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 POLIS Conference:
 
Development, Governance and the Media
 
The role of the media in building African society
 
Thursday 22 March 2007London School of Economics
 Statement of purposeThis POLIS conference will bring together academics, policy makers, donors and media practitioners toset out practically how the international development community can respond effectively to thecredible demand from Africa for the media to play a role in its development. It will complementongoing policy work and consultation processes in this area.The conference will continue the ongoing process of considering fresh perspectives to challenge unfairperceptions and constructively deliver change in Africa. POLIS believes that only by fully including themedia community in the debate can progress be made.Outline
10.30 – 11.00
(teas and coffees served):
Welcome session
 A chance to register, meet other participants, view photography display, read handout material, andview examples of media for development work.
11.00 – 12.30
:
Key players, key perspectives
 Brief introduction by Charlie Beckett, POLIS, and Conference Chair Myles WicksteadAddress by Gareth Thomas MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development.
Gareth Thomas MP will give the Ministerial perspective on how the media can be integrated in current  African development and governance strategies, in light of DFID’s 2006 White Paper, ‘MakingGovernance Work for the Poor’.
Eric Chinje will establish how best the international development community can respond to the Africanagenda set out in the Strengthening African Media Development Initiative.The addresses will be followed by panel responses from Dr Fackson Banda (Rhodes University),Amadou Mahtar Ba (AllAfrica Global Media) and Paul Mitchell (World Bank).
12.30 – 14.00
(buffet lunch served):
The journalist’s perspective
 Top journalists from the UK and Africa including Channel 4’s Jon Snow, Shola Ashunkeye and Ibiba DonPedro (former winners, CNN African Journalist of the Year awards) will debate their experiences fromdiffering journalistic perspectives of how the media works in practice. How successful have journalistsbeen in challenging stereotypes and positively promoting African development and good governance?How well has the African media played its part in this?
14.00 – 15.15
:
Break-out session 1
 (teas & coffees served in break)
15.30 – 17.00
:
Break-out session 2
 Participants will break away in to separate focus groups to address key questions in more detail. Eachparticipant has the chance to attend 2 sessions (each session will run twice).
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