Association Entre les lignes

What Association Entre les lignes does

Association Entre les lignes is a French non-profit association (loi 1901) founded in 2010, headquartered in Lyon with Paris operations, that delivers media and information literacy (EMI) education. The organization serves schools, community organizations, and youth audiences through interactive workshops, residencies, and certified professional training programs, with a delivery model anchored by approximately 280 volunteer professional journalists drawn from major French newsrooms including AFP, the Le Monde group, L'Obs, Contexte, and The Conversation France. Six distinct workshop formats form the curriculum backbone, supported by 15 years of accumulated pedagogical content and methodology.

The product surface has expanded materially since 2023 to include the EMI Inclusive program for disabled youth, the CCPI-EMI certified professional training for journalists, a primary school program launched in 2025, and a digital parenting initiative. Geographic reach spans 56 French departments and nine countries, with new Balkans region programming delivered through a 2025 partnership with French media development agency CFI. In 2024-2025 the organization ran more than 600 workshops, reaching over 8,400 beneficiaries annually, a fourfold increase in workshop volume since 2017.

Revenue mechanics combine foundation grants, government subsidies (Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Education), Pass Culture platform disbursements to beneficiaries, and fees from the CCPI-EMI certified training program. Major media partners contribute in-kind support in the form of paid release time for volunteer journalists and access to newsroom office space. The organization employs 14 staff alongside its volunteer network and appointed Gilles van Kote as its new president in January 2025.

Name

Association Entre les lignes

Legal name

Association Entre les lignes

Website

https://entreleslignes.media

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Association Entre les lignes is a French non-profit founded in 2010 that delivers media and information literacy (EMI) workshops in schools and community settings, led by 280+ volunteer professional journalists from AFP, Le Monde, L'Obs, and other major French newsrooms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Media Literacy Education

NAICS

Educational Support Services (61171), Educational Services (611), Professional and Management Development Training (611430)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Study Habits & Homework Systems Workshops (EDAMAIAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Teacher/Coach Training & Curriculum for Speech & Debate (EDAMAOAL)

Keywords

• Media literacy education
• EMI workshops
• Journalist training
• Disinformation prevention
• Educational services

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Foundation and Corporate Sponsorship: Primary funding source from private foundations and corporate sponsors including AFNIC Foundation, EDF Foundation, Sept Ans Foundation, Valérie Messika Foundation, 15-Saints-Pères Foundation, Scam, and CFC
2. Government and Public Institution Grants: Support from government bodies including DRAC Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, local municipalities (Vaulx-en-Velin, Givors), and metropolitan areas for specific projects and residencies
3. Professional Training Services: Certified training programs for journalists and media professionals seeking to become EMI workshop facilitators. Programs certified by CPNEF de la Presse and CPNEF de l'audiovisuel. Training can be financed through Afdas, CPF, or direct payment.
4. Pass Culture Integration: Workshops eligible for funding through the French Pass Culture program for collective use by schools, enabling access to public subsidy for EMI activities

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Association Entre les lignes delivers Media and Information Literacy (EMI) workshops and training programs led by a network of more than 280 volunteer professional journalists from France's leading newsrooms (AFP, Le Monde group, L'Obs, Contexte, The Conversation France). Services target students, teachers, librarians, youth in judicial/social settings, and incarcerated adults across France and selected international territories. The organization also runs certified professional training for journalists seeking to become EMI workshop facilitators, alongside multi-month journalist residency programs in schools.

Product overview

Association Entre les lignes operates as a media and information literacy (EMI) organization offering a portfolio of educational products centered on its core workshop program. The main offering consists of interactive EMI workshops conducted by a network of approximately 280 volunteer journalists from major French news organizations (AFP, Le Monde, L'Obs, Contexte). The product suite includes: workshops for secondary and primary schools, journalist residency programs, professional training courses (including CCPI-certified programs for journalists), specialized tools for teachers on freedom of expression, inclusive EMI content for people with disabilities, and judicial sector interventions. All products share the common goal of developing critical thinking about media and combating disinformation. The organization is certified Qualiopi and its journalist training carries interbranch competence certification (CCPI) from CPNEF.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Ateliers EMI (Éducation aux Médias et à l'Information) Interactive media and information literacy workshops conducted by volunteer professional journalists in schools, libraries, mediathèques, and youth centers across France. Six standardized workshop formats cover fact-checking, fake news detection, image analysis, media plurality, press freedom, caricature, and media ethics.
• Ateliers Primaire (CM1-CM2) EMI workshops tailored for primary school students aged 9-11, delivered in one-hour sessions with more practical and playful exercises. Includes mini-residency formats launched as part of the primary school laboratoire initiative.
• Résidences de journaliste Extended multi-month journalist residency programs placing professional journalists inside schools to deliver intensive media literacy engagement through ongoing workshops and student-produced journalism projects. Implemented in Vaulx-en-Velin, Givors, Guadeloupe and other locations.
• Formation certifiante 'De journaliste à animateur d'ateliers d'EMI' Six-day certified professional training program (CCPI EMI) preparing journalists to become EMI workshop facilitators. Covers EMI concepts, facilitation techniques, and pedagogical approaches. Certified by CPNEF de la Presse and CPNEF de l'audiovisuel (Code RS: RS7396). Financing available through Afdas, CPF, or employer funding.
• EMI Inclusive Accessible EMI workshops designed specifically for young people with mental disabilities, with adapted content, simplified materials, and volunteer training. Delivered in partnership with specialized institutions including EM Pro Cardinet (Paris), Institut Médico-Educatif Marguerite Girier (Genas), and Epnak (Lyon).
• Ateliers en milieu judiciaire EMI workshops delivered in partnership with judicial and social institutions including SPIP, PJJ (Protection Judiciaire de la Jeunesse), UEAJ, EPIDE, and detention facilities. Targets youth in judicial difficulty (ages 14-18), young adults in professional insertion (17-25), and incarcerated adults as part of reintegration programs.
• Catalogue de formations professionnelles Catalog of professional training programs for librarians, cultural animators, social center directors, and other educators interested in implementing EMI projects. Includes sessions adapted for various target audiences and professional contexts.
• Parentalité numérique Dedicated program on digital parenting aimed at helping parents better understand internet usage, social networks, and information issues affecting their children in daily life. Extends the association's EMI mission to families.

