Abdessamad Ait Aicha
عبد الصمد أيت عيشة
Moroccan journalist based in Paris. I train journalists and young people in citizen journalism and media literacy, and advise organisations on digital media.
Experience
Journalist, trainer and consultant in France
Member of the Maison des journalistes, contributor to L’Œil de l’exilé, speaker in the Renvoyé Spécial media-literacy programme in French schools, and consultant for organisations in France and Morocco.
Media & Communications Officer
Managed communications and the digital presence of an organisation that defends human rights defenders.
Capacity-Building Coordinator
Organised multimedia, mobile journalism (StoryMaker) and digital security workshops for Moroccan journalists.
Head of Training
Trained journalists in investigative techniques and digital tools, and led citizen journalism workshops.
Founder & Editor-in-Chief
The first online newspaper in the Ouarzazate region.
Education
Master’s in Information & Communication Sciences
Digital Humanities, Université Paris 8
Bachelor’s degree in Sociology
Sociology of media
Diploma in Investigative Journalism
Skills
Investigative journalism · Mobile journalism · Digital security · Media literacy · Social media analysis · Digital advocacy · Arabic–French translation
Languages
Arabic — native
French — working and writing language
English — professional working proficiency
What I do
Journalism
Investigations, field reports, interviews, and political and human-rights analysis, in Arabic and French, for independent Moroccan and Arab outlets.
Training
Workshops for journalists, activists and school students, from Morocco to French classrooms: citizen and mobile journalism, media literacy, digital security.
Consulting
I help NGOs and media organisations build their digital presence and communication plans, drawing on my background in digital humanities.
Organisations I have worked with and for
ASDHOM
Ancrage Magazine
Média Civique
LDDF
Le Club de Mediapart
Mawazin Mag
Let’s work together
For an article, an interview, a workshop or a consulting project, write to me.
samadpresse@gmail.com
