As 2017 draws to a close the team at PMA would like to thank you for your continued interest in our work.
Credibility, accountability and high standards of journalism remain central for building and maintaining public trust in media. Along with editorial freedom these are all essential characteristics of public media and democracy. In the rapidly shifting geopolitics of a world where populism and authoritarianism seem to be eroding both freedom of speech and democracy then it seems that public media and the PMA have a great deal of work ahead for 2018.
Our regular update ‘PSM Weekly’ has been running for a year now providing links to stories about public media worldwide. PSM Weekly will be taking a short break for one week over the festive period but we’ll be emailing you again on Wednesday 3rd January, returning to Tuesday circulation on the 9th January 2018. As the worldwide readership of PSM Weekly continues to grow we would also like to invite you to contribute stories and ideas including your nominations for our ‘Best of PSM’ feature.
Once again our thanks for your support and our very best wishes for a happy, prosperous and peaceful New Year.
Sally-Ann Wilson, CEO. PMA
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EGYPT: Egypt’s journalists face ‘unprecedented’ threats
Aljazeera: This has been described as “the worst time to be a journalist” in Egypt’s history.
ETHIOPIA: As Violence Flares in Ethiopia, Internet Goes Dark
VOA: Amid reports of violent clashes that have led to at least 15 deaths, the Ethiopian government has partially blocked internet access to its citizens, suppressing information about the exact scope of the violence and the response of federal security forces.
GAMBIA: When Journalists Targeted, Society Pays Price
The Point (via All Africa): Gambia’s minister of Information has said it is evident that when journalists were targeted in The Gambia, the whole society had to pay the price.
GHANA: Budget Cut For Information Ministry To Affect Operations At GBC
Modern Ghana: The decision by the government to reduce the 2018 budgetary allocation to the Information Ministry from ¢141million to ¢107million, has triggered sharp criticisms from Members of Parliament (MPs).
GUINEA: Guinean Authorities Strike Again: Four Radio Stations Shut Down Over ‘Nonpayment of License Fees’
MFWA: In what looks like a continuation of recent hostility against the media in Guinea, the authorities have shut down four radio stations over nonpayment of license fees.
KENYA: Kenya’s 2017 elections: how new media stole the mainstream’s thunder
The Conversation
KENYA & SOMALIA: “Right now, the lies are ahead of us” – Maneuvering in fake news in Kenya and Somalia
IMS: While media in much of the Western hemisphere focus primarily on Trump, the US elections and Russian online “trolling” when discussing fake news, in Somalia and Kenya fake news takes on an entirely different dimension.
NIGERIA: Vice President Blames Decline in Media On Absence of Vision, Poor Finance
Via All Africa: Osinbajo, who spoke at the renowned journalist, Kadaria Ahmed’s 50th birthday in Lagos at the weekend, blamed the poor state of media on the inability of players in the industry to visualise business models to thrive the sector.
SOUTH AFRICA: CWU accepts SABC wage deal
Times Live: The South African Broadcasting Corporation on Monday announced that a wage deal for the 2017/18 financial year has been reached with the Communications Workers Union (CWU)‚ after the Bemawu union called off its strike at SABC at the weekend.
SOUTH AFRICA: Mediation efforts as SABC strike gains traction
Times Live: SABC management have offered to enter into mediation on Friday to break a wage deadlock and prevent further disruptions to programming.
SOUTH AFRICA: SABC enjoys confidence of more than half of South Africans, survey shows
Business Day: Despite not trusting state institutions in general, the South African Reconciliation Barometer shows that the embattled SABC is still trusted.
Article 19: Tuesday 5th December saw music collaborators, David Mugema and his producer Jonah Muwanguzi charged with an act of offensive communication against the Ugandan President.
ZIMBABWE: Film makers urge govt to professionalise ZBC
Daily News: The Zimbabwe Film Industry Development Platform (ZFIDP), founded three years ago by a number of stakeholders in the local film industry, has urged the government to urgently appoint a new professional board and management at the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC).
GENERAL: At least 66 journalists ‘languishing in African jails’
News24: At least 262 journalists have been jailed for doing their job around the world, and 66 of these, are in Africa – as of December 1, says a media watchdog.
