Tagged with: Governance and rights
Posts (80)
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Citizen journalism: in pursuit of accountability in India
Parul Agrawal
Multimedia Producer, Ö÷²¥´óÐã Hindi Service
Parul Agrawal, the Ö÷²¥´óÐã 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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Sierra Leone after Charles Taylor
Alpha Kamara
Content Researcher and Producer, Ö÷²¥´óÐã Media Action in Sierra Leone
As Charles Taylor lost his appeal last month against his sentence for war crimes, Ö÷²¥´óÐã Media Action's Alpha Karama blogs about how a radio programme gave survivors of Sierra Leone’s civil war the chance to respond, reflect and demand more of their government.
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Sema Kenya on traditions and taboos
Jackie Christie
Senior Production Manager, Kenya and Somalia
Sema Kenya's senior production manager on how the latest episode of Kenya’s TV debate show explored how traditions can both help and hinder development – and put the sensitive issue of FGM/C under the spotlight.
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Success through social media in Nigeria
Aveseh Asough
Trainer, Ö÷²¥´óÐã Media Action in Nigeria
Ö÷²¥´óÐã Media Action trainer Aveseh Asough on how social media training has enabled partner radio stations in Nigeria to exploit Facebook to drive change.
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Young blood: Loy9's latest big challenge
Yen Chenda
Events Producer, Ö÷²¥´óÐã Media Action in Cambodia
Yen Chenda, events producer of Loy9, Cambodia’s multiplatform project for young people, on how they persuaded 999 people in nine places to donate blood in just nine days.Â
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Vote of confidence
Sushama Pandey
Production Training Officer for Ö÷²¥´óÐã Media Action in Nepal
Ö÷²¥´óÐã Media Action's Sushama Pandey on how a radio programme helped two Dalit women in Nepal speak out for their rights and register on the electoral roll.
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A Girl Called Zaat: a TV drama for a turbulent Egypt
Abir Awad
Country Director for Ö÷²¥´óÐã Media Action, Iraq
Ö÷²¥´óÐã Media Action's Abir Awad on how TV series A Girl Called Zaat is portraying Egypt’s modern history – even while that history is being made.
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How effective is opposition politics in Sierra Leone?
Alpha Kamara
Content Researcher and Producer, Ö÷²¥´óÐã Media Action in Sierra Leone
As democracy finds its feet in Sierra Leone, radio debate show Tok Bot Salone tested the strength of the country’s party politics in holding the government to account.Â
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The road well travelled
Jackie Christie
Senior Production Manager, Kenya and Somalia
In the first in a series of blogs, Sema Kenya’s senior production manager Jackie Christie reflects on why the TV and radio debate show travels far and wide across Kenya.
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Visualising voting in rural Cambodia
Mark Bryson
Creative Director, Ö÷²¥´óÐã News, Visual Journalism
On the eve of Cambodia’s general election, Ö÷²¥´óÐã News' head of visual journalism explores how infographics can make complex information accessible to any audience.