Cartooning for Peace at the International Journalism Festival in Couthures-sur-Garonne, France

From 14 to 16 July 2023, Cartooning for Peace will take part for the second time in the Couthures sur Garonne International Journalism Festival.

This event is a meeting place for news enthusiasts and is sponsored by the Le Monde group.

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Press cartoonists Celeste (Kenya), Dlog (Tunisia), Kichka (Israel) and Kak (France), President of Cartooning for Peace, will take part in a number of debates on the Festival’s seven themes: AI / Informing without depressing / Rugby / Democracy / Mental health / Iran / Public broadcasting.

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PROGRAMME

Friday 14 July | 14h30 – 15h30 | “Le Manège”

AND YOU, HOW DO YOU FEEL?

More and more French people are letting themselves be overcome by “information fatigue”. Are they really better off without the media, cutting themselves off from the news? How can they be reconciled with the news?

With :

• Jérémie PELTIER, Co-Director General of the Jean-Jaurès Foundation
• Marion ROBIN, Child psychiatrist
• Mathilde IMER, Environmental activist
• Kak (France), President of Cartooning for Peace

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Friday 14 July | 15h30 – 16h45 | “Le Manège”

WAR, CLIMATE, PANDEMIC: HOW TO KEEP A GOOD DISTANCE?

How do journalists view the dramatic news they have to report? As professionals, can we armour ourselves and leave our emotions in the cloakroom?

With :

• Charles BOBE, Adviser, France 3 Nouvelle Aquitaine
• Vincent BORDENAVE, Journalist at Le Figaro
• Chloé NABÉDIAN, Journalist, TV5 Monde
• Philippe ANTOINE, Editorial Director, BFM Régions
• Kichka (Israel), Press cartoonist

Round tables organised by:

• Jon HENLEY, Journalist at the Guardian
• Simon ROGER, Journalist at “Le Monde”
• Camille HURCY, Student at the IJBA

Saturday 15 July | 15h00 – 16h00 | “Le Verger”

INTERNATIONAL KIOSQUE | WHAT HAPPENED TO ISRAEL?

75 years after its creation, the Hebrew state seems to be going through an institutional crisis that perhaps reflects an existential crisis: huge demonstrations, economic worries, distancing itself from its American ally…

With :

• Pierre HASKI, President of Reporters Without Borders
• Kichka (Israel), Press cartoonist

Round-table organised by:

• Julien ABIRAMIA, Journalist, Courrier International
• Hassina MECHAÏ, Journalist at Courrier International

Sunday 16 July | 11h15 – 12h00 | “Les Peupliers”

IS PRESS FREEDOM GETTING SMALLER?

In more and more countries, the independent or foreign press is under threat: Russia, Algeria, Hungary, Tunisia, Burkina Faso. An overview.

With :

• Pierre HASKI, President of Reporters Without Borders
• Dlog (Tunisia), Press cartoonist

Round-table organised by :

• Isabelle MANDRAUD, Journalist at “Le Monde”
• Pascal RICHÉ, Journalist at “L’Obs”
• Zeina KOVACS, Student at the IJBA

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Sunday 16 July | 16h00 – 17h00 | “Le Verger”

INFORM, DISINFORM, FIGHT? PRESS CARTOONS AND DEMOCRACY IN THE DIGITAL AGE

Freedom of expression and freedom of the press are vital to ensure citizens’ right to information. What about press cartoons? Sometimes praised, sometimes criticised, it crystallises the issues of the right to information and democratic debate, particularly in the digital age.

With :

• Pauline ADÈS-MÉVEL, Editor-in-Chief of Reporters Without Borders
• Dlog (Tunisia), Press cartoonist
• Celeste (Kenya), Cartoonist
• Kichka (Israel), Cartoonist

Moderator: Kak (France), President of Cartooning for Peace

The roundtable is supported by the UNESCO Global Media Defence Fund (UNESCO/GMDF) and is part of the framework of the “Enhancing legal support to press cartoonists” project of Cartooning for Peace.

P’TITE RÉDAC (Young editorial staff)

Throughout the Festival, Cartooning for Peace’s press cartoonists will also be working with young festival-goers to run workshops in the “P’tite Rédac” (Young editorial staff), and we look forward to seeing you on Saturday 15 July at 4.30pm: they will be creating a live collective (and humorous!) fresco on one of the Festival’s themes, chosen by the young people.