AZERBAIJAN: Another wave of trials of independent journalists in Azerbaijan
RSF: The trial of Afgan Mukhtarli, which begins today in the northern city of Balakan, is a striking example of the determination with which the regime goes after its critics.
CAMBODIA: Cambodia shuts down 330 print media outlets
Nikkei Asian Review: Cambodia on Monday shut down 330 supposedly “inactive” print media outlets, citing the need to prevent media passes issued to them from being misused.
CAMBODIA & PHILIPPINES: PH, Cambodia agree to fight ‘fake news’
Inquirer.net: The Philippines and Cambodia have agreed to cooperate in improving their communication programs and battling fake news.
CHINA: Korean photojournalists attacked in Beijing
IFJ
CHINA & PAKISTAN: China’s growing presence in Pakistani media (Analysis)
BBC Monitoring: China’s deepening footprint in Pakistani society is getting increasingly reflected in the South Asian country’s local media, as seen in TV, radio, print, advertising and cinema.
HONG KONG: Hong Kong to aim for 5G service by 2020
ABU: The Communications Authority is preparing the groundwork for a 5G mobile network – expected to transmit up to 10 gigabytes of data per second – in the city by 2020.
HONG KONG & TAIWAN: RTHK, Radio Taiwan International win at the AIBs
Asia Radio Today: Association for International Broadcasting (AIB) has announced the winners of its 13th annual awards for factual content.
INDIA: CASBAA calls for relaxation in India’s satellite broadcasting regulations
Rapid TV News: India’s current regulatory framework, which limits direct-to-home (DTH) broadcasters to three-year satellite capacity contracts, hinders the growth of the sector, claims Asian industry body CASBAA.
INDIA: I&B ministry evaluates content sharing between AIR and DD News
Live Mint: The move comes as part of an overall revamp of Prasar Bharati, which runs AIR and Doordarshan, to revive the finances and audience of the broadcaster.
INDIA: Indian news media and the production of news in the age of social discovery (Report)
RISJ: In this report, we examine the social media practices of six English- language news organizations based in India in the context of the country’s increasing mobile internet access and a growing number of social media users.
INDONESIA: How an investigation into fake Ph.Ds became a case study for newsroom transformation
IJNET
INDONESIA: Media monitor launches Indonesialeaks to report on corruption
Pacific Media Centre: The Indonesia Corruption Watch (ICW), in collaboration with Indonesian mass media, has launched a whistleblower platform, called Indonesialeaks, for the public to report on acts of corruption.
JAPAN: NHK to discuss possible subscription fee cut for needy families
The Japan Times: NHK’s board of directors plan to discuss discounted viewing fees for needy families in its next three-year business plan from fiscal 2018.
JAPAN: NHK World TV joins Unitymedia in Germany
Broadband TV News: NHK World TV, Japan’s public English-language channel, has launched on the cable network of Unitymedia in Germany.
MYANMAR: International reaction to arrest of Reuters reporters in Myanmar
Reuters: Several countries, the United Nations and journalist groups are demanding the release of Reuters reporters Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo from detention in Myanmar.
PAKISTAN: A peek into the patriarchal media (Op-ed)
Daily Times: Data on the state of gender in Pakistani media is needed straight away in order to devise policies that can address the problems of patriarchy within the media in a country that has low literacy.
PAKISTAN: Absar Alam steps down as Pemra chairman after LHC declares his appointment illegal
Dawn: Absar Alam on Monday stepped down from his post as chairman of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) shortly after the Lahore High Court declared his appointment illegal.
PAKISTAN: DRF launches Network of Female Journalists on Online Safety
Samaa: In this digital age, it has become even easier than before to be stalked, harassed and intruded. During these times of fast digital innovation, it is important for women to assess their risks online, analyze them and browse securely.
PHILIPPINES: Philippines ‘deadliest country’ in Asia for journalists in 2017 – media watchdog
Rappler: Reporters Without Borders identified 4 Filipino journalists killed in line with their work in 2017, adding that President Rodrigo Duterte’s ‘cryptic but alarming comment’ against journalists in May 2016 proved to be more than just talk.
