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IMPACT STORIES<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Blue TN<\/strong> – participant in 2021<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

New media startup focuses on environmental issues<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s informative and creative: the Blue TN project is raising Tunisians\u2019 awareness about
climate change and environmental concerns.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Back in 2017, Mayssa Sandli was packing her backpack and getting her bicycle ready to embark on an exciting tour through southern Tunisia. Her goal was to promote eco-tourism but didn\u2019t realize how shocked she would be by the region\u2019s industrial pollution and desertification. The young engineer would also be stunned by the impact it was having on people’s health. With her background in quality control, security and the environment, Sandli knew she would have to act quickly if she wanted to bring about change. She decided to develop Blue TN, a project to help resolve Tunisia\u2019s growing environmental plight and address the global climate crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/bluetunisia.com\/about-us\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mayssa Sandli at the Assises du Journalisme.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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From a Blue TN video on plastic polution.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Tunisia Podcasts<\/strong> – participant in 2020<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A platform for new audio formats<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Raouia Kheder became a radio journalist soon after the fall of Tunisia\u2019s autocratic regime in 2011. Passionate about podcasts, Kheder has since launched the platform Tunisia Podcasts.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Raouia Kheder recording a Podcast.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Raouia Kheder interviewing an expert.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Like many young Tunisians, Raouia Kheder set out to live her dreams after the ousting of the country\u2019s former president and dictator, Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, in January 2011. Originally trained as an architect, Kheder had long wanted to become a journalist. \u201cI had always written and wanted to do this for a living,\u201d she says. It was good timing because Tunisia was savoring its newly found freedom. Her platform tunisiapodcasts.tn was launched in September 2022 and hosts content. Kheder is also adjusting the plan she had developed during the MEDIA LOVES TECH program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/akademie.dw.com\/en\/working-to-help-podcasting-gain-traction-in-tunisia\/a-67592744<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

AST\u2019Lab<\/strong> – participant in 2021<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Innovative digital storytelling<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Combining journalism with technology can produce exciting, creative and educational
products. That\u2019s what AST\u2019Lab does, joining innovative journalism approaches with new
media formats.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Najla Trabelsi and Nouha Lahbib are the creative minds behind the AST\u2019Lab project which won third prize at the 2021 MEDIA LOVES TECH competition. The two Tunisian entrepreneurs are experts in audio visual production and have combined their passion for storytelling and Tunisia\u2019s cultural heritage with their fascination for new tools and technologies. The results are a lab for innovative format production and a platform that, with 3D glasses, offers users immersive experiences in virtual reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ast_lab<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/artstlab<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Co-founder Nouha Lahbib testing the startup’s VR platform.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Enass<\/strong> – participant in 2020<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Bridging the gap on social rights reporting in Morocco<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Journalist Salaheddine Lemaizi left his job at a prominent media outlet to start Enass, an
independent digital platform that is gaining credibility.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Enass Teaser Morocco.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Enass Teaser Morocco.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Salaheddine Lemaizi is not just an award-winning journalist but a committed activist and media entrepreneur. After working for traditional media for many years, he developed the independent platform Enass, the Arabic word for \u201cthe people.\u201d Under the motto \u201cThe media of the voiceless in Morocco,\u201d he officially launched his alternative digital media outlet in February 2022, delivering quality journalism for readers in Morocco and elsewhere in the Maghreb region. Unlike mainstream outlets, it has a collaborative approach, with the audience at the heart of the stories, Lemaizi says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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