The session "Writing the War" will take place on Friday, November 29, 2024, from 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM at Espace Ouest-France, as part of the highlight event of the European Dialogues in Rennes. 

Free entry subject to available seating. 

Presentation of the Session 

Writing about war, documenting it, helping to understand its roots and complexity within the broader scope of history, giving it the human face of countless shattered lives, showcasing resistance, analyzing the mechanics of hatred or indifference, amplifying new voices, countering waves of disinformation... and then facing the long-term aftermath. 

The role of the media is as crucial as it is delicate in analyzing the war in Ukraine and its consequences for Europe. It is equally sensitive in the context of the war between Israel and Hamas. How do events of such magnitude disrupt newsroom practices? What can the media do to help citizens understand the ongoing upheavals in a context of rising tensions and geopolitical rebalancing? 

Addressed at every stage of the European Dialogues, this discussion, designed to be open and participatory, aims to emphasize the importance of access to information and knowledge. 

Participants 

Kristina Berdynskyh, reporter, associated correspondent for Libération in Kyiv (Ukraine), Jeanne Cavelier, head of the Eastern Europe and Central Asia bureau, Reporters Without Borders (France), Iryna Dmytrychyn, lecturer in Ukrainian at the National Institute of Oriental Languages and Civilizations (INALCO) and president of the Ukrainian Institute in France (Ukraine), Romain Huet, author of War in Mind and lecturer in communication sciences, University of Rennes 2 (France), Stéphane Siohan, reporter, correspondent for Libération in Kyiv (France), Pavel Sviardlou, editor-in-chief of European Radio for Belarus (Belarus), Bartosz Wielinski, deputy editor-in-chief of Gazeta Wyborcza (Poland) 

Moderation: Laurent Marchand, deputy editor-in-chief for European and International Affairs, Ouest-France (France)