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Media Constrained by Context: International Assistance and the Transition to Democratic Media in the Western Balkans
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Kristina Irion, Tarik Jusic (eds.)

Budapest: Central European University Press (2018), xiii, 346 pp.

"This books draws a comparative balance of twenty years' international media assistance in the five countries of the Western Balkans. The central question was what happens to imported models when they are transposed onto the newly evolving media systems of transitional societies. Albania, Bosnia-Her ... more

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Evaluation of Media Development Project

Olufela O. Adeyemi

UNDP (2018), 77 pp.

"There is a noticeable improvement in professional media practice in Sierra Leone since the project started. However, more work remains to be done to further improve professional media practice and ethics. The regulatory environment needs to be improved and the role of the Independent Media Commissi ... more

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Ongoing and Submitted Projects in the Field of Media and Freedom of Expression Online and Offline. From 1 June 2018 to 31 October 2018

Council of Europe (2018), 37 pp.

"Four cooperation projects with external funding (voluntary contribution or jointly funded by the European Union) are currently underway amounting to 4 845 000 Euros in all. Some activities are also financed by the ordinary budget of the Council of Europe. More than 40 activities were organised sinc ... more

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Exporting the French Co-Production Model: Aide Aux Cinémas Du Monde and Produire Au Sud

Ana Vinuela

In: European Film and Television Co-Production: Policy and Practice

Julia Hammett-Jamart; Petar Mitric; Eva Novrup Redvall (eds.)

Cham: Palgrave Macmillan (2018), pp. 223-239

"This chapter examines how the Aide aux cinemas du monde fund and the Produire au Sud workshop aim at strengthening France’s central position in the co-production of world cinemas. The Aide aux cinemas du monde provides funding to French co-producers of films from all over the world, while the Pro ... more

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EU Medmedia: Vers une réforme du secteur des médias dans la région du Sud de la Méditerranée. Résultats
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MedMedia (2018), 24 pp.

"Développé dans le cadre d’un programme de 17 M d’euros financé par l’Union européenne intitulé « Médias et Culture pour le développement du sud de la Méditerranée », MedMedia a été mis en oeuvre de janvier 2014 à mai 2018. Ce programme a offert aux décideurs politiques, aux org ... more

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Compilation of IPDC Implementation Reports

Paris: International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC) (2018), 92 pp.

"This document presents a compilation of the implementation reports submitted by field offices on the implementation of non-earmarked IPDC projects approved by the 61st IPDC Bureau Meeting in March 2017. During the 61st IPDC Bureau meeting held on 21-22 March 2017 in Paris, 44 projects in 38 countri ... more

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Analytical Overview of Implementation Reports on IPDC-Supported Projects

Paris: UNESCO, International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC) (2018), 11 pp.

"This document presents an analytical overview of the implementation reports submitted by field offices on the implementation of non-earmarked IPDC projects approved by the 61 st IPDC Bureau meeting in March 2017. This document also includes an analysis of five years of analytical reports based on i ... more

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Who Debates, Who Wins? At-Scale Experimental Evidence on Debate Participation in a Liberian Election

Jeremy Bowles, Horacio Larreguy

[no publisher] (2018), 45, 24 pp.

