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  1. World Press Freedom Day 2019: Our youth delegates take Addis Ababa by storm!

    Becca Cole

    Publicist

    World Press Freedom Day 2019: Our youth delegates take Addis Ababa by storm!

    For the recent World Press Freedom Day conference (WPFD2019) in Ethiopia, we sponsored two youth delegates – Bwale Mutanuka from Zambia and Kefa Hussein from Tanzania – to take part in the conference's Youth Newsroom initiative. Learn about their action-packed experiences!

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  2. Flying solo after training with ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Question Time

    Ali Sharif and Rob Hopkin

    Flying solo after training with ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Question Time

    Ali Sharif wanted to be an airline pilot but after joining ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Media Action in North Africa - and with help from ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Question Time director Rob Hopkin - he is now the director of Hiwar Mushtarak, a TV debate show increasing people’s knowledge of current affairs and holding those in power to account.

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  3. Skiing in Afghanistan

    Mukhtar Yadgar

    Project Officer, Afghanistan

    Skiing in Afghanistan

    Afghanistan’s Bamyan province is best known for its ancient statues of Buddha. Today, its relative security and freezing winters are aiding the growth of a fledgling skiing industry. Mukhtar Yadgar explains how a local radio station is helping raise awareness about the benefits of the sport.

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  4. The 15km road to accountability

    Fennovia Matakala

    Project Officer, ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Media Action

    The 15km road to accountability

    How hard questions during a radio show are making sure a road is built for a village in Zambia.

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  5. South Sudan: making PSAs that matter

    Cassie Biggs

    Senior Project Manager, ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Media Action in South Sudan

    Great sound, simple language and one core message: key lessons from our recent training for partner radio stations in South Sudan. ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Media Action's Cassie Biggs blogs from Juba. 

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  6. Training tips: how to inform and inspire journalists

    Ehizogie Ohiani

    Producer/Trainer, ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Media Action in Nigeria

    Five practical ideas from our trainer Ehizogie Ohiani in Nigeria about how to lead a training session with a difference.

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  7. The challenges of reporting in Ukraine

    Tony Howson

    Senior Trainer, ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Media Action

    Tony Howson, ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Media Action's senior trainer, on watching how the Ukrainian journalists he worked with have been covering the current crisis.

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  8. Tackling bonded labour in India

    Kathryn Tomlinson

    Regional Director, Asia, ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Media Action

    Inspiring stories from ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Media Action's radio project in Madhya Pradesh, India which works with local partners to tackle bonded labour. 

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  9. How to create PSAs in emergencies

    Parambrahma Tripathy

    Senior Content Writer ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Media Action, India

    ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Media Action's Parambrahma Tripathy on the six crucial lessons learned while making audio spots to help people affected by a cyclone in Odisha, India.

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  10. Local partnerships: a key to lasting change

    Caroline Sugg

    Head, Advisory and Policy Team, ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Media Action

    ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Media Action's Caroline Sugg on how the international development charity works with local media partners to support change that lasts beyond the lifetime of an individual project. 

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