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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> Grace Githaiga
[mailto:ggithaiga@econewsafrica.org] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> 19 April 2006 09:29<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> emmutuakombo@stcloudstate.edu;
mureithi@summitstrategies.co.ke; KIPlist; alice@apc.org; AMWIK; amarc@amarc.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Fw: online forum</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>----- Original Message ----- <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:#E4E4E4'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <a
href="mailto:africamedia@uneca.org" title="africamedia@uneca.org">Africa Media
Group</a> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>To:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <a
href="mailto:Aulora_Stally_astally@zol.co.zw"
title="Aulora_Stally_astally@zol.co.zw">Aulora Stally astally</a> ; <a
href="mailto:ggithaiga@econewsafrica.org" title="ggithaiga@econewsafrica.org">Grace
Githaiga</a> ; <a href="mailto:Manoah.Esipisu@reuters.com"
title="Manoah.Esipisu@reuters.com">Manoah Esipisu</a> ; <a
href="mailto:edet@mediarightsagenda.org" title="edet@mediarightsagenda.org">Edetaen
Ojo</a> ; <a href="mailto:f.banda@ru.ac.za" title="f.banda@ru.ac.za">Fackson
Banda</a> ; <a href="mailto:Jeanette_Minnie_jcmin@iafrica.com"
title="Jeanette_Minnie_jcmin@iafrica.com">Jeanette Minnie jcmin</a> ; <a
href="mailto:mukela@nsjtraining.org" title="mukela@nsjtraining.org">John Mukela</a>
; <a href="mailto:dsenghor@panos-ao.org" title="dsenghor@panos-ao.org">Diana
Senghor</a> ; <a href="mailto:breezefm.zamtel.zm@uneca.un.org"
title="breezefm.zamtel.zm@uneca.un.org">Mike Daka</a> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> Monday, April 17,
2006 12:32 PM<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> online forum<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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</span></font><font size=2 face=sans-serif><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:sans-serif'>Dear all,</span></font> <br>
<br>
<font size=2 face=sans-serif><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif'>Please
kindly share this message with your networks.</span></font> <br>
<br>
<br>
<font size=2 face=sans-serif><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif'>tks.</span></font>
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<font size=2 face=sans-serif><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:sans-serif'>Martha
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</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>Dear colleague,</span></font> <br>
<br>
<font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>As a
media practitioner working in or on Africa, we’re writing to invite you to
participate in <i><span style='font-style:italic'>‘<b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>Strengthening <st1:place w:st="on">Africa</st1:place>’s Media’, </span></b></span></i>an
online forum – due to kick off on <b><i><span style='font-weight:bold;
font-style:italic'>Thursday 20 April 2006 </span></i></b>and lasts for <b><i><span
style='font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>12 weeks. </span></i></b></span></font><br>
<br>
<font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The<b><span
style='font-weight:bold'> </span></b>forum will provide a platform for African
media actors, in collaboration with their support partners, to articulate
concerns and perspectives, identify priority issues and areas requiring
support, and propose concrete initiatives and programmes towards a strengthened
media sector. We define media inclusively, spanning the mainstream press
and broadcast media, alternative and community media, civil society media,
formal and non-formal communication, and new media. The definition also
includes special interest media, addressing cross-cutting concerns such as
gender equity and human rights. </span></font> <br>
<br>
<font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The
‘Strengthening’ online forum is part of a broader consultation process –
supported by the Department for International Development (DFID) – that
includes physical meetings, both at sub-regional level and on specific issues
of concern. Your views will form the basis of a <b><i><span style='font-weight:
bold;font-style:italic'>‘Strategic Framework for Strengthening Media in <st1:place
w:st="on">Africa</st1:place>’</span></i></b>, a document intended to make the
case for enhanced investment in media. What you have to say will also be of
critical importance in framing the issues for a <b><i><span style='font-weight:
bold;font-style:italic'>Stakeholder Conference</span></i></b>, to be held in
September 2006, at which the priorities for strengthening Africa’s media will
be further discussed and agreed upon. </span></font><br>
<br>
<font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The
content of the electronic consultation will be structured around four groups of
media actors – <b><i><span style='font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Owners,
Practitioners, Trainers and Support Organizations</span></i></b>. Two weeks
will be dedicated to discussions related to each group, with a two-week period
of open discussion at the end during which the main points contributed will be
revisited and summarized. Each segment of the consultation will be <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">info</st1:PersonName>rmed by a series of questions. </span></font><br>
<br>
<font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>These
questions, along with instructions on how to participate, will be sent to you
in a <b><i><span style='font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Welcome Message</span></i></b>
which you will receive once you confirm that you are interested in taking part.
Once we get confirmation from you, we will register you and you will receive
the Welcome Message and guidelines as to how to participate. Should you wish to
do so, you can also sign up on your own by visiting <u><font color=blue><span
style='color:blue'>http://www.dgroups.org/groups/AMDP</span></font></u> and
following the instructions. </span></font><br>
<br>
<font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>We
look forward to hearing from you and hope that you can join us in what promises
to be a lively and stimulating discussion!</span></font> <br>
<br>
<font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Best
regards</span></font> <br>
<br>
<br>
<font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Martha
Mogus</span></font> <br>
<font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>For
the Secretariat</span></font> <br>
<font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>‘Strengthening
Africa’s Media’ </span></font><br>
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Addis Ababa</span></font></st1:City><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, <st1:country-region
w:st="on">Ethiopia</st1:country-region></span></font></st1:place> <br>
<u><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:blue'>africamedia@uneca.org</span></font></u><o:p></o:p></p>
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