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The potential of reforming state broadcasters in divided societies: advancing an unfashionable argument
James Deane
Director, Policy and Learning
BBC Media Action’s Director of Policy and Learning argues for an urgent rethinking of what is often considered a relic of the past - the state broadcaster - to encourage discussion, dialogue and understanding across communities in fragile states.
With the grain or against the grain: a media perspective on the governance question of our time
James Deane
Director, Policy and Learning
With the grain or against the grain? A blog exploring different theoretical approaches to reducing poverty through improved governance – from a media perspective.
A step backwards: media in today's Iraq
Haider Al-Safi
is head of project, consolidating media freedoms in Iraq, BBC Media Action. Twitter: @Haider888
As Iraq faces a militant Sunni insurgency and the threat of a sectarian split, its media has fractured along similar lines and fallen into old habits of propaganda and hate speech. A commitment to a new code of practice is needed more than ever, says BBC Media Action's Haider Al-Safi.
UN Climate Talks: changing the conversation about climate change
Delia Lloyd
Senior Policy Manager, BBC Media Action
BBC Media Action's Senior Policy Manager reports from a lively session at this week's UN climate change conference which shared best practice on climate change communication.
How can access to independent media in a post-2015 framework be measured?
James Deane
Director, Policy and Learning
A proposal from our Director of Policy and Learning, James Deane on how access to independent media in a post-2015 framework could be measured.
Media and the post 2015 development framework: the case builds
James Deane
Director, Policy and Learning
BBC Media Action’s Director of Policy and Learning on the arguments being furthered internationally for and against media freedom’s inclusion the post-2015 agenda.
Tajikistan's election: a milestone for social media debate
Esfandiar Adena
Head of BBC Bureau in Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Esfandiar Adena, BBC Media Action Fellow at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism on how social networks are enabling Tajiks to flex their political muscles.
Fragile States: It’s time to focus on society
James Deane
Director, Policy and Learning
BBC Media Action's Director of Policy and Learning on how a Wilton Park conference on the role of media and communication in fragile states challenged existing thinking.
Health innovation: how to spread new ideas fast?
Yvonne MacPherson and Caroline Sugg
Executive Director, BBC Media Action USA and Head of Advisory and Policy Team, BBC Media Action
A focus on “people talking to people” ignores the complementary role of other forms of communication in improving health in the developing world, argues BBC Media Action's Yvonne MacPherson and Caroline Sugg.
Social media in Tajikistan: a battlefield
Esfandiar Adena
Head of BBC Bureau in Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Esfandiar Adena, BBC Media Action's Fellow at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, on the online conflict between pro-government and opposition voices ahead of Tajikistan's presidential elections.
