Melissa on the road

Journalist at RFI (ex-DW, BBC, CBC, F24...), writer (on art, music, culture...), I work in radio, podcasting, online, on films. As a writer, I also contributed to the New Arab, Art UK, Byline Times, the i Paper... Born in Paris, I was based in Prague, Miami, London, Nairobi (covering East Africa), Bangui, and in Bristol, UK. I also reported from Italy, Germany, Haiti, Tunisia, Liberia, Senegal, India, Mexico, Iraq, South Africa... This blog is to share my work, news and cultural discoveries.

20/06/2019

Africa Writes Bristol

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Next stop: Bristol!  As some of you may know, I have lived and travelled in many different parts of Africa, mainly in the East Africa (...

World Refugee Day 2019 - From the UK with love...

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As this country gets deeper into its own self-division, I wrote this piece about being a refugee, while I was reporting about the issue fo...
19/06/2019

LORIENT : La naissance du son d’une ville, Bristol

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Prochain rendez-vous en France : en novembre! Pour un très beau festival. Si vous êtes à Lorient, rejoignez-vous. Accueil   /  Les I...
18/06/2019

Réfugiés au Royaume-Uni, l’eldorado ?

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Bonjour à tous, en français... J'ai réalisé ce reportage pour la radio internationale allemande, Deutsche Welle, pour la Semaine mon...
13/06/2019

"The Wisdom of the Universe"

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Humble thought of the day... Gloomy day in my country. No government, no direction and a grey, rainy weather, a few days before the Summ...
11/06/2019

Bristol, 5 July, Spike Island

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See you there: Exhibition Previews: Libita Clayton and James N. Kienitz Wilkins New exhibitions by Libita Clayton and Jame...

GET UP, STAND UP NOW

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Going to see this probably on Wednesday morning:  GET UP, STAND UP NOW GENERATIONS OF BLACK CREATIVE PIONEERS Get Up, Stand Up No...
10/06/2019

On the road again soon... Next talks

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Dear friends, readers, fellow journalists, music lovers,  I'm about to go around and wander on roads again with the summer... ...

Migration Connections Festival

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Hello Londoners, this message is for you in particular as I'm back in your city, before another trip. Itinerancy... I was at the M...
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Melissa Chemam
Journalist, writer and travel-lover. I have been working on international affairs, arts & culture for more than 16 years. Main issues: African affairs, migrations, North/South relations, postcolonial studies, art, music, and suburban cultures. Worked with BBC, RFI, TV5, DW, CBC, F24 and diverse magazines. Born in Paris, I spent months in Prague, a year in Miami, two in London, one in Nairobi / East Africa, three months in Bangui and many more in Bristol, UK. I have a special relationship with cities: Bristol, Istanbul, Kampala, Naples, London, Mexico DF, Palermo... Also travelled to the USA, Haiti, the Caucasus, West and Central Africa, India... Contact: melissa.journalist@gmail.com
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