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<BODY lang=EN-GB style="FONT: 10pt Segoe UI; MARGIN: 4px 4px 1px" link=blue vLink=purple><BR><BR>>>> James Deane <james.deane@bbc.co.uk> 06.11.2013 14:13 >>><BR>
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<P class=MsoPlainText>Dear colleague <o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoPlainText>Almost 50 states around the world are currently classified by the OECD as fragile - defined as having weak capacity to carry out basic governance functions and lacking the ability to develop mutually constructive relations with society. <o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoPlainText>These states will be a priority for the international development community in the coming years and a BBC Media Action policy series on media in fragile states aims to inform donors on the complex but crucial role that media plays within fragile environments.<o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoPlainText>I am pleased to share with you two new publications from the series: <o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoPlainText><A href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaaction/publicationsandpress/policy_fragile_states.html">Fragile states: the role of media and communication</A> provides an overview of current media trends in fragile states and explores whether these trends are making these states more or less fragile. The briefing draws extensively on BBC Media Action’s analysis of the media within Afghanistan, Kenya, Iraq and Somalia. It argues that the role of a free media should be embraced and better prioritised in strategies designed to support such states but the risks posed by more factionalised media and communication systems also require attention. <o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoPlainText><A href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaaction/publicationsandpress/policy_pakistan.html">The Media of Pakistan: fostering inclusion in a fragile democracy?</A> explores the rapidly diversifying media sector within Pakistan and its role in fostering inclusion and accountability in the context of a democratic transition. The briefing shows how social and regional media, in particular, are increasingly giving voice to populations historically excluded from the country’s public sphere, even amid on-going political, security and economic constraints. <o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoPlainText><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">“</SPAN>Fragile states” is authored by James Deane, director of policy and learning at BBC Media Action, while “The Media of Pakistan” is written by Huma Yusuf, freelance journalist and media researcher, and Emrys Schoemaker, media consultant and Director at iMedia Associates. Colleagues in London can hear more from the authors about the media of Pakistan at a Chatham House event on 18 November. Please register to attend <A href="http://www.chathamhouse.org/events/view/195250">Post-Election Pakistan: A Rocky Start?</A><o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoPlainText><SPAN style="COLOR: black">Both briefings were prepared thanks to funding from the UK Department for International Development (DFID). </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoPlainText>We invite you to read these briefings and to share them with any contacts, colleagues and/or networks that are interested in media, participation and democratisation in fragile, conflict, and post-conflict environments. <o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black">If you would like to request hard copies or a low resolution version of the paper, <B>please write to </B></SPAN><B><A href="mailto:aoife.allen@bbc.co.uk" target=_blank><SPAN style="COLOR: windowtext">aoife.allen@bbc.co.uk</SPAN></A></B><SPAN style="COLOR: black"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black">Yours sincerely <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Gill Sans','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d">Director of Policy & Learning <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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