Producing programmes on citizenship

Run by the journalist Sophie Ekoué, this workshop, offered to around twenty people, aimed to provide the participants with support and guidance in the production of magazine programmes that raise awareness on citizenship and citizen-led control of public initiatives, and to encourage better cooperation between media outlets and the citizen participation units (Cellules de Participation Citoyenne – CPCs), with each gaining a better understanding of the expectations and obligations of the other.

Two half-days of information sessions were devoted to questions such as:

• What is citizen-led control of public initiatives?

• What legitimacy do citizens have in this role?

• How can media outlets work with not only CSOs, but also citizens in order to become aware of the action taken by the government and or local authorities?