iraq libya yemen media

ILYM
IRAQ LIBYA YEMEN MEDIA
The ILYM (Iraq Libya Yemen Media) project is offering Iraqi, Libyan and Yemeni journalists a series of
meetings during which they will review their experience as journalists working in countries in crisis.
The gatherings will be organised to take place in Paris, for security reasons, and media professionals
will have the opportunity to discuss their day-to-day difficulties, to share good practices and to
take stock of the role they play in witnessing and making sense of these crises against the context
of ongoing political instability. The diversity of attendees and their approaches will allow ILYM to
provide space for reflection for these journalists, enabling them to consider their own practices, and
an analytical tool for identifying ways in which to contribute to democratic debate.
AIMS
> To encourage reflection amongst professionals concerning practices of use to journalists in
carrying on their profession in a context of crisis, and to promote the compilation of a vade-mecum.
> To assist French public opinion in understanding these three crises.
> To evaluate the actual needs and expectations of the media in these three countries with a view
to devising a customised action plan for the post-crisis period.
WHEN?
From March 2015 to September 2016.
FOR WHOM?
Twelve experienced Iraqi, Libyan and Yemeni journalists working for Arabic-language general news media
in their respective countries.
A project by
In partnership with
iReMMO
INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE ET D’ÉTUDES
MÉDITERRANÉE MOYEN-ORIENT
With the support of
HOW?
> A one-day inaugural orientation meeting, at AFP’s offices in Paris, bringing together the selected
journalists and French guests (journalists, diplomats, researchers, students) with an interest in the situation
of the media in Iraq, Libya and Yemen.
> A series of four seminars for strategic reflection, over the course of two days, bringing the selected
journalists together in Paris and involving theory sessions and also exchanges of experiences and good
practices.
> A programme of meetings with the French media (including APF, France 24, Le Monde, Mediapart, Radio
France, etc.) and meetings with institutions (Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development,
National Assembly, etc.).
> Remote monitoring between the various sessions, provided by journalists and specialists, in particular
from the Balkans and the Arab world.
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EXPECTED RESULTS
> An improvement in the attending journalists’ perception of their
margin of action in terms of the reality of the crisis and consolidation
of their capacities for working in this context.
months
3
countries
225 K€
project budget
> The creation of links between the French media and Iraqi, Libyan
and Yemeni journalists, offering genuine mutual collaboration
opportunities.
> The preparation of an overview of the needs and expectations
of the media in these three countries, based on feedback from the
attending journalists.
CONTACT
Afaf Chebli
Project Manager
Tel: +33 (0)1 40 62 32 65
[email protected]
CFI is the media cooperation agency of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International
Development, and is responsible for coordinating and implementing French aid policy for
promoting and enhancing the media in developing countries. CFI works alongside players
operating in the media industry (TV, radio, written press, social media), whether state-owned
or privately owned, in order to strengthen the modernisation and democratisation procedures
that France so avidly supports. CFI is currently involved in around thirty projects that fall
within four major programmes: media and pluralism, media and enterprise, media and
development, and media and human resources.
This project fulfils the priority objectives of the “media and pluralism” programme, which tackles the issues of
democratic governance by strengthening legislative frameworks, promoting diversity in the media landscape,
clearly reporting political discourse and ethically producing high-quality, pluralistic news programmes. The media
industry lies at the centre of the relationship between civil society and those in charge, and must always give
explanations, provide analysis and offer every individual forming part of a society, including the most vulnerable
members, the opportunity to have their voice heard.
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