A meeting between journalists from Charlie Hebdo and high school students from 14 establishments in the Grand-Est took place this Tuesday, December 3 in Strasbourg. The objective was to finalize the creation of a Charlie Hebdo Grand-Est produced entirely by high school students, 10 years after the attacks of 2015. Soon to be printed, the newspaper will be distributed from January 7, 2025.
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The first meeting between Charlie’s journalists and the high school students took place on 1is October in Metz. As in a classic editorial conference, it was then a question of developing the bases of this journal project. It was at that moment that the students decided what they would publish: interviews and drawings to tell the story of the 2015 attack, a double page on gender equality, an article on the rise of extreme right in Europe or even a subject to explain caricature to children.
Two months later, it’s time to close, the final step before printing this issue of Charlie Hebdo like no other, produced by high school students in 14 establishments spread throughout the Grand-Est. This special issue will be published just 10 years after the massacre which decimated the editorial staff of the satirical weekly in Paris.
Three workshops were set up to facilitate the day in the premises of the Grand-Est region in Strasbourg. With Riss, the ultra-protected editorial director of Charlie, other journalists, cartoonists and editorial secretaries from Charlie Hebdo made the trip. Mixed with students, professionals discussed issues of harassment, secularism, gender equality and even Donald Trump. They took the opportunity to refine the drawings, interviews and podcasts.
Marie enjoyed this experience: “It’s good that we are being made aware of this subject, to know how people experienced it. At the time we were 6 years old. This project now allows us to strengthen our critical thinking, to help us grow”rejoices the high school student.
“Freedom of expression is something fundamental,” adds Radfarda, 16, also in first grade, “to be able to say what we want, to be able to express ourselves and say no to politicians, some countries do not have this right and it is absolutely catastrophic.” The two young girls, however, agree that there must be limits to freedom of expression. “You must not hurt people”warns Marie.
Riss, who was one of the survivors of Charlie’s attack, is used to this type of meeting. Regularly solicited by educational establishments and universities, he said “reassured to see that they (young people, Editor’s note) wanted to be interested, that they asked questions. They have inspiration, they want to say things”.
Contents of this newspaper: interviews and drawings to recount the 2015 attack, a double page on gender equality, an article on the rise of the extreme right in Europe or even a subject to explain the caricature to children.
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The opportunity also to introduce young people to the fact that “Charlie is not just drawing, it’s also a newspaper with reports and investigations”explains the editorial director of Charlie. Cartoons and information, “both are essential”adds Riss.
The special edition of this Charlie Hebdo Grand-Est will be printed on December 16 in Toul. On January 6, the publication will be presented to students in high schools and exhibitions dedicated to the newspaper will be organized. Commemorations of the attack will take place in high schools on January 7 at the same time as the distribution of the newspaper produced by the high school students.
