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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB><FONT size=3>(CIMA) “The Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) released “The Politics of Media Development: The Importance of Engaging the Government and Civil Society”, by Paul Rothman of CIMA's staff.<?xml:namespace prefix = "o" ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB><o:p><FONT size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-GB><FONT size=3>“This paper outlines the key role of political support, the need for more nuanced understanding of political context, and how donors and implementers can more effectively engage drivers of change in the public sector to build support for media and media development work.”<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB><FONT size=3>CIMAs Senior Director Mark Nelson announced that “we'll be focusing much of our attention on this issue over the next four months” and a first public event will be held on September 30th at CIMA's offices in Washington, DC. <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB><FONT size=3>The paper is available on the CIMA website under http://www.cima.ned.org/resource/the-politics-of-media-development/</FONT><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></BODY></HTML>