SINGAPORE: Singapore: Laws Chill Free Speech, Assembly
Human Rights Watch: The Singapore government’s use of overly broad criminal laws, oppressive regulations, and civil lawsuits severely curtails freedom of speech and assembly, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.
TAJIKISTAN: Tajik journalist arrested after alleging official corruption
CPJ: Tajik authorities arrested Mirsaidov weeks after he published an open letter to the country’s president, Emomali Rahmon, the general prosecutor, and the governor of his native Sughd region asking them to crackdown on corrupt local authorities.
THAILAND: Media reform session hears call to take back TV licences
The Nation: In another bid to achieve media reform, media professionals yesterday called for a legal change to allow television broadcasters to return some of their owned frequencies to regulators.
UZBEKISTAN: Censorship Still Alive and Well in Uzbekistan
HRW: Since Shavkat Mirziyoyev assumed the presidency of Uzbekistan 15 months ago, some important, if modest, signs of hope have emerged following decades of human rights abuses. But it’s a mixed picture.
VIETNAM: MEPs call for release of all citizen-journalists held in Vietnam
RSF: In an emergency resolution approved today, the European Parliament has condemned the Vietnamese government’s unprecedented crackdown on the freedom to inform and, inter alia, has called for the immediate release of a young blogger who was sentenced to seven years in prison last month.
AUSTRALIA: ABC and SBS launch digital radio (DAB+) services in Canberra and Darwin
ABC: ABC and SBS today announced that audiences in Canberra and Darwin will now have access to a range of new radio stations with the launch of digital radio (DAB+) services.
AUSTRALIA: Racist reporting still rife in Australian media
The Conversation: Half of all race-related opinion pieces in the Australian mainstream media are likely to contravene industry codes of conduct on racism.
AUSTRALIA: Registrations open for the ABC’s first Annual Public Meeting
ABC: The ABC will stage its first Annual Public Meeting on 9 February, giving the community an opportunity to hear how the ABC is adapting to the future and delivering value for all Australians.
AUSTRALIA: What you need to know about WeChat, China’s tech juggernaut making waves in Australia (Opinion)
ABC News: WeChat is the most popular social media app in China. Since 2011, it has transformed from a messaging tool to an all-in-one super portal, with more than 900 million monthly active users.
AUSTRALIA & PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Manus Island and media manipulation
RNZ: Manus Island has been in the headlines a lot lately but few reporters have been able to report from there on the ground. Ben Robinson-Drawbridge looks at whether news reports are giving an accurate picture – and growing concerns about efforts to manipulate the media.
FIJI: Fiji Government expands free-to-air television
ABU: Walesi, the Fijian Government’s Digital Television infrastructure management company, has signed a multi-year agreement with Eutelsat Communications that will for the first time expand free-to-air television throughout Fiji.
NEW ZEALAND: Film industry sources criticise TVNZ ‘devaluing’ of Māori programmes
Pacific Media Centre: Independent filmmakers fear a slow erosion of Māori and Pacific content at Television New Zealand has begun.
NEW ZEALAND: High Court Halts Media Merger
RNZ: The battle to merge two of the country’s news organisations has had another setback.
NEW ZEALAND: Report on public broadcasting received
Scoop: Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media Minister Clare Curran has welcomed a report on the future of public broadcasting and media and thanked the group behind it for its work and commitment to public interest media.
NEW ZEALAND: Strong Audiences Across Multiple Platforms for RNZ
Scoop: Radio listenership remains a key factor in the RNZ success story as the public broadcaster broadens its appeal and delivers more services to more people across multiple media platforms.
BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA: This Bosnian fact-checking outlet launched to go after fake news
Poynter: The new platform aims to check statements from sites ranging from mainstream to completely falsified, which have been among the biggest culprits spreading misinformation in the region.
BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA: Ties and connections between the politicians and media owners: legal boundaries and progress recommendations
SafeJournalists: The question of transparency ownership over media houses is always somehow tied to freedom of speech and media pluralism. Today, this question represents a priority in BiH and its path to European integration process.
