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Conceptualising Accountability: An Approach to Measurement
London: BBC Media Action (2012), 31 pp.
"Improving state accountability is a central preoccupation of development efforts. How individuals and institutions can and do hold governments to account for their actions and decisions differs radically between societies. Furthermore, what accountability actually means can differ greatly from one
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Is There a Link Between Media and Good Governance? What the Academics Say
Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2012), 45 pp.
"From this short survey of some key thinkers, can we conclude that there is a causal link between media and good governance? Does the existence of a free media increase accountability and reduce corruption? Do media influence society in positive ways and liberate the individual? As one would expect,
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What is Governance? Citizens' Perspectives on Governance in Sierra Leone and Tanzania
Draft Summary Record of the Seminar on Trends in Support of Accountability: Media Assistance Today
In: Draft Summary Record of the 15th Govnet Meeting
Paris: OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) (2011), pp. 19-25
Pera Natin ‘To! Citizen Action for Good Governance
Quezon City: Philippine Public Transparency Reporting Project (PPTRP) (2011), 154 pp.
"The starting point of PPTRP has been that real and lasting transparency and accountability are best built from the ground up piece by piece and by ordinary people taking their responsibilities as citizens seriously. It is one of the reasons we subtitled the project and website “Pera Natin ‘to!
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People, Politics and Change: Building Communication Capacity for Governance Reform
Key Guides
Washington, DC: World Bank (2011), viii, 465 pp.
"This is an applied facilitator’s guide for reform managers, change agents, development practitioners, and training professionals who need to use smart communication techniques—the relevant concepts, frameworks and applications—to promote change through governance reform. It is grounded on the
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Mid-Term Review BBC World Service Trust Project ‘A National Conversation’
DFID Governance and Transparency Fund (2011), 57 pp.
"A National Conversation' is a 5-year project funded by DFID's Governance and Transparency Fund (GTF) delivered by the BBC World Service Trust (BBC WST). Its purpose is to 'enhance media's capacity to cover governance issues by increasing transparency, accountability and citizen participation in med
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Generating Genuine Demand for Accountability Through Communication: A Trainer's Guide
Washington, DC: World Bank, Communication for Governance and Accountability Program (CommGAP) (2011), viii, 62 pp.
"This guide is designed for development practitioners in donor organizations, governments, and civil society, who are setting up capacity-building programs for promoting sustainable accountability and governance reform. A conceptual framework for communication and accountability provides trainers wi
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Topic Guide on Communication and Governance
Birmingham; Washington, DC: Governance and Social Development Resource Centre (GSDRC), University of Birmingham; World Bank, Communication for Governance and Accountability Program (CommGAP), 2nd ed. (2011), 67 pp.
Accountability Through Public Opinion: From Inertia to Public Action
Washington, DC: World Bank (2011), xxv, 507 pp.
Public Sentinel: News Media and Governance Reform
Deep Insights
Washington, DC: World Bank (2010), xxi, 420 pp.
"This book highlights the importance of the news media as watchdogs, agenda setters and gatekeepers for the quality of democratic deliberation in the public sphere. At the same time, it theorizes that the capacity of journalists and media systems to fulfill these roles depends on the broader context
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Médias et bonne gouvernance en Afrique: Concept et cas pratiques
Libreville: UNESCO (2010), xix, 209 pp.
Do Informed Voters Make Better Choices? Experimental Evidence from Urban India
[authors] (2010), 20 pp.
"Disclosure laws for politicians exist in over a hundred countries. But can disclosures about politician performance and qualifications influence electoral accountability in settings characterized by weak institutions and less educated populations? In the run-up to elections in Delhi we implemented
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Reporting Tax Research: Connecting Researchers and Journalists for Improved Media Coverage and Debate in Kenya
London: Panos London (2010), 20 pp.
"In late 2009, three newspaper articles appeared in the Kenyan press, contributing to a newly emerging debate in the Kenyan media over government transparency and accountability. Media reporting in Kenya on governance issues, particularly in relation to corrupt practices in public spending, is not n
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From Mouthpiece to Public Service: Donor Support to Radio Broadcasters in New Democracies
Development in Practice, volume 19, issue 4-5 (2009), pp. 491-503
"State-run broadcasting organisations in the South are usually ill-prepared for their public-service role in new democracies. They are often poorly funded compared to their new, commercial rivals and often still bound by the same ‘rules of the game’ that governed them prior to the democratic era
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SkillCity Master Trainers Manual on Investigative Journalism with a Focus on Accountability and Transparency in Afghanistan
Kabul: Saba Media Organisation (2009), 143 pp.
"This guide, compiled with the most updated sources at the time of going to press in early 2009, will take you step by step towards becoming an effective investigative journalist, gaining and practicing the necessary skills and thus gaining the self-confidence required to do a job that is both effec
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The Role of Media Literacy in the Governance Reform Agenda
Washington, DC: World Bank, Communication for Governance and Accountability Program (CommGAP) (2009), 12 pp.
"To navigate a complex and an ever-evolving media landscape, citizens must obtain the critical abilities and necessary communicative skills to participate actively and meaningfully in a democratic public sphere—the space where free and equal citizens come together to discuss and debate current aff
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Comunicación y construcción de ciudadanía: Aportes para el desarrollo
Madrid: Libros de la Catarata; Instituto Universitario de Desarrollo y Cooperación (IUDC-UCM) (2009), 157 pp.
"Esta obra parte de la idea de que sin comunicación no es posible el desarrollo, pues ésta compromete de manera participativa a todos los sectores que conforman nuestras sociedades. A pesar de la existencia de innumerables medios masivos, locales y globales, y de nuevas tecnologías de la informac
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Governance and the Media: A Survey of Policy Opinion
London: BBC World Service Trust (2009), 40 pp.
"In total, 23 people were interviewed for this report, a mix of those from different parts of the development and media communities, from differently located organisations, and from those based in different geographic locations. The bulk of the interviews were with development agencies - multilatera
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