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A journalist with a vision - our work with PRIMED in Bangladesh
When we began working with Gramer Kagoj (Village Paper) through our Protecting Independent Media for Effective Development (PRIMED) consortium in southeast Bangladesh, we found just one female reporter among hundreds of male contributors. Here is Sopna's story.
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How to address women鈥檚 rights amid conflict and instability 鈥� our work in Libya
主播大秀 Media Action is working to raise awareness about gender-related issues, to change harmful social norms and individual attitudes, and contribute to reducing gender inequality.
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A tribute to Om Prakash Puri
Veteran Indian actor, Om Puri, who passed away last week, fronted our HIV and AIDS drama series, Jasoos Vijay 鈥� helping make it one of India鈥檚 most watched TV shows of its time. Devika Bahl, creative director for the series shares fond memories of an exceptional man.
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鈥楾ogether we can do it鈥�: an action-packed festival
A festival in Bangladesh is using a colourful mix of music, performance and live demonstrations to help communities prepare against extreme weather.
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'How to' films help refugees eat more healthily
Refugees, nutritionists and film-makers created a series of short 鈥榟ow to鈥� films to help Syrians living in tough conditions in Lebanon pull together quick, simple, affordable and healthy meals for their families.
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"Fan-tas-tic": Using music to teach English in Cambodia
Senior Producer Finn Aberdein on English Is Fun, a new model of English language teaching is working in Cambodian schools.
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Breaking the bias in Afghanistan: A radio station for women returns to the airwaves
After six months of silence, Hareem Zan - a radio station run by women, for women - is back on air. Our humanitarian project manager Mursal Abrar tells the story.
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Kenya flooding: why trusted media is essential in a changing climate
As the world grapples with COVID-19, a small rural community in Turkana County, Kenya recently faced another crisis: flash flooding. Local weather producer and 主播大秀 Media Action mentee, Vivian Achwa, shares her experience of meeting affected communities and seeing first-hand how the climate crisi...
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FGM: Making a voice heard
Reporter, Akwumaba describes how deeply she was affected after interviewing a women who had experienced female genital mutilation aged seven, and how radio has helped her shared her story.
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One year on from the Nigerian elections: 鈥渘o violence, just vote鈥�
Nigeria鈥檚 largely peaceful elections in 2015 stood in stark contrast to the post-election violence of 2011. What was the role of media in this change? Osebi Adams finds out.
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Tajikistan's election: a milestone for social media debate
Esfandiar Adena,聽主播大秀 Media Action Fellow at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism on how social networks are enabling Tajiks to flex their political muscles.
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Citizen journalism: in pursuit of accountability in India
Parul Agrawal, the 主播大秀 Media Action Fellow at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, discusses how Indians are using citizen journalism to get their voices heard.
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Addressing diversity in Pakistan鈥檚 media
Specialist training for screenwriters and programme-makers on Pakistan鈥檚 most popular TV shows is sowing the seeds for improved representation of religious minorities in Pakistan鈥檚 media.
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Bangladesh: a call for justice
Workers at a Dhaka factory where 112 were killed in a fire expressed their anger in the latest episode of debate show 主播大秀 Bangladesh Sanglap.
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Scriptwriting for Syrians
A new radio drama for Syrians hopes to bridge divides and help people deal with the pressures of prolonged conflict.
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Bangladesh TV drama to tackle antenatal care
Md. Al Mamun, Senior Research Officer in Bangladesh for 主播大秀 Media Action, on how his research supports combining TV programmes with information via mobile phones to encourage more pregnant women to take up routine health-checks.
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"Loss and damage from climate change": a view from Bangladesh
After rich nations' pledge to compensate poorer countries at the Doha climate change talks, 主播大秀 Media Action's senior research officer reflects on the realities facing his country.
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A step backwards: media in today's Iraq
As Iraq faces a militant Sunni insurgency and the threat of a sectarian split,聽its media has fractured along similar lines and fallen into old habits of propaganda and hate speech. A commitment to a new code of practice is needed more than ever, says 主播大秀 Media Action's聽Haider Al-Safi.聽
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"I want to go to university to become a doctor"
For this year鈥檚 International Day of the Girl Child, our researcher Apune Jacob Alfred blogs about the bright, ambitious teenage girls he met in western South Sudan.
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