That’s a small amount even for small publishers,

[Shishirgano9]

It is complicated to write "prize articles" when you write 4000 characters. My luck remains to be freelance, to have a great deal of freedom. If I want to make a magazine, I pitch a magazine. 50% of the winners of the Albert Londres Prize do not have a press card. Victor Castanet, winner of the Albert Londres Prize (book category. in 2023, who revealed the failings of the private Ephad Orpea in "Les Fossoyeurs", does not have a press card.


You are a Belgian journalist, with the Belgian press card. What is your azerbaijan telegram view on the conditions for awarding the CCIJP? (Commission for the Identity Card of Professional Journalists. From the outside, this situation seems absurd to me. When we see that half of the prizewinners did not receive it, we say to ourselves that there must be a problem. The press card is not limited to a symbolic role. It is above all practical, especially in complicated areas, where it is absolutely necessary to obtain accreditations.


Moreover, the French system seems more restrictive to me. In Belgium, the press card is issued for five years, instead of one year. This system makes life easier. The majority of my Belgian colleagues have one. Is it a choice to be a freelance journalist? At first, it was the only path open to me. I wanted to do reporting abroad. No media outlet was going to hire me on a fixed-term or permanent contract, right out of journalism school, and send me straight into the field.