French Perspective
“People were tired, and even some editors told me when I pitched stories about war crimes, ‘Oh, people are tired; they don’t really want to read about it.’”
Episode 8 of the Covering Ukraine podcast, hosted by The Europe-Ukraine Desk, titled "French Perspective" was published on March 6, 2025 and runs 25 minutes.
March 6, 2025 ·25m · Covering Ukraine
Summary
Similar to the perspectives on Ukraine in Germany discussed in the previous episode, French society largely discovered Ukraine only after February 24, 2022. At first, French media showed immense interest, frequently requesting commentary from French-speaking Ukrainian journalists and experts. Ukraine was at the center of attention, but as the war became a prolonged reality, pitching stories about Ukraine grew more challenging. What angles do journalists now explore to keep French audiences engaged with Ukraine? And how is Ukraine perceived today?This episode features a discussion between literary scholar and journalist Tetyana Ogarkova and Ukraine correspondent for Le Figaro, Mediapart, and L'Express, Clara Marchaud. The conversation took place at a Kyiv Media Hub event on November 1, 2024.Hosted and organised by Oksana Mamchenkova.Edited, sound-designed and mixed by Lyuba Gook.Covering Ukraine is a podcast produced by The Europe-Ukraine Desk, a project of n-ost, funded by the European Commission.For questions or feedback, please write to [email protected]. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode Description
Similar to the perspectives on Ukraine in Germany discussed in the previous episode, French society largely discovered Ukraine only after February 24, 2022. At first, French media showed immense interest, frequently requesting commentary from French-speaking Ukrainian journalists and experts. Ukraine was at the center of attention, but as the war became a prolonged reality, pitching stories about Ukraine grew more challenging. What angles do journalists now explore to keep French audiences engaged with Ukraine? And how is Ukraine perceived today?
This episode features a discussion between literary scholar and journalist Tetyana Ogarkova and Ukraine correspondent for Le Figaro, Mediapart, and L'Express, Clara Marchaud. The conversation took place at a Kyiv Media Hub event on November 1, 2024.
Hosted and organised by Oksana Mamchenkova.
Edited, sound-designed and mixed by Lyuba Gook.
Covering Ukraine is a podcast produced by The Europe-Ukraine Desk, a project of n-ost, funded by the European Commission.
For questions or feedback, please write to [email protected].
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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