Polis to Launch Development, Governance, Media Confab Report
POLIS Director, Charlie Beckett Wednesday disclosed that the report of the 'Development, Governance and the Media: the Role of the Media in Building African Society' will be launched on Wednesday June 27th with a panel debate and drinks reception at the Old Theatre, London School of Economics and Political Science, on 27 June 2007 from 4.30 - 7.00pm.
The report follows a high-level POLIS conference that was held on March 22 in partnership with the BBC World Service Trust, Open University, Concern, Panos, Communication for Social Change Consortium, UNESCO UK and DFID.
"POLIS, the journalism and society think tank at the London School of Economics and London College of Communication, has now been up and running for a year.
We'd like to take this opportunity to update you on our activities and let you know about what's coming up. The highlight next month is the launch of our new report on 'Development, Governance and the Media: the role of the media in building African society," he stated.
Director Beckett noted that the 'Development, Governance and the Media: the Role of the Media in Building African Society' tackled Media and power; Media and the Millennium Development Goals; Media in fragile states and the Impact of the digital revolution in Africa.
"Development, Governance and the Media' addresses four key themes: Media and power; Media and the Millennium Development Goals; Media in fragile states and the Impact of the digital revolution in Africa. Taking these contributions, the report puts journalism back at the heart of the debate and sets out a new paradigm of 'networked journalism' for fostering media development in Africa," he stated.
Beckett stated that the keynote speaker will be Eric Chinje, Director of African Development Bank Communications and head of the Strengthening African Media Initiative.
"We hope that you've enjoyed the events this year. We welcome any feedback or suggestions about where you'd like to see POLIS doing next. You can send your contributions to polis@lse.ac.uk or visit our website at www.lse.ac.uk/polis for more details," he concluded.
