Participants biographies - Council of Europe

NADIA BELLARDI - Switzerland / Suisse
Vice-President
CMFE - Community Media Forum Europe - www.cmfe.eu
Founded in 2004, CMFE links various members of the Third Media Sector at the
European level. The “Third Media Sector” is made up of non profit-making media
serving a local community and has as such a clearly distinct identity alongside
the national public service sector and private commercial media. The CMFE is a
common platform for networks, national federations and projects active within this sector. It has an observer
status with the Steering Committee on the Media and Information Society (CDMSI) of the Council of Europe and
is part of the CoE International Non-Governmental Organisations (INGO) Conference. Currently, CMFE has 107
members (of which 26 are National Federations) from 25 European countries. Among its affiliate members it
counts also individuals and organisations from Africa, Asia and North America. Community media, taking the form
of broadcasting and/or other electronic media projects, as well as print format, may share to a greater or lesser
extent some of the following characteristics: independence from government, commercial and religious
institutions and political parties; a not-for-profit nature; voluntary participation of members of civil society in the
devising and management of programmes; activities aiming at social gain and community benefit; ownership by
and accountability to the communities of place and/or of interest which they serve; commitment to inclusive and
intercultural practices.
Nadia Bellardi (43) is a public relations and intercultural communication specialist with
experience in both the corporate and NGO sector. Her project work and research focuses on
intercultural, migration and gender issues. Nadia is currently Vice President of CMFE
(Community Media Forum Europe) and following the work of the Steering Committee on the
Media and Information Society (CDMSI) of the Council of Europe as observer. Until 2010 Nadia
was a member of the collective management team of Radio LoRa, a community radio station in
Zurich, Switzerland. Nadia holds a BA Degree in Political Science from Università Cattolica,
Milan and a MA Degree in Intercultural Mediation from Venice University.
HANAN BEN RHOUMA - France
Rédactrice en chef
Saphirnews.com - www.saphirnews.com
Saphirnews.com, fondé par Mohammed Colin et Mourad Latrech, est le
premier quotidien en ligne sur le fait musulman en France, le plus ancien
puisqu'il existe depuis plus de 10 ans (+750000 visites par mois). Nous
couvrons l'actualité du fait musulman dans toute sa diversité (politique, social, économique, culturel....) en
donnant la parole à toutes les opinions en toute indépendance. Plus de 20000 articles de qualité sont en libre
consultation. Les fondateurs de Saphirnews sont aussi à l'origine, en 2008, de Salamnews, le premier mensuel
gratuit des cultures musulmanes en France. Certifié par l'OJD, Salamnews est distribué à
hauteur de 120 000 exemplaires par mois.
Diplômée en licence de Langues étrangères appliquées Anglais/Russe puis en master d'études
européennes et internationales à l'Institut d'études européennes de l'Université Paris 8 en
2010, je suis journaliste de la rédaction de Saphirnews.com depuis 2008 et pigiste pour le
mensuel Salamnews. Je suis la rédactrice en chef de Saphirnews depuis septembre 2012.
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