Quantifiable outcome

• 8,400+ people reached annually through workshops
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature4 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• AFP (Agence France-Presse)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Primary founding partner; AFP journalists comprise largest group of volunteer facilitators; AFP provides headquarters meeting space and training support; journalists can attend association training during work time
• Groupe Le Monde (Le Monde, Télérama, Courrier international, La Vie, Le HuffPost)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor media partner providing volunteer journalists; validates one paid release day annually for journalists to conduct EMI workshops; hosts events at Le Monde headquarters; active involvement in association governance
• L'ObscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner media organization contributing volunteer journalists to the association's workshop programs
• ContextecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoined as newest media partner in 2022; eight journalists volunteering with the association; company allows two days per year for journalists' associative activities
• The Conversation FranceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTemporary partnership beginning September 2025; latest media organization to join the volunteer network
• ENQUÊTEcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on pedagogical tool development for addressing freedom of expression and religious facts in classrooms; joint creation of four-session curriculum for middle school teachers
• Canal France International (CFI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Balkans media literacy project 'Expressions Balkaniques 2'; Entre les lignes provides EMI training and workshop facilitation as part of European Union-funded initiative reaching six countries
• EDMO/DE FACTOcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation serves as French-speaking hub of European Digital Media Observatory network; participates in European pluridisciplinary anti-disinformation project co-funded by European Commission; collaboration with universities, fact-checkers, and CLEMI
• CLEMI (Centre pour l'Éducation aux Médias et à l'Information)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational media literacy education center under French Ministry of Education; collaboration within DE FACTO European project; shared mission of promoting EMI in schools
• Francas du RhônecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPopular education network enabling summer workshops for children aged 8-11 in leisure centers across Rhône department and Lyon metropolitan area
• Justice Deuxième ChanceminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPilot program 'Un métier une chance' bringing EMI workshops to detention facilities in Paris and greater Paris region as part of prisoner reintegration
• Cartooning for PeaceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational network of press cartoonists; collaboration on caricature workshops and press freedom education; cartoonists participate in volunteer training sessions

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Ask Vera (LaReponse.tech): Digital fact-checking assistant aimed at creating verification reflexes; partner of Entre les lignes for school-based anti-disinformation efforts. Adjacent channel combining tech tooling with EMI messaging aimed at the same end beneficiaries.

Direct peers

• CLEMI (Centre pour l'Éducation aux Médias et à l'Information): French Ministry of Education's national media literacy center; runs EMI programs in schools and is an active partner of Entre les lignes within the DE FACTO European project. Directly comparable as the principal institutional EMI provider in France.
• Lumières sur l'info: French non-profit that organizes the 'Aux kiosques citoyen·nes' press freedom and media literacy event; explicitly partnered with Entre les lignes. Closely comparable mission around press education and citizen engagement with news media.
• Cartooning for Peace: International press cartoonist network running school workshops on caricature, press freedom and media literacy; an active partner of Entre les lignes. Comparable workshop-based model targeting similar school audiences.
• Fake Off: French media literacy association running EMI workshops in schools; former workplace of Entre les lignes' primary school project manager Aimée Le Goff. Direct operational and pedagogical peer in the French EMI ecosystem.

Regional players

• News Literacy Project: US-based non-profit offering news literacy curricula and the Checkology platform to schools. Highly comparable pedagogy and target audience, but operates in North America rather than France/Europe.
• MediaSmarts (Canada): Canadian centre for digital and media literacy offering teacher resources and classroom programs. Closely comparable non-profit model serving schools in a different geography.

Broad incumbents

• Poynter Institute: US journalism education and fact-checking institution running MediaWise and IFCN programs. Comparable as a media-literacy training provider with journalism-credentialed facilitators, though broader in scope and globally oriented.
• EDMO (European Digital Media Observatory): EU-funded pan-European network of fact-checkers and media literacy hubs; Entre les lignes serves as the French-speaking hub. Directly comparable as a coordinator of cross-border EMI activity at policy level.
• Les Décodeurs (Le Monde): Fact-checking unit within Le Monde, one of Entre les lignes' flagship media partners. Comparable mission of combating misinformation, but operated as a newsroom editorial function rather than an external education association.

Market position

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Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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