Governance and Accountability: What role for media?

A hub for content relating to our 'Governance and Accountability' event, including a film and Storify summary of the panel discussion as well as links to relevant blogs and reports.

Watch the film of the panel discussion with top panellists from Oxfam GB, Article 19, the Omidyar Network, the World Bank and BBC Media Action.

You can also scroll through our Storify summary with photos and top tweets on a range of topics, including: the state of governance research, sustainability of the media and fake news.

Read panellist Duncan Green's blog about the event, which was originally posted on his From Poverty to Power blog. Duncan highlighted the importance of enabling discussion not just providing information; he also reflected on the transition from linear theories of change to systems thinking – among much else.

Also be sure to take a look at Will Taylor's Doing debate differently report, which explains how media can influence accountability by empowering people, facilitating constructive public debate and creating opportunities for influencing leaders. 

For more on how our governance programmes can help improve social inclusion, read Chris Snow's blog looking at the potential of media to engage even hard-to-reach groups in politics. To make his case, Chris reviews the results of a survey of 23,000 people across seven countries.