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.

25/03/2020

No pay rise for Bristol City Council!!! Help volunteers instead - Petition

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This morning I learned that Bristol City Council voted last week to give its own mayor and councillors a pay rise... In this times of he...
23/03/2020

#AloneTogether

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Because we need to start rethinking our world now, and especially the way we produce and structure our economy:  Extinction Reb...

Covid 19 health crisis - advice and news on Twitter

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Just a short one to say I keep on working at UWE and BIMM as an associate lecturer in journalism, but as it's getting harder to report...
20/03/2020

Karmacoma @ 25

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Happy birthday gorgeous, generational, unforgettable song! Released on 20 March 1995 as a single with this cover, drawn by Massive Attac...

Love in the Time of Corona

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I'm writing, following the current developments of the coronavirus as all journalists do, and here in Bristol a  major concern  is t...
17/03/2020

Disaster Capitalism — and How to Beat It, by Naomi Klein

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Must watch: by Naomi Klein for The Intercept: 'Coronavirus Capitalism — and How to Beat It' Governments around the wo...

"And the people stayed home...."

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“And the people stayed home. And read books, and listened, and rested, and exercised, and made art, and played games, and learned new w...
15/03/2020

Arnolfini's Writing Residency: EPISODE 6 - ON OUR NEED TO “ASSEMBLE”

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Latest... EPISODE 6 | WHAT ANGELICA MESITI’S INSTALLATION CAN TEACH US ABOUT OUR NEED TO “ASSEMBLE” Posted  Friday, 13th March 2020...
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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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