"In this paper we assess the electoral consequences of candidate selection into the supply of widely-disseminated programmatic information in the setting of Liberia, where clientelism is pervasive and the media sector is weak. We partnered with USAID and the NGO Internews to study the impact of rand ... omized elements of a nationwide initiative to hold debates for all 73 House of Representatives seats ahead of the Liberian election of October 2017. Beyond lawmaking, House members in Liberia control access to development funds as well as play key roles in the allocation and implementation of public goods, and thus voters have incentives to care about the policy priorities of the candidates and vote accordingly. However, historically, votes have been bought as often as won (Bowles et al., 2017). In an effort to improve democratic accountability, Internews organized 129 standardized debates, with at least one in each electoral district, to solicit the policy promises of the participating candidates. In the debates, the 59% of candidates who participated were asked a series of questions by moderating journalists on particular issues of local policy relevance, most often relating to district schools, primary healthcare facilities, and infrastructural investments. Rather than large townhall-style debates, the emphasis was on soliciting concrete policy platforms and promises from the candidates that would then be rebroadcast by community radio stations. To shock the supply of policy promises, we randomly varied the intensity of invitation efforts to persuade candidates to participate in the debates. The decision to participate is risky, particularly in clientelistic settings where the returns to programmatic competition can be both limited and highly uncertain. Candidates who ‘win’ a debate may enjoy greater publicity and net electoral gains, but ex ante they risk performing poorly, revealing their policy priorities to be disconnected from their constituents and restricting their ability to target campaign promises to small groups of influential voters. These risks are especially pronounced for the leading candidates (incumbents and their challengers), who enjoy greater resources for campaigning, are adapted to the existing clientelistic equilibrium, and are more likely to be attacked by opponents to gain publicity." (Pages 2-3) more

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Mapping Media Development in Myanmar

Jane Madlyn McElhone et al.

Yangon: UNESCO;International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC) (2018), viii, 49 pp.

"This mapping of the Myanmar media development sector is informed by three activities: a status update of the recommendations in the 2016 Assessment of Media Development in Myanmar report based on UNESCO’s Media Development Indicators, an online survey conducted in March and April 2018, and a seri ... more

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Un megáfono para la verdad: Programas de Cooperación y Asistencia Internacional para el desarrollo de los medios de comunicación y el periodismo en el Sur Global

Jairo Lugo-Ocando

Brazilian Journalism Research, volume 14, issue 2 (2018), pp. 428-449

"Este artículo analiza el papel que tienen los Programas de Asistencia y Cooperación Internacional en el desarrollo y formación del marco conceptual del periodismo actual y sus prácticas en el Sur Global. En particular, este analiza cómo los esfuerzos internacionales de asistencia para el desar ... more

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A Mouthpiece for Truth: Foreign Aid for Media Development and the Making of Journalism in the Global South

Jairo Lugo-Ocando

Brazilian Journalism Research, volume 14, issue 2 (2018), pp. 412-431

"This piece explores the role of Foreign Aid in developing the current framework in which journalism operates in the Global South. It looks at how international development efforts have been crucial in fostering particular models of journalism while arguing that this explains the current internation ... more

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Nigerian Newspapers: The Attractions and Drawbacks of Foreign Aid Funding

Mary Myers

African Journalism Studies, volume 39, issue 2 (2018), pp. 30-41

"This article looks at the relationship between four major newspapers in Nigeria and foreign donors. The discussion centres on the attractions and drawbacks of foreign donor funding from these newspapers’ point of view and highlights points of convergence and divergence in the agendas of the newsp ... more

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Where are all the Asian-led programs to support fellowships and grants for journalists in Asia?

Susan Tam

Niemanlab, April 30 (2018)

"Wealth from Asia isn’t being channeled into media development on anything like the scale seen in the U.S. and Europe: “It’s not just about the money. It’s about priorities.”

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Media Capacity Building in Sudan: A Measure of Success?

Nigel Baker, Helen Scott

African Journalism Studies, volume 39, issue 2 (2018), pp. 130-137

"A five-year, media capacity-building programme in Sudan gives some valuable pointers about how to keep a media-development programme alive—and the positive results that can be achieved through perseverance and a collaborative effort by stakeholders. The results included the introduction of a new ... more

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Journalism Education Interventions in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Examination of the Norwegian Model in Ethiopia

Téwodros W. Workneh

African Journalism Studies, volume 39, issue 2 (2018), pp. 9-29

"Recent trends in journalism education in Africa indicate a substantial increase both in scope and specialisation. While this increase is usually attributed to higher education institutions’ response to market trends, certain journalism education programmes are born out of development assistance i ... more

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Journalism Aid: Country of Origin and Influences on Beneficiary Perceptions and Practices

Gilbert K. M. Tietaah, Abena A. Yeboah-Banin, Sarah Akrofi-Quarcoo, Fidelis Y. Sesenu

