9 6 8 , ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁chief ▁of ▁the ▁department ▁for ▁social ▁affairs ▁in ▁the ▁economic ▁service . ▁ ▁Chief ▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁daily ▁news ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁becoming ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁Democratic ▁Confeder ation ▁of ▁Labour , ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁OF RT ▁as ▁the ▁chief ▁of ▁the ▁political , ▁economic ▁and ▁social ▁service ▁of ▁Information ▁Première . ▁Ass isted ▁by ▁young ▁collabor ators ▁like ▁Guy ▁Cla isse , ▁Her vé ▁Ch ab al ier ▁and ▁Bernard ▁Lang lo is , ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁editor - in - ch ief ▁of ▁the ▁daily ▁news ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁But ▁the ▁acknowled g ement ▁of ▁Pierre ▁Des gra up es ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁forces ▁him ▁to ▁leave ▁the ▁television ▁field ▁and ▁become ▁the ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁news ▁service ▁at ▁Inform ations , ▁the ▁week ly ▁news ▁program ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁column ists ▁since ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁He ▁then ▁became ▁un emp loy ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁after ▁its ▁failure ▁and ▁published ▁the ▁same ▁year ▁Lip ▁: ▁ 1 0 0 ▁ 0 0 0 ▁mon tres ▁sans ▁patron . ▁ ▁Chief ▁editor ▁of ▁Le ▁Mat in ▁de ▁Paris ▁( 1 9 7 7 – 8 1 ) ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁Social ist ▁Party ▁before ▁joining ▁the ▁next ▁year ▁the ▁political ▁service ▁of ▁Le ▁N ouvel ▁Observ ateur