FRANCE: The CEO of Radio France for a “global media” with France TV (French)
Reuters: The CEO of Radio France has doubts about the creation of an audiovisual “holding” between Radio France and France Télévisions, even if it is favorable to the creation of a “global media”, in an interview with Le Monde published Thursday, in disagreement with the proposed public broadcasting reform.
GREECE: Journalists under Golden Dawn’s pressure
Index: Despite an ongoing trial that has sapped its popular appeal, members of the Greek press are still under pressure from neo-Nazi, far-right organisation Golden Dawn.
IRELAND: A sobering new look at Irish media
The Irish Times: 15 years after it was published, a new edition of Irish Media: A Critical History brings the story of Irish papers and broadcasting to date.
IRELAND: Our defamation laws ‘threaten free expression’
Independent.ie: The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) has called on the Government to “implement without delay” changes to reduce or eliminate the threat posed to freedom of expression by Ireland’s current defamation regime.
ITALY: Italy’s South Tyrol Begins FM Switch off
Radio World: The Northern Italian province is moving to digital only radio broadcasting.
MACEDONIA: Citizens can protect the PSB only if they have the confidence in it – a comparative study
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MALTA: Daphne Caruana Galizia (Profile)
IFEX: Passionate, probing and fearless, investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia was a caustic critic of the powerful and paid the ultimate price for exposing corruption in Malta.
MOLDOVA: Presidential Office Limits Press Access (Statement)
Freedom House
NORWAY: Norway becomes first country to end national radio broadcasts on FM
The Guardian: Digital switchover means that only the country’s local radio stations continue to use FM frequencies.
NORWAY: Norway switches off FM radio, but this station is defying government order
CBC Radio: In a world first, Norway has switched off its FM radio service — but not everyone is celebrating the move to digital.
POLAND: Climate Change in the Media: Poland’s Exceptionalism (Research)
Environmental Communication: Poland is the largest hard coal producer in the European Union (EU), and remains very dependent on coal for its energy. Despite the significant long-term implications of EU mitigation policies for the Polish economy, coverage of climate change and policy in the Polish media remains very low.
POLAND: Record fine for Polish TV news channel
RSF: A record fine of 350,000 euros that was imposed yesterday on TVN24, a privately-owned Polish TV news channel, regarding the fine as designed to throttle a media outlet that is critical of the government.
RUSSIA: Kremlin tightens grip on Internet in run-up to presidential election
RSF: This latest offensive by the Russian authorities comes as the country prepares to hold a presidential election next March.
RUSSIA: Russia threatens to block Twitter and YouTube
Deutsche Welle: Russia’s media regulators are demanding Twitter and YouTube delete the accounts of “undesired” NGOs. If they don’t, authorities say both sites will be blocked in the country. Will Moscow follow through on its threat?
SERBIA: Online Radio Helps Serbia’s Independent Media Survive
Balkan Insight: Serbia’s web radio service RadioAparat celebrated its first birthday recently, consolidating its importance as one of the country’s few independent media outlets.
SLOVAKIA: Slovak pubcaster plans for the future
Broadband TV News: The Slovak public broadcaster RTVS has approved a budget and programme concept for 2018. However, reports Medialne, it has also said that lower revenues will impact negatively on the latter, especially original content.
SOUTHERN EUROPE: MedMedia Launches Report on Journalists’ unions in the Southern Mediterranean region.
MedMedia: The EU-funded MedMedia programme published a key report on journalists’ unions in the Southern Mediterranean region.
SPAIN: The change in RTVE will be in February and without public competition (Spanish)
InfoLibre: With no material time for the creation of the expert committee to examine prospectively the candidates, the election of the new director will be made after the parliamentary holidays in January and by consensus.
SWITZERLAND: Public broadcasting threatened- Switzerland case
Radio Canada International: Swiss referendum may decide to close public broadcasting.
SWITZERLAND: Unlikely allies target public service broadcaster in Switzerland
CJR: Tristan Brenn, editor in chief of Switzerland’s German-language public service TV network, was not expecting a grilling when he faced an audience of communication students early in December.
UK: Half of UK sees The Sun tabloid as ‘negative influence’
Aljazeera: Half of Britons see one of the UK’s largest tabloids, The Sun, as a negative influence on society, according to a new poll.
