Towards a roadmap for media transition in Tunisia

The EBU and the Mediterranean broadcasters' conference COPEAM held a joint seminar in Tunis with the Tunisian EBU members, Tunisia TV and Tunisia Radio, to discuss the transition towards bona fide public service broadcasting in the north African country. The talk took place during the three-day Anna Lindh Tunis Exchange Forum.

The seminar, called "Towards a roadmap for media transition in Tunisia", was attended by 20 managers and journalists from Tunisia TV and Radio, and by European experts from various fields, including legal frameworks; self regulation; ethics in journalism; election coverage and new and traditional media.

EBU director of Public Affairs and Member Relations Ignasi Guardans, COPEAM secretary general Aleksandra Paradisi, BBC Arabic Service head of programmes, Naglaa El Emary and BBC head of special projects, policy and strategy, Catherine Smadja all addressed the event. And Anna Lindh Foundation executive director Andreu Claret represented his organization.

EBU director of Public Affairs and Member Relation Ignasi Guardans 

At the event it was agreed that a maximum effort should be made to ensure successful international cooperation in helping Tunisia TV and Tunisia Radio to produce high quality, impartial coverage of the elections on October 23. 

The results of the seminar were then reported by Ignasi Guardans and Aleksandra Paradisi to the Anna Lindh convention, which closed on Sunday afternoon.

(Source : European Broadcasting Union)