African Journalism Studies, volume 39, issue 2 (2018), pp. 90-103

"A sub-text in the discourse on international development assistance is the argument that aid is not necessarily a beneficent, or sustainable, solution to the development needs of African countries. This argument raises a conceptual conundrum with respect to the many training programmes and fellowsh ... more

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Journalism Education and Training in Malawi: A Case for a National Policy

Levi Zeleza Manda, Noel Drake Kufaine

Journal of Development and Communication Studies, volume 5, issue 2 (2018), pp. 35-53

"[...] despite the welcome increase in the number of journalism and communication qualifications offered by public and private journalism training colleges in Malawi, the quality of the output is still lackluster. This is overwhelmingly because practical skills courses are taught inadequately, hapha ... more

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Winning the War on State-Sponsored Propaganda: Gains in the Ability to Detect Disinformation a Year and a Half After Completing a Ukrainian News Media Literacy Program

Erin Murrock, Joy Amulya, Mehri Druckman, Tetiana Liubyva

IREX (2018), 47 pp.

"While Ukrainians consume a high volume of news content, barely one in four Ukrainians trust the media and only 23% cross-check news sources—the most basic form of media literacy [...] In this context, IREX designed and implemented Learn to Discern (L2D), a “demand-side” response to the proble ... more

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Final Evaluation Speak Up Zambia: A Document for the Partnership

Joaquín de la Concha González

Santa Pola: Free Press Unlimited (2018), vi, 47 pp.

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Evaluation of Media Support in Somalia 2014–2017

Nora Stenius

Helsinki: Vikes Finnish Foundation for Media and Development (2018), 26 pp.

"The main partners of the project have been Somali National Television (SNTV), Somali Ministry of Information and Public Awareness, and the National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ). After expanding the geographical coverage of the project in 2015, partnerships were also established with Somalila ... nd Journalists Association (SOLJA) and Media Association of Puntland (MAP). Several women journalist associations have likewise participated in the project implementation. This evaluation covers the first phase of the project (2014–2016), including observations from cost-extended first phase trainings arranged in May 2017. The aim of the evaluation is to provide sufficient information about the performance of the project, to identify possible obstacles hindering the expected outcomes, and to provide recommendations for future. Based on the key findings, the project has been relevant, highly effective and efficient. The project has responded to a well-articulated need: the professional capacity of Somali journalists is still relatively low, as is their general understanding of media ethics. The project is relevant and aligns well with national priorities. The project activities have been carried out through collaboration of Finnish specialists and Somali stakeholders in such a way that the project ownership remains in Somalia. The project has been highly effective. As a result of the project, the first multi-camera TV studio in Somalia was constructed with modern news production and editing system. The studio enabled first ever live broadcasting of news in Somalia. The quality of SNTV news production has also visibly improved. Video and sound quality is more professional, news inserts are shorter, more compact and cover a wider range of topics. More investigative programmes and children and youth programmes have also emerged. Close to 400 journalists from across Somalia and Somaliland have taken part in training courses on basic journalism skills and journalism ethics, by far exceeding the project’s initial goal. Furthermore, around 120 representatives from the police, judiciary and key ministries have received training on freedom of expression and respect for media rights. The approach has been ground-breaking by bringing together journalists and security officials and improving their respect for one another. General findings on the cost-effectiveness and efficiency showcase that Vikes has been spending much less than other international media support organizations to provide quality trainings with noticeable results. Yet, as anticipated, the challenging operational environment has also hampered the project implementation. Some activities have been postponed either due to the volatile security situation or logistic delays. Lack of spare parts and technical equipment in Somalia has also hindered the maintenance of the news production studio and affected some of the in-house trainings." (Executive summary, page 3-4) more

Media Constrained by Context: International Assistance and the Transition to Democratic Media in the Western Balkans Top Insights

EU Medmedia: Vers une réforme du secteur des médias dans la région du Sud de la Méditerranée. Résultats Top Insights

Media Constrained by Context: International Assistance and the Transition to Democratic Media in the Western Balkans
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EU Medmedia: Vers une réforme du secteur des médias dans la région du Sud de la Méditerranée. Résultats
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