New BBC Media Action Policy Briefings
We are pleased to present a series of practice and research briefings by BBC Media Action exploring the role of the media in accountability and political participation:
‘Doing Debate Differently: media and accountability’
Explores how media can influence accountability using quantitative and qualitative data drawn from BBC Media Action’s work in nine countries.
Findings:
– Media can influence accountability by empowering people, creating
space and influencing power
– Development donors and practitioners need to integrate media more
fully into their empowerment and accountability strategies
‘Inspiring Political Participation: lessons from the media’
Examines the lessons from BBC Media Action’s
governance programmes for inspiring political participation.
The briefing concludes that effective media programming needs to:
– Go beyond just providing information to focus on enabling discussion
– Create space for constructive, non-partisan discussion
‘Media and Political Participation: fostering inclusive governance’
Examines what our research tells us about the relationship between governance programmes and political participation based on quantitative data from seven countries.
