Marc A. Cormier

Recent events have thrust the islands of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon into the limelight of Canadian and North American politics (Continental Shelf Issue). This was the perfect opportunity to build a fully functional English language site with news and information about France’s North American territory.

RadioBarachois.net acts as a central repository for all news about the islands. We also produce our own content. RadioBarachois.com, remains a  French language news site about Saint-Pierre and Miquelon with three main audiences: citizens of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon (including expatriates), French citizens from Europe and Overseas territories, and Francophones from around the world.

While the flagship activist site known as Miquelon.org keeps monitoring Franco-American relations this side of the Atlantic, I decided in mid-2007 to create a new project about the United-States of America for a French audience.

By reporting daily about issues and news affecting Americans, I believe a better understanding can be achieved between the two Republics. En Amérique’s readership has exploded in just under a year from just a few visitors to over 200 readers a day with some articles reaching close to 3000 readers.

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