“Bhutan Centre for Media and Democracy”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

In December, 2016 King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck recognized the significant role being played by CSOs in the new democracy, awarding 22 National Orders of Merit (gold), to organisations that provided such non-government services as gender, governance, environment and media.^[4]^[5] BCMD, as the first CSO, has been described as a demonstration of the role this sector could play in the developing country, by "encouraging young people, teachers and local leaders to act as bridge to strengthen civic engagement".^[5]

Operation and objectives

BCMD, like all Bhutanese CSOs, works according to the framework of Bhutan's philosophy of Gross National Happiness, which was proclaimed by the Fourth King of Bhutan to be a more important measure of a nation's wealth and progress than Gross National Product.^[6] The organisation states that:

The not-for-profit organisation runs an extensive range of programs at its media lab in the capital Thimphu, as well as in schools and rural areas, to help citizens understand their role in the new democracy, as well as to improve overall media literacy. It has a strong focus on teaching the youth to harness the power of media to help their communities.^[7] Programs include school media clubs, teacher training, photography workshops, video skills, community mapping of problems and resources, training rural groups in podcasting, holding forums for discussions on issues affecting Bhutanese society and facilitating dialogue at every level of society.^[8]^[9]

With its focus on media literacy and citizen engagement, BCMD publishes a bi-annual journal called Druk Journal; children's books in English and the national language Dzongkha; media guides for parents encouraging online safety; audio books; and guides to writing creative non-fiction (literary journalism).^[10]

The centre was launched by former broadcast journalist Siok Sian Pek-Dorji, who is the Executive Professional Director and is overseen by a Board of Directors that includes Executive Director Nancy Strickland, from the Bhutan Canada Foundation and Dr Dorji Thinley, President of Samtse College of Education. Advisors include former National Council Members Sangay Khandu and Dr Jagar Dorji, along with international specialists Howard Schneider of Stony Brook University, Mark Mancall, Professor Emeritus of Stanford University and Kavi Chongkittavorn, The Nation Multimedia Group, Thailand.

BCMD displays media produced by its members on a blog, [https://www.facebook.com/bhutancmd/ Facebook] and [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCugD65P7Y2uc7qZ3mwDW66w YouTube].

References

1. ^Mi-Khung, Vol 1, Issue 1, June 2011
2. ^Sithey, G 2013, Democracy in Bhutan: The first five years, 2008-13
3. ^¹{{cite web|url=http://bcmd.bt/about-us/our-mission-vision-objectives/|title=Our Mission, Vision & Objectives |work=Bhutan Centre for Media and Democracy}}
4. ^Editorial, Druk Journal, 2017, Winter, p3
5. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.kuenselonline.com/inspiring-change-through-public-engagement/|title=Inspiring change through public engagement |date=April 23, 2017|work=Kuensel }}
6. ^Elliot, J 1987, 'The modern path to enlightenment', Financial Times, 2 May.
7. ^¹BCMD Annual Report 2016
8. ^{{cite web|url=http://bcmd.bt/programme-areas/inspiring-active-citizens/|title=Inspiring Active Citizens |work= Bhutan Centre for Media and Democracy}}
9. ^{{cite web|url=http://bcmd.bt/programme-areas/expand-and-encourage-public-discourse/|title=Expand and Encourage Public Discourse |work=Bhutan Centre for Media and Democracy}}
10. ^{{cite web|url=http://bcmd.bt/newsroom/publications/|title=Publications - Bhutan Centre for Media and Democracy|publisher=}}

Operation and objectives

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