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The Brain Trust Initiative: A Vision to Unleash the Power of Digital Media as a Force for Change Across Sub-Saharan Africa

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2019-12

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Twumasi, George. “The Brain Trust Initiative: A Vision to Unleash the Power of Digital Media as a Force for Change Across Sub-Saharan Africa.” Shorenstein Center Discussion Paper Series. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University, December 2018.

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Media in sub-Saharan Africa is at a crossroads. Journalism as a change agent within sub-Saharan Africa has lagged, due primarily to the lack of commercially vibrant media and editorially independent media institutions. This has weakened sub-Saharan Africa’s democratic governance processes and its socio-economic development.

The purpose of this document is to propose the design of a Brain Trust that would help create for sub-Saharan Africa a dynamic, stable, and financially sound digital ecosystem spanning the mediums of print, radio, and television.

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