going to the Institut National des Jeunes Aveugles (INJA), in Paris. En 2012, she accomplishes a documentary series for the TV series Dans tes yeux d ' Arte (40 shows of 26 minutes each), where she visits 23 countries in ten months, for that she accepts the Trofémina prize in 2014.

Works Quand bien même je verrais (avec Florence Montreynaud), éd. Nil, 1998 Le Journaliste, responsable pas coupable ? (avec Michel Honorin), éd. Mango, 2001 La Mémoire, architecte de l'homme ? (avec Soline Roy et Marie-Anne Lapie), éd. Mango, 2002 Il n'y a que braille qui m'aille, éd. , 2003 La Tête de l'emploi, éd. Vie & Cie, 2004

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