[FoME] New DW Akademie Publication: "Considering the Dark Side of the Media"

[Ute Lange]

New Publication: "Considering the Dark Side of the Media"

Instead of serving the public, many media act as mouthpieces of the 
powerful and advance polarization in society. This dark side of the media 
and its interaction with other parts of society is the focus of a new DW 
Akademie discussion paper. 

"Development Agenda: Considering the Dark Side of the Media" describes 
different phenomena of what the authors call the dark side of the media, 
and it looks at how the dark side interacts in a dynamic way with other 
features of the governance environment. It analyses societal dynamics and 
points out implications for media development. This paper also marks the 
start of the new consultation project "Media Development and the 
Governance Debate: Reframing the Agenda", which DW Akademie is launching 
in cooperation with the Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA).

News media have the potential to support economic and social improvements 
in developing countries and emerging economies. But in reality they often 
fail to do so. Rather than serving the public and speaking truth to power, 
many media spread propaganda, repeat rumors without verification, 
discriminate against minorities, and feed the polarization of societies. 
Such media actions have a harmful influence that reaches far beyond the 
media sector itself. This paper describes different phenomena of what is 
called the dark side of the media, and it proposes a model to describe 
negative and positive dynamics between the media sector and the wider 
political, economic, and cultural context. New and broader strategies in 
media development are needed to tackle this problem.

The Authors:

Jan Lublinski, Head Research and Evaluation, DW Akademie
Sacha Meuter, Legal Advisor and Research Coordinator, Fondation Hirondelle
Mark Nelson, Director, Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA)

Read "Development Agenda: Considering the Dark Side of the Media" on ISSUU
:
http://issuu.com/dwakademie/docs/considering_the_dark_side_of_the_me

The discussion paper is also available for download on our website:
http://www.dw.com/en/dw-akademie/publications/s-9527






Beste Grüße

Ute Lange
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