<font size=2 face="sans-serif"><b>New Publication: "Considering the
Dark Side of the Media"</b></font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">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. </font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">"Development Agenda: </font><a href=http://issuu.com/dwakademie/docs/considering_the_dark_side_of_the_me target=_blank><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Considering
the Dark Side of the Media</font></a><font size=2 face="sans-serif">"
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).<br>
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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.<br>
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</i>The Authors:</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Jan Lublinski, Head Research and Evaluation,
DW Akademie</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Sacha Meuter, Legal Advisor and Research
Coordinator, Fondation Hirondelle</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Mark Nelson, Director, Center for International
Media Assistance (CIMA)</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Read "Development Agenda: Considering
the Dark Side of the Media" on </font><a href=http://issuu.com/dwakademie/docs/considering_the_dark_side_of_the_me target=_blank><font size=2 face="sans-serif">ISSUU</font></a><font size=2 face="sans-serif">:</font>
<br><a href=http://issuu.com/dwakademie/docs/considering_the_dark_side_of_the_me></a><a href=http://issuu.com/dwakademie/docs/considering_the_dark_side_of_the_me><font size=2 color=blue face="sans-serif">http://issuu.com/dwakademie/docs/considering_the_dark_side_of_the_me</font></a>
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<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">The discussion paper is also available
for download on our website:</font>
<br><a href="http://www.dw.com/en/dw-akademie/publications/s-9527"><font size=2 color=blue face="sans-serif">http://www.dw.com/en/dw-akademie/publications/s-9527</font></a>
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