René Puissesseau (25 September 1919 – 7 July 1970, Siem Reap) was a French journalist and chief reporter working for the ORTF. For a long time he headed the political service of France-Soir In 1957, he received the Albert Londres Prize for his reportages compiled under the title Quelqu'un mourra ce soir aux Caraïbes, Éditions Gallimard. He later participated in the famous television magazine Cinq colonnes à la une.