<span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:sans-serif">Dear colleagues,
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<br><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:sans-serif">Please let me
draw your attention to four articles recently published on </span><a href=https://dw.com/mediadev><span style=" font-size:10pt;color:blue;font-family:sans-serif">#mediadev</span></a><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:sans-serif">,
DW Akademie's online resource providing insight and analysis around the
topics of freedom of expression, media freedom and digital rights in international
development cooperation.</span>
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<br><a href=https://dw.com/mediadev><span style=" font-size:10pt;color:blue;font-family:sans-serif">https://dw.com/mediadev</span></a>
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<br><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:sans-serif">Kind regards</span>
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<br><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:sans-serif">Alexander Matschke</span>
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<br><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:sans-serif"><b>Anti-corruption:
Investing in investigation</b></span>
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<br><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:sans-serif">In the fight against
corruption, free media is crucial. It exposes malpractice and enables citizens
to demand change. Despite the decline of global press freedom, the media’s
power to curb corruption can be harnessed.</span>
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<br><a href="https://www.dw.com/en/investing-in-investigation/a-48462664"><span style=" font-size:10pt;color:blue;font-family:sans-serif">https://www.dw.com/en/investing-in-investigation/a-48462664</span></a>
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<br><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:sans-serif"><b>Social media
and crisis response: The power of the crowd in emergencies</b></span>
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<br><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:sans-serif">Social media is
an increasingly vital tool for crisis response as non-profit organizations
use it to save lives and help those in need. But its power to spread information
means social media can escalate crises too.</span>
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<br><a href="https://www.dw.com/en/saving-lives-with-social-media-the-power-of-the-crowd-in-emergencies/a-48305661"><span style=" font-size:10pt;color:blue;font-family:sans-serif">https://www.dw.com/en/saving-lives-with-social-media-the-power-of-the-crowd-in-emergencies/a-48305661</span></a>
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<br><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:sans-serif"><b>Guest post:
Internet addiction isn't the problem, it's the symptom</b></span>
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<br><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:sans-serif">If we want technology
that values well-being over engagement, we need to rebuild trust between
users and tech companies. </span>
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<br><a href="https://www.dw.com/en/internet-addiction-isnt-the-problem-its-the-symptom/a-48278732"><span style=" font-size:10pt;color:blue;font-family:sans-serif">https://www.dw.com/en/internet-addiction-isnt-the-problem-its-the-symptom/a-48278732</span></a>
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<br><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:sans-serif"><b>Interview:
How the media can contribute to conflict transformation</b></span>
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<br><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:sans-serif">Observer, activist,
target: the media can play various roles in conflicts. Can they also help
to bring peace?</span>
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<br><a href="https://www.dw.com/en/how-the-media-can-contribute-to-conflict-transformation/a-47179412"><span style=" font-size:10pt;color:blue;font-family:sans-serif">https://www.dw.com/en/how-the-media-can-contribute-to-conflict-transformation/a-47179412</span></a>
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<br><span style=" font-size:10pt;font-family:sans-serif">Alexander Matschke
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Policy and Concepts<br>
DW Akademie<br>
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