Blog posts by year and monthSeptember 2016
Posts (5)
Getting data on the lives of ordinary people in the developing world
Ahead of the launch of 主播大秀 Media Action鈥檚 data portal in October, Kavita Abraham-Dowsing and Sonia Whitehead explain why we need more data about the views, aspirations and challenges of ordinary people in the developing world.
What big international development events are still to come in 2016?
Looking ahead to what else 2016 has in store, Melanie Archer lists some autumn (and early winter) highlights from the international development calendar.
Will the World Development Report miss out the media鈥檚 role in public dialogue?
Will Taylor reviews the 鈥榞reen cover鈥� draft of the World Development Report, which puts a spotlight on the media but could do more to lay out how to support inclusive public dialogue at scale.
Public service broadcasting in fragile states: are we flogging a dead horse?
James Deane argues that the concept of media systems capable of: engaging everyone in society, acting independently and enabling dialogue across divides appears increasingly 鈥� rather than decreasingly 鈥� relevant in the 21st century.
Are there alternatives to counter-propaganda in an information age?
Looking at information responses to extremism, James Deane and Will Taylor reflect on the challenges for media development organisations and call for an evidence-based debate that accommodates different approaches.