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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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Fackson Banda

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SAB LTD-UNESCO Chair of Media and Democracy, School of Journalism and Media Studies, Rhodes University, South Africa

Winner of the 2008 MISA Press Freedom Award, Prof. Fackson Banda is the SAB LTD-UNESCO Chair of Media and Democracy in the School of Journalism and Media Studies at Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa. A scholar of African political thought and media, he has published in the areas of postcolonial theory and media, technology and development, civic education and communication as well as community media and policy, among others. Prior to his appointment at Rhodes University, Prof. Banda worked as executive director of Panos Southern Africa, an organisation dedicated to communication and sustainable development. Prof. Banda is currently a columnist on the Zambian The Post newspaper.


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