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"People, Spaces, Deliberation" was launched in 2008 by the Communication for Governance and Accountability Program (CommGAP) and is now published by the External Affairs Operational Communication of the World Bank. The blog is edited by Sina Odugbemi and Diana Chung.
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Tony Blair

Quote of the Week: Tony Blair

Submitted by Sina Odugbemi on Mon, 06/13/2011 - 10:42


 


“People always used to say to me: listen to the people. That was a fine idea, of course, but unfortunately the people were all saying different things.”


-- Tony Blair, This much I know: Tony Blair, the Guardian, June 12, 2011

Ethics for the "Feral Beast"

Submitted by Anne-Katrin Arnold on Wed, 08/13/2008 - 17:16

In June 2007, just a few days before he left office, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair gave a speech on the relationship between government and the news media. Speaking to Reuters news agency, he diagnosed the relationship between politics and the media to be in tatters. He made his position rather clear: The media "is like a feral beast, just tearing people and reputations to bits." He said that reporting is driven by sensationalism, the need to attack and to exaggerate.