No. 53 — In Print
: Today is March 30, 2023, and you are reading the newsletter from Médianes.
Today, it's "Printed"!
Hello, everyone,
We’re writing these few lines from Bordeaux, where the Festival Imprimé—which we’re co-organizing with the team at Revue Far Ouest—is in full swing, featuring screenings, media literacy workshops, and training sessions.
This Saturday marks the festival’s highlight. Whether you’re there in person at the Rocher de Palmer or joining us online: come join us. On the agenda: five themed discussions on socially conscious journalism. We’ll be discussing trans identity, rap, environmental issues, gag lawsuits, and coverage of femicides.
An exceptional event calls for an exceptional newsletter. Today, Marine Slavitch takes you on a tour of three creative media initiatives invited to Imprimé to engage their communities. And in our roundup: a censored prison newspaper and an organization fighting racism in the media.
Enjoy the read,
— Marine Doux and Baptiste Thevelein
Why not?
Ideas for Your Media
For this special Print edition, we invite you to discover three creative ways to build connections with your community, drawing on the practices of socially engaged media organizations that will be joining us this Saturday during the festival’s panel discussions.
An FAQ to Dispel Common Misconceptions
“How should you respond to that annoying uncle who says at the end of a meal, ‘As for me, Elise Lucet, I don’t like her methods’?” ” To mark the tenth anniversary of Cash Investigation, the show’s team took part in a Q&A session with the sense of humor we’ve come to expect from them. It was an opportunity to respond lightheartedly to criticism of the editorial team’s methods and to reiterate Cash’s mission to serve the public interest.
A aggressive combative
Because environmental upheavals are directly linked to the excesses of the financial sector, the eco-friendly magazine *Climax* takes aim at big corporations in its latest issue. And since it’s time to celebrate, what could be better than a massive “tag bombing” campaign on Instagram to call out Airbus and Total for their disregard of the IPCC’s recommendations? Digital graffiti with a striking result.
An Open Mag Event
Celebrating the release of a music magazine with DJ sets by the artists featured on the cover—you’ve dreamed of it, and Mosaïque has made it happen. On May 9, this inclusive rap magazine will host its first Open Mag event. What’s on the program? Performances by mademoiselle lou and 8ruki, a magazine signing session, and a photo exhibition. It’s the perfect way to bring the magazine to life and introduce it to new audiences.
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See you online or in person at the Festival Imprimé
Through Saturday, April 1, andMédianes Revue Far Ouest invite you to join them online and in Cenon for the Festival Imprimé, an event open to everyone that aims to make environmental and equality issues a journalistic priority.
Mediapart, Climax, Reporterre, Disclose, Sud Ouest, Rue89 Bordeaux, Mosaïque, Reflets.info, Fonds pour une presse libre… come talk with journalists, authors, activists, and researchers, and imagine new models for society!
Check out the full program on the Festival Imprimé website and sign up for our mailing list to receive live streams and our reviews.
CHRISTELLE PERRIN — MEDIANES
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THE RISE / THE WORLD
UNLEASH THE SPIRIT OF FLIGHT
For twenty years now, former inmates have been challenging the legitimacy of the prison system in the pages of *L’Envolée*, a free newspaper distributed in prisons. And for the past two years, the Minister of Justice has regularly banned its distribution, out of fear of its “significant impact on inmates.” For the freedom of *L’Envolée*.
AJAR / LIBÉRATION
FOR (TRULY) REPRESENTATIVE MEDIA
Inspired by the Association of LGBTI Journalists (AJLGBTI) and Prenons la une, 160 journalists have founded the Association of Anti-Racist and People of Color Journalists (AJAR) to combat racism and the lack of representation in the media. The SNJ-CGT survey on racism in the media reveals that 24.2% of respondents have experienced racism in the newsroom, while 47.1% have witnessed it.
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A DESIGNER'S PERSPECTIVE
As associate artistic director of [name]Médianes, Christelle Perrin shares her advice in our columns on how to use form to enhance content. Following a good-natured critique of the overuse of bold text, her next column tackles Open Graph images—the thumbnails that appear in shared links. Check it out this Friday in our behind-the-scenes newsletter.
In Brief
That way, you'll know
→ Désoriental, Le Monde, Contexte: These media outlets are hiring. Check out their job openings.
→ Mediapart is turning 15! In an interview with Mediarama, Edwy Plenel looks back on the entrepreneurial journey of an investigative news outlet that has become a staple of the media landscape.
→ Since the trend is toward occupying public spaces, the magazine *La Nuit* is posting its pages on walls to spread new ideas.
→ Top Pick: Good Tape, a secure transcription tool designed by and for journalists.
→ Our Pick: Caravane FM, the hyperlocal Swiss radio station that broadcasts for 48 hours from places far removed from everyday life.
See you on April 13!
We’d like to take this opportunity to welcome the teams at Mediapart, Magazine Libera, and Euronews, as well as everyone who has recently subscribed to this newsletter.
Thank you for your messages and ideas, which helped shape this issue of the newsletter. Please feel free to share your feedback with us and let us know what topics you’d like to see covered in future issues!
See you on April 13 for the next edition. Until then, take care of yourselves and your social media accounts.
— THIS NEWSLETTER WAS PREPARED BY MARINE SLAVITCH AND MARINE DOUX, WITH JULIETTE CAHEN, MATHILDE CARLIER, PAULINE BUTEL, CHRISTELLE PERRIN, AND BAPTISTE THEVELEIN.
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