air quality media briefing intro remarks - by nalaka gunawardene, 27 april 2011 final
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Gasping for Fresh Air?Gasping for Fresh Air?
Media Briefing onChallenges of Air Quality &
Mobility Management in South Asian Cities
Organised by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), India
together with TVE Asia Pacific27 April 2011
SLFI, Colombo 7
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Asking Questions, Seeking Clarity
.…..www.tveap.org
Nalaka Gunawardene Director, TVE Asia Pacific
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Why this event?
• Part of our on-going commitment to mobilise media for cleaner air in developing Asia
• Tap mass media’s power to critically support individual, community, govt & industry efforts for better air quality
• Self interest: breathe easily!
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TVE Asia Pacific (TVEAP)
• Regional non-profit media foundation, est. 1996
• Using TV, video & web to communicate development
• Journalistic story-tellers
• Anchored in Sri Lanka
• Covering developing countries in Asia Pacific region
.…..www.tveap.org
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Why this event?
Cartoon by Rustam Vania, CSE
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CSE: Long track record…
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Stories in the air?
As professional ‘story-tellers’…
• How can we see air quality stories beyond most obvious?
• Where do we dig for such stories?
• What are they worth?
• How best to tell often complex & evolving stories?
• What pitfalls to guard against?
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Look for bigger picture…• It’s more than a ‘pollution’ story
• Complex links to govt policy, regulation, industrial lobbies, tech options, etc, etc.
• Strong vested interests: money, power, intrigue!
• At stake: Health, wealth & lives
• Hype & disinformation abound
• But success stories too!
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Cartoon by W R Wijesoma, circa 1990
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Cartoon by W R Wijesoma, 1993
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Cartoon by Ramesh de Silva, 2010
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Cartoon by Darshana Priyanth Malwattage, 2010
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Cartoon by M M D M Dileepa Dolawatta, 2010
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Cartoon by Fazrina Fara Mohamed Mubarak, 2010
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Cartoon from Down to Earth, CSE India
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• Many stories science-based…
• Ideal coverage: informed by science, but not immersed in it!
• Also pursue political angles…
• Clean air: environment + business + health + politics +
• Green; Brown; Black & White!
Clean Air stories: Science + politics + people
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Engaging Media…
Media for Cleaner Air in Asia Training Workshop@BAQ, Yogyakarta, Indonesia: Dec 2006
.…..www.tveap.org
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Wanted: Human Face!
“Scientific data, technical analysis and statistics alone cannot engage the public on air pollution and its mitigation…“To be effective, media coverage of air quality needs to include the human dimension and human interest.”- Participants at 2006 Yogyakarta w/sDetails: http://tiny.cc/GoodAir
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Why I take it personally…
www.tveap.org movingimages.wordpress.com .…..www.tveap.org
SaneeyaHussain(1954 - 2005)Journalist, feministSocial activist &Asthma refugee, andfinally its victim
Profile at:http://tiny.cc/SanH
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Why I take it personally…2
www.tveap.org movingimages.wordpress.com www.tveap.org
Dhara
GunawardeneLived in Colombo
all her 14 yrs.
Asthma sufferer.
Carries her own
Inhaler.
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.…..www.tveap.org
Email: [email protected]
Blog: http://movingimages.wordpress.com
Twitter: www.twitter.com/NalakaG