The roles of the news media in the governance agenda

Watchdogs, agenda-setters and gate-keepers

The World Bank Communication for Governance and Accountability Program (CommGAP) and the Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy at KSG  co-sponsored a Harvard University Workshop on “The Role of the News Media in the Governance Agenda: Watch-dog, Agenda-Setter, and Gatekeepers.”  The event was held from 9am Thursday 29^th May until midday Saturday 31^st May 2008 in the Penthouse at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. Further details are available below. 

Workshop

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• Concept note

• Literature Bibliography

• Style guide for contributors

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Workshop Sponsors and Organizers

• Communication and Accountability Program (CommGAP), World Bank

• The Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University

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