Michel Leroy

Fields of research and teaching

Background

2023: Doctoral thesis defence at the Faculty of Cultural Studies, TU Dortmund University
2018-2022: Medas21 doctoral program (including courses on sustainable communication at Jönköping University, Sweden and on Process Tracing Methods at Central European University, Hungary)
2009-2018: Paris-based free-lance content producer (investigation, blog, book, TV documentary…), trainer and consultant
2001-2008: Lille-based Ecole supérieure de Journalisme and Paris-based Centre de formation des journalistes executive officer
2000: Jean-Luc-Lagardère Foundation Award
1996-2002: Writer and Sub-Editor for various dailies, weeklies and magazines, foreign correspondent in Laos for Agence France Presse
1995-1996: Lecturer at Cairo University (Egypt) and journalist (Al-Gomhouria group)

Publications

Leroy, Michel (2023): "The social construct of sustainability in Media Development", in Ben Harbisher, Ben (ed), "The Mediation of Sustainability, Developement Goals, Social Movements and Public Dissent", Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Lanham
Leroy, Michel/Keßler, Mira/Mack, Johanna/ Ortiz dos Santos, Fabiola/Schönbächler, Viviane/Wollnik, Stefan/Zaitoonie, Roja (2022): Developement Assistance in the 21st Century. Lessons learnt from a Media Developement Research Program, Erich-Brost Institute for International Journalism, Dortmund
Leroy, Michel (2022): Couvrir les migrations et les réfugiés : manuel pour les formateurs en journalisme (Translation into French and foreward of Fengler, Susanne (ed): Reporting on Migrants and Refugees: Handbook for Journalism Educators), Paris, Unesco
Leroy, Michel (2021): Sustainability: Going Beyond The Buzzword, Research Reviews for Media Development Practitioners, Medas 21/Forum Media und Entwiklung, Aachen
Leroy, Michel (2014): "Results-Oriented Evaluations: Their Uses, Their Limits and How They are Driving Implementers' Coping Strategies", Global Media Journal German Edition, 2014
Leroy, Michel/Passicousset, Laurent (2008): "French Research In Transition", Science, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington DC, 26 September 2008, 1857-1860

Presentations

Leroy, Michel (2022): Dealing with failures in Media Development Assistance, Medas 21 closing conference, Dortmund, 24 June 2022
Leroy, Michel (2022): Fundraising for media development, Townhall of the Global Forum for Media Development (virtual), 21 June 2022
Leroy, Michel/Meuter, Sacha (2022): “Défis actuels du développement des medias en zones de conflits” (discussant), Knowledge for Tomorrow Conference, Abidjan, Ivory Coast, 27-29 avril 2022
Leroy, Michel (2021): In Future We Trust: Sustainability of community radio in developing countries and its interaction with professionalization, European Media Management Association’s conference on “Public interventions in media“, Jönkoping and virtual, 29 October 2021
Leroy, Michel (2021): Sustainability through 20 years of media development evaluation, International Association for Media and Communication Research pre-conference (Media Sector Development working group), Nairobi and virtual, 11 July 2021
Leroy, Michel (2020): Response to the paper "Proximity Radio Stations: Sustainability or Pragmatic Viability?" by Myers, Mary/Harford, Nicola, International Association for Media and Communication Research pre-conference on "Re-Imagining Media Development" (Media Sector Development working group), Tampere, 12 July 2020