UK: Paradise Papers legal action against BBC and Guardian condemned
The Guardian: Key media partners in investigation warn Appleby case could endanger sources and threaten freedom of expression in UK.
UK: PBS America launches on Freeview
Digital TV Europe: PBS America has launched on Freeview, marking the free-to-air UK platform’s 12th and final channel launch of the year.
UK: UK government appoints new Ofcom chairman
Digital TV Europe: The UK government has appointed former Channel 4 chairman, Terry Burns, as the new chairman of broadcast regulator Ofcom.
UKRAINE: EU must help independent media in Ukraine (Opinion)
EU Observer: As 2019 elections in Ukraine loom on the horizon, the European Union can play a unique role in protecting journalists – despite an increasingly complicated relationship.
BRAZIL: Proposed bills to regulate online blocking threaten freedom of expression
Article 19: In 2015 and 2016, Brazil experienced concerning and unusual situations for freedom of expression and information. On four occasions, court rulings determined that access to WhatsApp would be blocked, leaving millions of people unable to communicate through Brazil’s most popular instant messaging application. MPs have since proposed several bills aimed to regulate the blocking of sites and applications in national territory.
CARIBBEAN: 2017 CBU Caribbean Broadcasting Awards
CBU: Have you created a thought-provoking feature on access to health services for people living with HIV/AIDS? Have you been producing interesting material on climate change’s effects in the Caribbean? Are your programmes about young people in the Caribbean, great examples of responsible coverage of children? Apply now!
DOMINICA, ANGUILLA, BARBUDA & TORTOLA: Caribbean media professionals to get new equipment after hurricanes
WIC News: Media professionals from Dominica will be among the first to get help as part of the a scheme to replace equipment lost of destroyed by Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Maria.
MEXICO: Mexico most deadly country for journalists in 2017
IPI: Mexico was the deadliest country for journalists in 2017 with at least 13 killed, edging out Iraq and Syria, even as the total number who died around the world in connection with their work dropped to its lowest level in a nearly a decade.
PERU: From Online to Print: Ojo Público’s Experiment to Raise Awareness on Human Rights
GIJN: While traditional news outlets are migrating to digital platforms, Peru’s Ojo Público is taking the opposite path to reach its goal. It’s utilizing print to grow beyond its digital audience and appeal to people who read physical newspapers, as well as those who like special editions, providing a complementary product to their online publication.
PUERTO RICO: Investigative journalism critical to Puerto Rico’s recovery in aftermath of Hurricane Maria
Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas
PUERTO RICO: Lending a Hand to Puerto Rico Broadcaster
Radio World: One Puerto Rico radio station is getting help from a diverse group of media outlets and artists to help rebuild its hurricane-battered facility.
Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas: Despite the approval of a new communications law in 2014, historic media concentration in the hands of a few economic groups persists in Uruguay, according to a recent investigation. A pending Jan. 1, 2019 deadline means these media companies have just over a year to adapt to the legislation.
Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas: Over the span of one year, U.S.-based Spanish-language broadcaster Univision and Salvadoran digital investigative site El Faro partnered to investigate and map the experience of Central American refugees. The result is a bilingual four-part multimedia project released in October, “From Migrants to Refugees: The New Plight of Central Americans,” which profiles several refugees from the region at different stages in their journey to safety.
IRAQ: Iraq’s Al-Anbar Governor orders TV station to close
CPJ
OSCE: Following prosecution’s demand for life sentences and court decisions to continue the detention of several journalists facing life in prison, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir today repeated his call for Turkey to release imprisoned journalists.
TURKEY: Whistleblowing, media, and the public interest
OBC Transeuropa: In Turkey, whistleblowing and journalism based on it are being criminalised, as demonstrated by the cases of Reyhanlı and the trucks of MIT, the Turkish intelligence.
REGIONAL: How to stay safe while covering Jerusalem protests
CPJ via Ifex: Protests and violence have broken out in several cities over President Donald Trump’s announcement on December 7, 2017 that the U.S. will recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, according to reports.CPJ’s Emergencies Response Team (ERT) has issued safety advisory for journalists covering or planning to cover the protests.
