Talk Peace

Goals

To enable media outlets to better produce objective, verified and inclusive information;

To consolidate the role of young people and civil society, alongside the media, as a bulwark against the production and circulation of false information and hate speech.

€805,000

24 months months

10 mediasParticipating organizations

A project

Supported by

In partnership with

Project timeline

May 2022 April 2024

100%

This project is finished

Presentation

Cameroon has been feeling the effects of three humanitarian crises for several years: the displacements caused by violence in the Lake Chad Basin, the crisis in the North-West and South-West regions brought about by separatist forces and growing security concerns on the country’s eastern border due to the crisis in the Central African Republic.

In local crisis situations such as these, the media is very well placed to encourage dialogue between different groups and help resolve conflict. “Talk Paix” aims to train Cameroonian media professionals on how to produce reliable and verified information, as well as interactive content that promotes dialogue. It also introduces young members of civil society organisations to media education and digital citizenship.

Thanks to the training sessions, we learned how to choose relevant stories, to find the right angle and to draft articles in a simple way. We adopted the behaviours of a professional and committed journalist and learned that journalism today is focused on peace and solutions.

Ramatou Yaouba, journalist at Galaxie TV

Project beneficiaries

Senior editors, journalists and technical personnel from 10 Cameroonian media outlets
Young people from the crisis zones (the Far North Region and English-speaking regions)
Members of civil society organisations (CSOs) and of local authorities participating in consultation seminars with the media outlets

Project manager

Priscillia TSHIBUYI

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Talk Peace

Actions

Training on verifying information and on conflict-sensitive journalism

The topics covered will include the role of the media in preventing conflict, the safety and security of journalists and their sources, the fundamental ethics of journalism and techniques for verifying information.

Following these training sessions, the journalists will receive on-site support and take part in discussion seminars.

Support in producing interactive programmes

Prior to the production of “pilot” programmes, initial training will be provided on different interactive and participative programme formats.

Media education and digital citizenship for young people

Around thirty young CSO members active in the regions covered by the project will be offered a course covering various topics: deciphering how media outlets collect and process information, types of false information, information verification techniques, dealing with social media and producing content to disprove false information.