Tagged with: Governance
Posts (24)
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Using compassion to build tolerance through radio drama in Myanmar
Becky Palmstrom
Senior advisor, governance and rights
In a fractured context like Myanmar, where the media is often a tool for sowing distrust and division, our programme Tea Cup Diaries drew on that most traditional of Buddhist qualities – compassion – to open up space for greater tolerance and understanding.
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Media 'extinction' and the gaping hole in anti-corruption efforts
James Deane
Head of Policy
It is time anti-corruption efforts factored in the crisis confronting independent media around the world, argues our Head of Policy James Deane.
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Media freedom and rethinking support to independent media
Caroline Sugg
Director of Strategy and Partnerships
As the world marks World Press Freedom Day on 3rd May, Caroline Sugg (Director of Strategy and Partnerships) talks about the crisis facing public interest media, what Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Media Action has done to strengthen media in fragile and developing countries, and what needs to change when it comes to prot...
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Helping people spot fake news in Sierra Leone
George Ferguson
Country Director, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Media Action Sierra Leone
Our Sierra Leone Country Director shares insights from our work to increase media literacy during national elections earlier this year.
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DFID's "transparency revolution" is welcome - but supporting independent media is urgent and challenging
James Deane
Head of Policy
James Deane argues that efforts to increase transparency and strengthen accountability will only succeed if independent media is given the support it needs to flourish and hold power to account.
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How we attracted women to our shows
Anu Mohammed
Head of Research and Learning, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Media Action, Nigeria
We wanted our radio shows about governance in Nigeria to appeal to women and girls – so we asked women in five states to help us make improvements.
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What the development sector can learn from audience segmentation
Sophie Baskett
Senior Research Manager
The commercial world has long used audience profiling to target consumers. Applying the techniques to our projects makes for better development interventions, says Sophie Baskett.
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3 negatives and 3 positives from World Press Freedom Day
James Deane
Head of Policy
Reflecting on the conversations and debates held in Indonesia for World Press Freedom Day, James Deane shares his three reasons to be worried and three grounds for optimism.
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Five questions our data portal can help answer
Sonia Whitehead
Head of Research Programmes, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Media Action
There's a lack of data on what ordinary people think, feel and want in developing countries. Our new Data Portal aims to help fix that.
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What’s the best way of improving accountability in Sierra Leone?
George Ferguson
Country Director, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Media Action Sierra Leone
George Ferguson, one of our Country Directors, discusses different types of accountability and which one works best in Sierra Leone.
