Do you dream of being a journalist and reporting in areas of tension, or even war? Follow your dreams, but before you rush, think safe! The France Média Monde academy, associated with the INA and Reporter Sans Frontière, is organizing the Manoir training from October 8 to 10, 2024 during the war correspondents’ festival in Bayeux.
Recognized training in the world of war reporting
Today, few major media outlets send journalists to dangerous areas without them having received training on security, the risks of the profession and the geopolitical context. Indeed, in 2023, 63 journalists were killed while exercising their profession, according to UNESCO, which notes a sharp increase in journalists killed in conflict zones.
Camille Courcy, independent journalist, is one of 360 students to have followed this training before going to report in countries at war.
During these six days, the 12 participants learn to manage extreme situations. The training alternates between theory and practice. The exercises tend to reproduce war contexts, for example performing first aid under the real sound of Kalashnikov bullets being fired a few meters from them. The goal is to make these future reporters ready to face all types of extreme situations.
NIKON supports Manoir training
If safety has no price, training does: participants must pay the sum of 3,200 euros. For five years, Nikon has financed the training of future journalists. Only a contribution of €350 is requested from the trainee to cover the accommodation costs for the five days on site.
To apply, candidates must send their file, including a CV, a cover letter and one or more productions of a photo report taken in dangerous areas, to the address [email protected] before August 30, 2020.
