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  1. 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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  2. 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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  3. 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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  4. 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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  5. 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. 

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  6. 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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  7. 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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  8. 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. 

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  9. 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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  10. 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.

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