Blog posts by year and monthFebruary 2013
Posts (7)
Life into art
How a writer's real experience breathes life into a Somali drama aiming to reduce illness and deaths among mothers and babies. Freelance trainer and consultant John Tuckey blogs.
A vote for debate
Chair of BBC Media Action and Director of BBC Global News describes the critical role of the BBC Media Action debate programme Sema Kenya (‘Kenya Speaks’) in the run-up to the Kenyan elections.
Character building
How one character in a Somali radio drama about mother and child health was born. Freelance editorial consultant John Tuckey blogs.
Back to basics
In a blog to accompany her TEDx talk in New York, BBC Media Action USA’s executive director Yvonne MacPherson explains how even the most basic, low-tech mobile phone can save lives in India.
Loy9: a youth show grows up
The interactive team manager looks back on the first year of broadcasting Cambodia’s multimedia youth show
Communication in a crisis
Jitendra Raut, BBC Nepali’s senior producer, on what he learned from BBC Media Action training in Nepal about how lifeline programming can save lives.
Bangladesh TV drama to tackle antenatal care
Md. Al Mamun, Senior Research Officer in Bangladesh for BBC 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.
