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Same Beds, Different Dreams? Charitable Foundations and Newsroom Independence in the Global South

Anya Schiffrin

Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2017), 32 pp.

"The growing trend of non-profit journalism has received much attention of late, but this report takes a unique look at how non-profit funding is affecting journalism in the Global South. Amidst the collapse of traditional business models for news organizations, funding from philanthropic foundation ... more

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DG Enlargement: Guidelines for EU Support to Media Freedom and Media Integrity in Enlargement Countries, 2014-2020

European Commission (2014), 15 pp.

"In its political support the Commission will encourage enlargement countries to make legislation more supportive of the media. It will also promote the involvement of media and civil society in the pre-accession process, including in the formulation, implementation and monitoring of sector strategi ... es for EU financial assistance which will be strengthened under IPA II. The Commission's financial assistance will use an appropriate mix of funding instruments to respond to different types of needs and country contexts in a flexible, transparent, cost-effective and results focused manner which also considers the administration burden for the Commission. This will include: aiming for longer term contracts, recognising that capacity building and advocacy work requires time and resources; moving away from project based support to a more flexible approach that fosters partnership and coalition building. It must also be understood that accession-related EU funding is limited in volume and time. Although having been a major donor to Media and Civil Society, the EU cannot and should not aim to fill the funding gap left as other donors exit from the region. As the enlargement countries move towards accession, the Commission will support media organisations become less dependent on international donor funding, including funding from the EU [...] "These guidelines are formulated in the form of a draft results framework. The framework contains goals and results to be achieved by developing and deploying multi-beneficiary and bilateral assistance programmes. Special attention is paid to the aspect of verification: measurable indicators (and benchmarks) are grouped according to particular results to be achieved and possible means of verification (MoV) are identified for each group of indicators. The selection of indicators and MoVs also take into consideration the cost-effectiveness and actual availability of data. Monitoring the guidelines will be supervised by DG ELARG in collaboration with the EU Delegations in the region, international organisations and networks of CSOs already active in media freedom and integrity. The collection of data will include both qualitative and quantitative assessments and will be conducted by means of surveys, peer reviews, independent assessment, etc." (Pages 4-5) more

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Freedom of Expression, Media and Digital Communications: A Practical Guide
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Andrew Puddephatt, Per Oesterlund

EPRD Policy & Development; European Commission (2012), 39 pp.

"The European Commission has begun to integrate a political economy (PE) approach throughout the project cycle. This guide tailors the political economy approach to the media development sector specifically. Using a political economy media matrix (PEMM) as its basis, it explains how to integrate the ... more

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The Field of Nonprofit Funding of Journalism in the United States

Lewis A. Friedland, Magda Konieczna

Dortmund; Berlin: Technische Universität Dormund, Institut für Journalistik; Forum for Active Philanthropy (2011), 36 pp.

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Developing Independent Media as an Institution of Accountable Governance: A How-To Guide
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Shanthi Kalathil

Washington, DC: World Bank, Communication for Governance and Accountability Program (CommGAP) (2011), xi, 81 pp.

"This handbook is designed for those who may be interested in supporting media development programs, but are unclear about the whys, hows, and whens. It introduces the fundamentals of media development, provide ways to conceptualize and analyze the sector, and helps guide programming based on politi ... more

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Developing Media in Stabilization and Reconstruction Operations
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Yll Bajraktari, Emily Hsu

Washington, DC: United States Institute of Peace (USIP) (2007), 20 pp.

"This report [...] recommends that interveners take the following series of steps as they generate a strategy for media development in post-conflict zones. Predeployment Phase: Mapping and Strategizing: map out the existing media landscape; identify the postwar condition of the media infrastructure ... more

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Media Assistance in the Swiss Development Cooperation: Media - A Key Player for Realizing Social Accountability. Orientation Guide

Berne: Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC); Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) (2007), 31 pp.

"This publication is a short, easy-to-read introduction to the field of media assistance. Following the usual steps of the project cycle, it describes the principal elements to analyse needs in media assistance and to select specific intervention strategies. The document distinguishes six interventi ... more

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The Media in Governance: A Guide to Assistance. Developing Free and Effective Media to Serve the Interests of the Poor
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Colin Roth

London: Department for International Development (DFID) (2001), 59 pp.

"The media can be a major force for improving the quality of government in developing and transitional countries – which is critical if opportunities for the poor and disadvantaged are also to improve. To fulfil this role the media need room to manoeuvre – tight government regulation and censors ... more

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Working with the Media in Conflicts and Other Emergencies

London: Department for International Development (DFID) (2000), 70 pp.

"The main purpose of this guide is to highlight some of the benefits, challenges and options when considering funding of media and communication interventions. This publication is not designed to be a ‘how to’ guide for designing and implementing such programmes. Rather, it aims to guide DFID st ... more

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Appui aux médias africains: Les politiques des bailleurs de fonds

Daniel Fra (coord.)

Groupe de recherche et d’échanges technologiques (GRET); Ministère des Affaires Étrangères (2000), 222 pp.

"Ce manuel, adressé à toutes les composantes du secteur des médias (organes et entreprises de presse, associations, syndicats, journalistes ou techniciens), recense les organismes (coopérations bilatérales, multilatérales, fondations) venant en appui au secteur des médias africains sur le pla ... more

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Local Media Support

Age Eknes, Lena C. Endresen

Oslo: FAFO Institute for Applied Social Science (1999), 88 pp.

"Local Media Support‘ (LMS) presents a study of current status with regard to support of local media as part of humanitarian or developmental assistance programmes. Based on this, a proposed framework for the assessment of projects and programmes in this field is developed. The report is divided i ... more