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The whole picture

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 2009-07-01 00:48.

This is a very interesting piece but if you're going to talk about the big picture of media development then surely it's more than a little mypopic not to mention USAID's funding of Internews implemented projects all over the map. Is this a good or a bad thing? What does USAID hope to achieve with all these projects? How is Internews really rated: a self claimed 'leader' in media development and media development thinking or a DC lap dog?

If you're talking about media development and you're not not mentioning any of this, then your picture is incomplete...no?

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table or trade?

Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 2009-06-07 01:55.

Bill wrote: "Yet much could be done that would foster greater donor collaboration and bring new money to the table."

I misread this at first: "bring new money to the trade".

Perhaps it's time to recognise that media development is an industry, and that this is not a bad thing. It opens the way for media-centric advocacy, professionalisation, ethical codes, alliances, etc. That participants may be self-interested (because they believe in their cause, because some earn their living there, etc.), does not denigrate the value of what is done.

Ultimately, that's what will attract more investment - and generate better results.

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