The Kantara team has just concluded a rich and exciting 2023-2024 radio season: 43 issues dedicated to news and culture from around the Mediterranean with a single objective: to continue informing and bringing together the Mediterranean in its diversity.

Indeed, it is in the name of this continuity that the programme celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, since when, in 1999, Pierre Mari (France Bleu RCFM) and Hanane Laimani (Chaine Inter Morocco) imagined and launched the utopia of a radio bridge between the shores of the Mediterranean.

Gradually, thanks to the support of COPEAM…

More than 50 professionals from 15 countries took part in two online training workshops on Inclusive Journalism, held in June as part of the EU-funded project “Advancing Diversity and Inclusion in Journalism” (AD&IJ)* under the Erasmus + Small Scale programme.

The 1st workshop “Inclusive Journalism: a path to a better representation” involved journalists and editorial teams and focused on practical strategies and methods for a respectful and free from stereotypes information. Exploring the ethical and business value of DE&I and of inclusive communication, it addressed 4 main areas: ethnicity, disabilities, LGBT+ and gender, providing an overview…

Official selection of the 10 finalist programmes

Under the presidency of Marco Motta (RAI, Italy) and the 2024 URTI Radio Jury members:
Alexandre Pletser (RTBF, Belgium), Maurice Mahounon (SRTB, Benin), Clémence Tuina (RTB, Burkina Faso), Serge Bertrand Pouth Pouth (CRTV, Cameroon), Dina Abdelmeguid (NMA, Egypt), Zoltan Pásztor (MTVA, Hungary), Aferdita Rushiti (RTK, Kosovo) & Carmen Ionescu (Radio Romania, Romania).
* Listed alphabetically by country *

• Cecilia, the missing who calls – Francisco Godinez Galay – Argentina – Centro de Producciones Radiofónicas
• The History of Radio – Moity Uwaifo – Cameroon – CRTV, Cameroon…

Official selection of the 10 finalist documentaries

Under the presidency of Thierry Pardi (France 3 Corse, France) and the 2024 URTI TV Jury members:
Alexandre Pletser (RTBF, Belgium), Yolande Ekoumou Samba (CRTV, Cameroon), Alessia Marzi (Rai, Italy), Bekim Hasani (RTK, Kosovo), Siham Kalif (SNRT, Morocco), Carlos Maio (RTP, Portugal), Razvan Butaru (TVR, Romania) and Jacqui Hlongwane (SABC, South Africa).
* Listed alphabetically by country *

• Une des mille collines – Bernard Bellefroid Belgium – RTBF, Radio-Télévision Belge Francophone
• La révolte des vieux – Laure Adler France – France Télévisions, France 2

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