Radio Lab European Lab

The reading oscillates between a wish to share and convey the authors voices and another one to archive them for their memory to be shared. The selection of texts wishes to underline the cultural and political ties between several decolonial contexts. The texts will convey the voices of, cultural workers, journalists and story-tellers and commented by the readers carefully crafting the links between them.
As the first part of the reading establishes links through words, the second one does so with the help of images sharing with the audiences « Quinquina Diaspora », a video work by Samir Laghouati-Rashwan aligned with the topics carried through the texts.

With:
Zola Chichmintseva-Kondamambou (Beyond the post-soviet I FR)
Iris Ouedraogo (Association des Journalistes Antiracistes et Racisé.e.s I FR)

The European media space could use some good design. The intersection between journalism and design is there to be explored. New media projects need better good designed set-ups, models and inclusive approaches, meant to be accessible to all, without technical, structural, and societal barriers. The new creed of Are We Europe – Designing Europe’s Media for All – is meant to be a rallying cry for all actors, for media big & small, legacy & independent, team & creator. A call for media to design their project and publications with the end user – the audience, the partners – in mind, to design adaptable, resilient organisations and diversify their revenue models. And to break down barriers to access to highly important information, whether these are visible or invisible barriers, and for those with visible or invisible disabilities. The keynote will be the center point of The Circle event, by its initiator, part of this partner-led consortium that has gone to 8 cities across Europe to build better bridges between media organisation.

With:
Mick ter Reehorst (Are We Europe / NL)

The digital scene is no exception to the strong concentration observed in the media landscape. Once a space of diverse opinions, the internet is now deeply influenced by Tech Giants, who, through major acquisitions, wield considerable power over key platforms of democratic discourse (for example, Twitter, which has become X). Technology has become an instrument of power and sovereignty, creating a new dimension in international relations. Technological races, particularly between China and the United States, shape the contours of this new hegemony, where the possession and control of technological advancements equate to power. This is now known as the ‘splinternet’: a concept that considers the global internet, once seen as a utopia for democracy at its inception, is giving rise to the formation of distinct ideological blocs guided by specific political and ideological interests. These blocs are recreated online thanks to algorithms which limit the free diffusion of information. By creating information bubbles based on a little research, the audience – and in consequence media and journalists – finds itself locked into a spiral of similar news – or fake news. How can we keep online democratic discourse free from ideological interests? What is cyber-skepticism? How does the action of Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) unfold in support of the media and safeguard democracy? What consequences will the development of Artificial Intelligence have in this debate?

With:
Asma Mhalla (Geopolitics of tech specialist I FR
Evgeny Morozov (Author I IT)
Andrei Petre (The Circle I RO)
Moderation: Amaelle Guiton (Libération I FR)

In co-programming with Europod , to mark the launch of the podcast Les Santiago Boys.

Building collaborative, resilient communities is at the core of a strong independent media landscape in Europe. For this, new ways of doing journalism need to be designed and discussed. The Circle is a first answer to the sector’s renewal. It is a new approach to cross-border journalism and collaboration. By bringing together creatives, journalists & media entrepreneurs to set up the next generation of collaborative media hubs, the project proposes a new vision for the European media landscape, more inclusive, cross-border, and collaborative. This crossborder collaborative approach also aims at building bridges between legacy media and new media organisations to explore the latest formats.

How can this vision be spread in a more effective way across Europe? What challenges are crossing these practices? How can we elaborate solutions to these challenges to better navigate these spaces? How to better enhance these collaborations to make European independent media more balanced and represented?

With:
Christina Lee (Hostwriter / Unbias the News I US / DE)
Lara Rindt (n-ost I DE)
Rimma Sammir (Are we Europe I KZ)
Clarisse Teyssandier (Arty Farty I FR)

Moderation: Sabrina Faramarzi (Are We Europe I UK / DE)

Dive into the rich tapestry of European storytelling at our Radio Lab, an integral part of our crossborder collaboration-focused media event. Immerse yourself in the diverse world of European podcasts through captivating presentations, riveting extracts, and exclusive mini-interviews with the brilliant minds behind the shows. Join us in exploring the significance of podcasts in the European media landscape, celebrating the vast array of formats and topics that make this medium a dynamic force in storytelling.

With:
Marie-Yemta Moussanang (Independent researcher I FR / TD)
Karolis Vyšniauskas (NARA I LT)
Laetitia Chabannes (Europe et Sentiment I FR)
Zsofi Borsi (Lazy Women I HU)
Ricardo Esteves Ribeiros (Fumaça I PT)

A spotlight talk into the local grassroots scenes of Budapest and Vilnius. From festivals, music releases and community radio, this panel brings together active players to both draw parallels between these cities and what the role cross-border collaboration can offer for the distribution of music on the margins.

With:
Nerijus Damasevicius aka SHN (Minimal.lt I LT)
Gabor Kovacs aka Uj Bala* (Artist I HU / BE)
Tamas Luspay (Blindblindblind I HU)
Moderation: Samantha Lippett (Palanga Street Radio I LT)

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