ACAbderrahim Cherkaoui
Award winner Beit Al Sahafa Award for Culture & Media
Second edition

Journalist · Producer · Senior Reporter

Stories reported where they happen.

Award-winning bilingual journalist and producer with 11+ years of experience across broadcast, digital and field reporting for regional and international newsrooms. A full-cycle storyteller skilled in research, writing, filming and editing, with a focus on investigations and human-interest features that shape public debate across the Maghreb and beyond.

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Based in Tangier, Morocco Arabic · French · English
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Portrait of Abderrahim Cherkaoui 11+Years in journalism
Abderrahim CherkaouiJournalist & Producer
11+Years of reporting
4Major newsrooms
3Working languages
360°Story production

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Selected work

Reporting with depth and immediacy.

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Investigation

«بعت جسدي من أجل جرعة»

An investigation into heroin addiction in Morocco

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Human-interest feature

«قلبكم هو قلبي» — حكاية الراهبة آن

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Documentary series

سلسلة «عن قرب» — طنجة، المدينة الملهمة
Watch documentary«عن قرب» — الدار البيضاء، مهد التواجد البشري Watch documentary«عن قرب» — مخيم «حارة المغاربة» Read interviewDirector of Morocco’s INTERPOL Bureau Read interviewDirector of Morocco’s BCIJ Read interviewPrime Minister of Morocco Watch videoMore field reporting Watch videoMore video reporting

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Experience

More than a decade in the newsroom and the field.

JUL 2025—PresentTangier

Journalist & Program Producer

Medi1 TV

A 24-hour bilingual Arabic/French news channel offering a Maghreb perspective on regional and international affairs.

  • Plan, prepare and produce television programs from initial concept to broadcast.
  • Produce news reports on national and international developments.
  • Lead field coverage across a broad range of events.
MAR 2017—MAR 20258 years

Senior Reporter

Middle East Broadcasting Networks (MBN)

An Arabic-language network bringing Alhurra TV, Radio Sawa and Maghreb Voices to audiences across the MENA region.

  • Produced video packages from filming through editing for Alhurra TV and Maghreb Voices.
  • Covered local events and interviewed high-profile public figures.
  • Sourced, analyzed and verified information, and wrote daily news stories under tight deadlines.
  • Delivered live coverage and original photography for digital platforms.
JUN 2016—MAR 2017Rabat

Reporter

Hespress.com

One of Morocco’s most-read digital news outlets.

  • Reported daily on politics, breaking news, sports, business and society.
  • Coordinated the daily news agenda with the editor-in-chief.
  • Collected, analyzed and verified information before publication.
SEP 2015—JUN 2016Rabat

Correspondent

HuffPost Arabic

  • Delivered live reports from the scene of events.
  • Collected, analyzed and verified information, and wrote daily news stories.

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Profile

Full-cycle storytelling.

Core strengths

  • Investigative research & fact-checking
  • News writing & editorial storytelling
  • Field reporting & live coverage
  • On-camera interviewing
  • Filming, editing & post-production
  • Mobile journalism (MOJO)
2018—2020 · Tangier

Master’s Degree in Translation

King Fahd School of Translation

2013—2016 · Rabat

Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism & Communication

Higher Institute of Information & Communication (ISIC)

Production toolkit

Editing, Camera & Sound

Premiere Pro · After Effects · Final Cut Pro · Audition · Blackmagic · DSLR / Mirrorless · Lighting · Audio

Professional training

Always sharpening the craft.

Digital StorytellingAl Jazeera Media Institute · Tangier

ReportingAl Jazeera Media Institute · ISIC Rabat

Journalism & InvestigationMoroccan Association of Journalism & Investigation · Rabat

Student Journalist ProgramMoroccan Association of Human Rights · Bouznika

Contact

Have a story, production, or editorial project in mind?

+212 661 549 763Tangier, Morocco