The Global Media Centre is a media consulting

Media consultant

A Media Consultant is a term used to describe a marketing agent or public relations executive, hired by businesses or political candidates to obtain positive press coverage....

 firm providing strategic media support and guidance to the public policy

Public policy

Public policy as government action is generally the principled guide to action taken by the administrative or executive branches of the state with regard to a class of issues in a manner consistent with law and institutional customs. In general, the foundation is the pertinent national and...

 and philanthropic

Philanthropy

Philanthropy etymologically means "the love of humanity"—love in the sense of caring for, nourishing, developing, or enhancing; humanity in the sense of "what it is to be human," or "human potential." In modern practical terms, it is "private initiatives for public good, focusing on quality of...

 communities.

Founding

The Global Media Centre was founded in late 2008. It was created by the Mercator Fund

The Mercator Fund

The Mercator Fund is a project within the framework of the Network of European Foundations . It is best known for its annual Raymond Georis Prize for Innovative Philanthropy and for its The International Council on Security and Development project which focuses on security and development, public...

 under the Network of European Foundations.

Services Provided

The Global Media Centre helps organizations with their media strategy and development. They are equipped to aid groups in planning conferences, panel discussions and presentations, film and documentary screenings and other public relations events. The Centre can also help clients with video, audio, graphic design, Internet marketing, and satellite and radio.

People

Norine MacDonald

Norine MacDonald

Norine A. MacDonald QC is the President and Founder of The International Council on Security and Development , an international security and development think tank founded in 2002 with offices in Kabul, London, Rio de Janeiro, Brussels and Paris, and field offices in the Afghan cities of Lashkar...

 is president, while Emmanuel Reinert

Emmanuel Reinert

Emmanuel Reinert is the Executive Director of The International Council on Security and Development , an international security and development think tank founded in 2002 with offices in Kabul, London, Ottawa, Rio de Janeiro, Brussels and Paris, and field offices in the Afghan cities of Lashkar Gah...

 serves as Executive Director. Jane Francis is the Director.

Current members

The Global Media Centre provides ongoing media support to the Rome Consensus for a Humanitarian Drug Policy

Rome Consensus for a Humanitarian Drug Policy

The Rome Consensus for a Humanitarian Drug Policy is a framework for dialogue and cooperation that commits 114 National Societies of Red Cross and Red Crescent from Africa, Asia, the Americas and Europe to promote and implement humanitarian approaches to drug policy...

, the King Baudouin Foundation

King Baudouin Foundation

The King Baudouin Foundation is a public benefit foundation in Brussels, Belgium, established in 1976.Named after Baudouin of Belgium, Belgium's late head of state, its mission is to contribute to improving the living conditions of the population. KBF, both a grantmaking and an operating...

, The Raymond Georis Prize for Innovative Philanthropy, The International Council on Security and Development (ICOS)

The International Council on Security and Development (ICOS)

The International Council on Security and Development is an international think tank that focuses on Afghanistan and other conflict zones such as Iraq and Somalia. ICOS is a project of the Network of European Foundations' Mercator Fund...

, and the Centre of Excellence on Public Security

Centre of Excellence on Public Security

The Centre of Excellence on Public Security is a think tank based in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil which studies aspects of public security, advocating multi-dimensional responses to Public Security issues...

.

External links

• Global Media Centre - official site