Australian Development Gateway

The Australian Development Gateway (ADG) strives to support members of the development community in their efforts to reduce poverty and enhance sustainable development in the Asia Pacific region. The site has been created with participation from members of government, private, academia and non-government organisations. User feedback mechanisms have been incorporated to guide future directions of the site. The site is optimised for low bandwidth access to enable the widest participation throughout the Asia Pacific region.

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Media, development and governance (pdf 65kb)

This article explores the many obstacles facing media in developing countries in covering global issues.

Such issues include climate change, international trade negotiations or global governance of information communication technologies.

The article also considers the implications for governance and policy makers of the lack of media coverage of these issues.

 

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