From: Garth Japhet – Chair – The Communication Initiative Partners
Communicate your thoughts and analysis on your priority development issues.
Blog through The Communication Initiative platform.
New Policy Blogs space at http://www.comminit.com/policy-blogs
Submit your blogs at http://www.comminit.com/en/policy-blogs/node/add/blog or email to Julie Levyjlevy@comminit.com
My name is Garth Japhet and I am the CEO of Heartlines in South Africa http://www.heartlines.org.za/default.asp and the For Good Social Networking process http://www.forgood.co.za/Pages/Home.aspx as well as being Chair of The CI Partners group – http://www.comminit.com/global/content/communication-initiative-partners
A central principle for social change, communication for development and media development is that public and private debate, dialogue and conversation are essential for positive, long term change on the priority development issues that we all seek to address. Those «conversations» are effective when a range of voices are supported, heard, listened to and acted upon.
The same principle applies to policy and strategy development in local, national and international development. We require extensive dialogue with a range of voices and perspectives. The policy blogs space is designed as one element of that process. It provides an opportunity for your voice to be shared with a very extensive and important network.
The Communication Initiative communication for development, media development and social change network is now 88,000 strong with most key local, national and international development people and organizations registered and involved. It is freely available to anyone anywhere. In the past 12 months there have been over 1 million user sessions from 190 countries. So, there is a very significant and relevant audience for your views and opinions.
Can we please encourage you to write and publish your blogs in The Communication Initiative’s newly re-designed policy blogging space at http://www.comminit.com/policy-blogs
We are most grateful to our fellow partner BBC Media Action – http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaaction/ for supporting this blogging space as part of their Partnership involvement.
In order to publish either send your blogs by email direct to Julie Levy at jlevy@comminit.com or submit online as follows:
1. Click on this link http://www.comminit.com/en/policy-blogs/node/add/blog
2. LOG IN (if not already logged in)
3. Enter your blog TITLE, then the CONTENT of your blog and SAVE!
(Plus Add an IMAGE if you wish).
The CI staff will then complete the publication process.
We welcome blogs on the issues, opportunities, problems, analysis and successes that most exercise you! We would ask that these not be organizational promotion pieces. The emphasis is critical analysis. Themes could include:
– Conflict and Fragility
– Donors and the Development System
– Media Development
– Political Accountability and Participation
– Social Media
– Rights; and,
– Shifting Media Landscapes
Some examples of blogs follow.
If there are any issues or questions about this process, please reply to this email.
Thanks for engaging…and writing! We look forward to your critical thoughts and ideas being part of the development policy debate through the extensive Communication Initiative platform.
Garth
SOME BLOGS ALREADY ON THE CI PLATFORM
Open Data: Transforming the Fight Against Global Hunger
http://www.comminit.com/policy-blogs/content/open-data-transforming-fight-against-global-hunger
‘Silver Linings’ Generation: New Age of Digital Activism in Bangladesh
http://www.comminit.com/policy-blogs/content/silver-linings-generation-new-age-digital-activism-bangladesh
Development is important, but where to?
http://www.comminit.com/policy-blogs/content/development-important-where
Back to basics
http://www.comminit.com/policy-blogs/content/back-basics
The polio killings – Lives lost in vain?
http://www.comminit.com/policy-blogs/content/polio-killings-lives-lost-vain
Strategic Communications in Development: Art to Science
http://www.comminit.com/policy-blogs/content/strategic-communications-development-art-science
Role of Community Radio for Women’s Empowerment
http://www.comminit.com/policy-blogs/content/role-community-radio-women%E2%80%99s-empowerment
All blogs can be accessed at this link http://www.comminit.com/policy-blogs/search/apachesolr_search/?filters=2675 where they can be further filtered to your particular interests and needs (see right margin)
Thanks again
Garth Japhet
Chief Executive Officer
Heartlines and For Good
http://www.heartlines.org.za/
http://www.forgood.co.za/Pages/Home.aspx
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