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Why collective resilience in journalism matters: A call to action in global media development

Jeannine E. Relly, Silvio Waisbord

Journal of Applied Journalism & Media Studies, volume 11, issue 2 (2022), pp. 163-188

"The COVID-19 pandemic, global economic downturn, anti-press violence and worsening situation of labour precarity for journalists around the world have led to increased stress, trauma and burnout in the profession, which raises questions at the heart of media sustainability and approaches to media d ... more

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Public Funding for Private Media in the MENA Region

Sarah Zaarour

BBC Media Action;PRIMED (2022), 16 pp.

"This research paper was commissioned by BBC Media Action to support discussions in a national conference in Sierra Leone in April 2022 aimed at fostering an enabling environment for media investment and at exploring new ways of supporting independent media. Combining desk research and interviews, i ... more

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Long-Term Investments Pay Dividends in Ukraine

Antonina Cherevko, Maksym Dvorovyi

Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2022), 8 pp.

"Since gaining independence after the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, Ukraine has lurched along an unsteady path toward accountable democratic governance. Yet despite the country's volatile politics and the escalating conflict with Russia leading up to the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in ... more

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Media Reform in Tunisia: A Volatile Process

Fatima el Issawi

Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2022), 8 pp.

"President Saied’s moves to undermine constitutional governance and Tunisia’s parliament pose a major challenge for further media reforms. Yet, should the political environment prove enabling, foreign donors, media assistance organizations, and other stakeholders should prioritize working with l ... more

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Media Training in Transition Countries: Perspectives of a Media Trainer

Sam Swan

London; New York: Routledge (2022), xiv, 142 pp.

"Drawing on the author’s and other media trainers’ experiences over a 25-year period, this book provides important insights into tailoring training programs to specific regions and countries. Case studies describe training in radio and television management, broadcasting, and media sustainabilit ... more

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Covid-19 Response in Africa: Together for Reliable Information. Final Evaluation

Michelle Betz, Elizabeth Adundo, Emmanuel Wongibe

Free Press Unlimited (2022), 50 pp.

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GFMD Strategy: Digital Policy and Advocacy

Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD) (2022), 9 pp.

"GFMD's core mandate, as agreed in our Strategic Plan (2021-2025), is to promote policies, programmes, strategies and opportunities for the work of the journalism and media support sector to enhance journalism as a public good. To this end our members support small and medium-sized independent publi ... more

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Portfolio Review 2021

New York: Media Development Investment Fund (MDIF) (2022), 19 pp.

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Influencing factors of ‘local’ conflict journalism and implications for media development: A critical appraisal

Fabíola Ortiz dos Santos, Viviane Schönbächler

Journal of Applied Journalism & Media Studies, volume 11, issue 2 (2022), pp. 189-209

"When conflicts emerge the media often become, intended or not, a key actor. It is through media that every party within a conflict attempts to convey its own narrative, contributing to a complex reality that affects journalists’ work in many different ways. This article aims to reflect on Bläsi� ... more

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Principles for Effective Support to the Media Sector. Thirty-Third Session of the Intergovernmental Council of the International Programme for the Development of Communication, 24-25 November 2022, Item 10 of the Provisional Agenda

Paris: UNESCO (2022), 3 pp.

"This document offers a summary of a broad-based process underway in the wider media development community to develop principles for effective support to the media sector, and its relevance for the work of the International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC). The document includes ... more

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SocialMedia4Peace: Taking Stock of Progress Achieved

UNESCO (2022), 2 pp.

"The overall objective of this UNESCO project is to strengthen the resilience of societies to potentially harmful content spread online, in particular hate speech inciting violence while protecting freedom of expression and enhancing the promotion of peace through digital technologies, notably socia ... more

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UNESCO's Multi-Donor Programme on Freedom of Expression and Safety of Journalists (MDP) Action in Vietnam: 2018-2021 Quadrennial Report, Country Summaries

Paris: UNESCO (2022), 3 pp.

"UNESCO’s Hanoi office requested to be the first country implementing activities under Output 2, with the aim to help media institutions adopting policies on gender equality and raising awareness about gender-based violence in media. The first step consisted in the translation to Vietnamese of UNE ... more

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UNESCO's Multi-Donor Programme on Freedom of Expression and Safety of Journalists (MDP) Action in Iraq: 2018-2021 Quadrennial Report, Country Summaries

Paris: UNESCO (2022), 5 pp.

"Iraq was added as a target country under the MDP in 2020, building on the first phase of the “Breaking the Silence: Enhancing Public Accountability on Freedom of Expression and the Safety of Journalists in Iraq” project, which was implemented by UNESCO between 2019 and 2021 with funding from th ... more

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Media Reform Amid Political Upheaval: Lessons from Burma, Ethiopia, Sudan, Tunisia, and Ukraine
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Tarik Jusic, Heather Gilberds

Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2022), 36 pp.

"This study points to several recommendations for how international donors can improve support for media sector reform in countries at critical political junctures, and how they can build upon and strengthen approaches that have been effective in the past. Donor support is more likely to be effectiv ... more

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EU Support for the Jordanian Media: A Mixed Bag of Successes and Failures

Simon Mangon

Noria Research (2021)

"This piece interrogates the challenges of advancing media reform initiatives within authoritarian contexts. Based on a case study of the EU-funded Support to Media in Jordan Project—launched in the wake of the Arab Spring—it reveals how the local mediation of internationally sponsored reform ef ... more

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Regulation, Self-Regulation and Co-Regulation in Media and Gender Equality

Aimée Vega Montiel, Emma Lygnerud Boberg

Copenhagen: International Media Support (IMS) (2021), 17 pp.

"This briefing note is designed to give readers a basic understanding of the role of media regulatory and self-regulatory systems in promoting gender equality and inclusion. It highlights the main self- and regulatory systems that reflect or affect the role of media – from the perspective of gende ... more

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Annual Report 2020

Lausanne: Fondation Hirondelle (2021), 31 pp.

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Öffentliche Förderung journalistischer Informationsmedien in ausgewählten Ländern

Deutscher Bundestag (2021), 29 pp.

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La coopération et la formation professionnelle

Arthur Félicien Sabi-Djaboudi

In: Politique(s) de communication, enjeux et défis de la mondialisation: reculs et avancées de l'expérience gabonaise

Arthur Félicien Sabi-Djaboudi

Louvain-la-Neuve: L'Harmattan – Academia (2021), pp. 325-335

"Après l’ingénierie, les équipements et la fourniture des programmes, la formation professionnelle est le troisième axe de la coopération des pays africains avec les pays occidentaux. L’assistance des pays ou d’agences étrangères a permis de créer des centres de formation dans certains ... more

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Evaluation of Union of Tanzania Press Clubs' (UTPC) Strategic Plan 2016-2020: Final Report

Henrik Alfram, Annmarie Mavenjina Nkelame, Valerie Ndeiengo-Sia Msoka

Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) (2021), 78 pp.

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