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The Nature of Media Development

To: The Media Development community within The Drum Beat network From: Warren Feek Re: Perspectives on Media Development from James Deane blog

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Greetings and best wishes. I previously did a general note re James Deane's blog on the closing of Panos London - see http://www.comminit.com/policy-blogs/content/memoriam-panos-london

Within that blog there were some insights about the nature of media development from the Panos London perspective. Just one quote:

"Panos’ purpose was to support a free and plural media capable of providing the platforms and opportunities for public debate in developing countries; to provide information itself on key development issues and support others to do so; to catalyse public debate on those issues without trying to tell people what to think. In essence, its work was to create an information and communication environment most conducive to people taking control of their own lives." http://www.comminit.com/policy-blogs/content/memoriam-panos-london

Do you agree with this strategic approach to media development?

Do you even regard this approach as media development?

Is an approach such as the one outlined by James above still relevant today?

Is it still required?

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Thanks – really appreciated - Warren

Warren Feek Executive Director The Communication Initiative

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To: The Media Development Network within The Drum Beat network Re: Panos approach to Media Development

Yes I do agree with Panos approach to Media and communication, but would probably ask for more involvement.

Panos should not pretend impartiality, in most of the world there very many people denied, even by their own governments, the right to information and the right to inform others; any pro democracy, i.e. pro people organisation should relentlessly defend these.

Yes that was media development for its day. And indeed there is still need, probably a more refined type of Panos to cope with present day media challenges. In Africa governments still own the word,whether transmitted electronically or by print. Television has become the greatest tool of spin-doctoring, that must also be contested.

D.M. Keineetse

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