CANADA: Communications Monitoring Report 2017: Broadcasting sector overview
CRTC
CANADA: Fake news and Facebook: Campaign kicks off to help Canadians separate fact from fiction
CBC News: False news and misinformation can spread like wildfire on social media and, in an attempt to combat fake news, Facebook Canada has launched a multi-year initiative designed, it says, to help users decipher the real from the fake.
CANADA: Sexist media scrutiny of women in politics spans decades, study says
CBC Edmonton: Hair, hemlines and husbands — media coverage of women running for federal political leadership in Canada has, historically, been quite different from their male counterparts.
US: FCC votes to repeal net neutrality as Netflix and web giants protest
Digital TV Europe: The FCC has voted to repeal net neutrality laws in the US, in a move that was welcomed by ISPs but has attracted widespread criticism from internet users and tech giants like Netflix.
US: How a local paper built a tool to measure impact
CJR: The Journal Media News Group, a news organization located in the northern suburbs of New York City, created a way to measure many of their successes through Impact Tracker, a custom online tool.
US: How ‘Sesame Street’ persuaded public television to act like a network
Current: Even though Sesame Street was created by an independent entity, it was instrumental in bringing together educational stations around the nation and helped to facilitate the association between local public broadcasting entities and nascent national ones.
US: NPR In Spanish: Approaching Content For A Bilingual Audience
Boise State Public Radio
US: NYPR taps outside experts to investigate harassment claims, advise on newsroom culture
Current: New York Public Radio’s inquiry into harassment claims against hosts Leonard Lopate and Jonathan Schwartz will be concluded by year’s end.
2017: Grim year for free speech and media freedom
DW: With the “leader of the free world” warring against the press, governments shutting down the internet and journalists behind bars, 2017 has been a tough year for press freedom around the world. Here’s a look back.
A Brief Guide to Newsroom Innovation – for Journalists
EJO: “Newsrooms often rush into innovation projects, expecting journalists to participate.”
Climate change reporting needs alternative frames (Research)
Journalism Research News: The researchers conducted a multimodal framing analysis, looking both at written and visual elements of articles published in four mainstream and alternative news outlets in Flanders, Belgium.
Collaboration software brings virtual newsrooms together (Research)
Journalism Research News: How does the use of online collaborative software affect newsroom culture? Mel Bunce, of City, University of London, Kate Wright, of the University of Edinburgh, and Martin Scott, of University of East Anglia, conducted an ethnographic case study at a news agency.
Disney Makes Deal for 21st Century Fox, Reshaping Entertainment Landscape
The New York Times: The Walt Disney Company said on Thursday that it had reached a deal to buy most of the assets of 21st Century Fox, the conglomerate controlled by Rupert Murdoch, in an all-stock transaction valued at roughly $52.4 billion.
RISJ: Develop your academic understanding of the media industry, improve your knowledge and focus on an in-depth piece of research away from the pressure of tight deadlines.
New report outlines how the rise of online advertising impacts public service media
EBU: A brand new report from the EBU’s Media Intelligence Service – Advertising Trends – looks at developments in the advertising market and in particular, how they impact PSM funding.
Perspectives in photojournalism: How to encourage diversity
Ijnet: In the first installment of our six-part series on photojournalism, we look at the challenges of building a more diverse photojournalism climate — and highlight some organizations working to change that.
Predictions for Journalism 2018
Nieman Lab: Each year, we ask some of the smartest people in journalism and digital media what they think is coming in the next 12 months. Here’s what they had to say.
Record number of journalists jailed as Turkey, China, Egypt pay scant price for repression
CPJ: For the second year in a row, the number of journalists imprisoned for their work hit a historical high, as the U.S. and other Western powers failed to pressure the world’s worst jailers–Turkey, China, and Egypt–into improving the bleak climate for press freedom.
Reuters Institute survey gives insight into why readers distrust the media
IJNET: A new report from the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism offers a bit more insight into what’s driving distrust in news organizations across the world.
Sharing is caring: the year of the mentor (Opinion)
Nieman Lab: “As an industry, and as individuals, we’re realizing that we need to invest in organizational change, personal growth, and the human connections that will get us there.”
Worldwide round-up of journalists killed, detained, held hostage, or missing in 2017
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