Pierre-Alain Donnier (1 July 1946 – 13 March 1988) was a Swiss journalist[1] who died while reporting from Chad about the United Nations Development Program (PNUD), on 13 March 1988 in the Tibesti region. He was once quoted in the Gazette de Lausanne talking about Swiss journalism[2] and he is the only journalist from Swiss television to have perished while on report. There is a Swiss television award named for him that is widely known.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

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  1. ^ Suter, Lotta, In aller welt zu Hause: Al Imfeld - eine Biografie, page 299, 2005, Rotpunktverlag,
  2. ^ Menétrey, Anne Catherine (1982). La vie ... vite: Lausanne bouge 1980-1981 : une chronique. p. 76. ISBN 2829000323. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
  3. ^ FEPACI News: Newsletter of the African Film-maker, Issues 7-11, page 31, 1991, Pan African Federation of Filmmakers
  4. ^ Who's who in Canadian Film and Television, page 175, 2000, Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television
  5. ^ Claire Frachon; Marion Vargaftig (1995). European television: immigrants and ethnic minorities. John Libby. ISBN 9780861964604.
  6. ^ Guide to Specialists, page 35, 2006, United States Institute of Peace
  7. ^ NGLS Go Between, 1999
  8. ^ Les Journées du cinéma africain et créole, page 65, 1995, Vues d'Afrique
  9. ^ der Fischer Weltalmanach, page 1988, 1989, Fischer Taschenbuch, ISBN 3596190894
  10. ^ Africa on Film and Videotape: A Guide to Audio-visual Resources Available in Canada, page 37, 1990, Idera Films, ISBN 2920862367