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.

22/05/2023

UN biodiversity day turns 30, but is the world doing enough?

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  New piece for RFI English - read here:  https://www.rfi.fr/en/science-and-technology/20230522-un-biodiversity-day-turns-30-but-is-the-worl...
21/05/2023

Printemps de l’Art Contemporain à Marseille : Des Rencontres professionnelles pour penser la culture de demain

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  Après trois semaines d'expositions, performances et festivités, le Printemps de l’Art Contemporain  s'est clôturé le 21 mai, après...
16/05/2023

WOMEN / LIFE / FREEDOM - Bristol Old Vic, 9 June 2023

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  زن، زندگی، آزادی  WOMEN  / LIFE  / FREEDOM For those of you in Bristol, the musician and artist Roxana Vilk organises this wonderful event...
11/05/2023

Conversation with Hew Locke at The Royal Academy, London, Wed, 5 July 2023

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  hello again! and happy to announced that I have been invited to lead a conversation with another artist I admire deeply, in London this su...

Marseille, exploring further: talking arts and ecology at La Friche

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  As part of the PAC (Printemps de l'art contemporain) Marseille, a festival / series of contemporary art events, I'm in La Friche L...
06/05/2023

Contemporary Art in Marseille Blooms at PAC

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  Marseille is shining during the Printemps de l'art contemporain  (PAC)! Contemporary artists and curators invade galleries and museums...
03/05/2023

PAC - Direction Marseille!

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  15e Printemps de l'Art Contemporain à Marseille : Journées d'ouverture les jeudi 4, vendredi 5 et samedi 6 mai 2023 : la 15e éditi...
02/05/2023

After the hassle, welcome Month of May

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  A season in a journalist's life...  Dear friends and readers, I'm not going to lie, this has been a very difficult couple of month...
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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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