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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hello colleagues,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I have been following this mailing list for some time. Just wanted to contribute some thoughts after reading an excellent policy paper by James Deane of BBC Media Action. What triggered it for me though, was a debate this week in Washington DC in which the state of media in fragile states was discussed in some depth.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I’ve put the thoughts into a blog post here. <span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black;background:white'> <a href="http://criticaldistance.blogspot.nl/2014/01/is-netherlands-also-fragile-state-bbc.html">http://criticaldistance.blogspot.nl/2014/01/is-netherlands-also-fragile-state-bbc.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black;background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black;background:white'>Delighted to see the new paths announced for the Deutsche Welle. Definitely a step in the right direction.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black;background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black;background:white'>Regards to people who remember me,<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black;background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black;background:white'>Jonathan Marks</span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>This e-mail originates from:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Jonathan Marks<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Director<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Critical Distance BV<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span 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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Video Vault: <a href="http://tinyurl.com/ccbu3p"><span style='color:blue'>http://tinyurl.com/ccbu3p</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Newsblog: <a href="http://criticaldistance.blogspot.com/" title="http://criticaldistance.blogspot.com/"><span style='color:purple'>http://criticaldistance.blogspot.com</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Company Switchboard: <a href="http://www.jonathanmarks.com/"><span style='color:blue'>http://www.jonathanmarks.com</span></a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Dutch Chamber of Commerce Number: 32099017</span><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'> : </span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Dutch VAT Number: NL8125.14.270.B01</span><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>_______________________________________________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'> I lead teams to produce and organise high-level closed in-company events, usually on themes connected with media strategy, high-tech and cross-media storytelling. 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