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Communication and Conflict in Transitional Societies: Integrating Media and Communication in Development Cooperation

Ines Drefs, Barbara Thomass

Media, Conflict and Democratisation (MeCoDEM) (2017), 17 pp.

"Effective development cooperation that is sensitive to conflict contexts has to integrate media and communication into their overall strategy by taking into account the communicative needs of societies faced with democratization conflicts. In view of this policy problem, empirical evidence gathered ... more

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Free Basics in Real Life: Six Case Studies on Facebook’s Internet “on Ramp” Initiative from Africa, Asia and Latin America

Amsterdam: Global Voices (2017), 35 pp.

According to the executive summary "Facebook’s Free Basics program aims to help bridge the digital divide through a mobile-based platform that allows users to connect to a handful of online services free of charge [...] This paper highlights the following findings: Language: Free Basics does not m ... more

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Mid-Term Performance Evaluation of United States Agency for International Development Burma Civil Society and Media Activity

Julia Rizvi, Mathias Kjaer, Angela Thaung, Aung Tun

USAID;Social Impact Inc. (2017), ix, 76 pp.

"The United States Agency for International Development/Burma launched the Civil Society and Media (CSM) Activity in 2014 to improve engagement between the public and the Government of Burma by supporting local civil society and media organizations. This mixed-methods, mid-term performance evaluatio ... more

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Evaluating the Use of Communication for Development in Conflict Interventions: Measuring Peace in Participatory Communication

Valentina Baú

Commons: Revista de Comunicación y Ciudadanía Digital, volume 6, issue 1 (2017), pp. 96-112

"The application of Communication for Development (C4D) in conflict prevention, conflict reduction and post-conflict reconstruction interventions is a relatively new field. International organisations that have begun to adopt new communication & media designs in their peace work are progressively of ... more

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La evaluación de la comunicación para la transformación de conflictos

Cristina Sala Valdés

Commons: Revista de Comunicación y Ciudadanía Digital, volume 6, issue 1 (2017), pp. 81-94

"La comunicación para la transformación de conflictos es un área relativamente nueva dentro del vasto campo de prevención de conflictos y construcción de paz y por tanto ha sido sometida a escasos procesos evaluativos. Con el fin de comenzar a crear un modelo evaluativo que posibilite un análi ... more

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Supporting New Media in Ukraine Through Polish Development Cooperation Program

Aleksandra Galus, Paulina Pospieszna

Srodkowoeuropejskie Studia Polityczne (SSP), issue 2 (2017), pp. 169-199

"This paper focuses on developmental assistance for new media in years 2007–2017 provided by Poland as donor in its priority partner country – Ukraine. The support given to Ukrainian journalists and media outlets fits Polish democracy assistance strategy within Official Development Assistance (O ... DA). In principle, media assistance aims to improve freedom of speech and freedom of press, and in longer perspective to contribute to the consolidation of democracy. Poland is involved in supporting pro-democratic changes in Ukraine, including media assistance, on the basis of development cooperation act (2013), multiannual development cooperation programmes (2012–2015, 2016–2020) and annual plans (2007–2017). In years 2008–2013 the support for Ukrainian media was maintained and intensified in 2014–2016 in connection with the implementation of ‘Poland-Canada Democracy Support Program’ dedicated to media assistance and local governance assistance. After the expiration of this program, no more funds were allocated by MFA in 2016–2017 to NGOs activities aimed at promoting the development of independent media. A first bilateral Polish-Ukrainian project concerning new media assistance and financed by Polish Aid was financed in 2012. Since then, NGOs started to include digital literacy and new technologies in projects’ proposals. The trainings of journalists in e.g. new online tools or direct support for establishing digital media outlets were continued until 2016. Six out of eleven media assistance projects implemented within ‘Poland-Canada Democracy Support Program’ responded to the need of strengthening online media and improving journalists’ skills. Poland seemed also to target its media assistance regarding the needs of Ukraine as recipient of aid. Such tendency was visible on the example of shifts of beneficiaries in 2014–2015. While before the outbreak of armed conflict between Ukraine and Russia Polish support had rather nationwide character, in 2014–2015 many projects concentrated on delivering aid to journalists and media from Eastern Ukraine. The vast majority of project was addressed to professional journalists gaining experiences in working online, while there was no significant interest in empowering Ukrainian bloggers or citizen journalists." (Summary, page 190-191) more

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Strengthening Free, Independent and Professional Journalism in Ethiopia: Feasibility Study

Kalmar: Fojo Media Institute (2017), 35 pp.

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Media Assistance: Review of the Recent Literature and Other Donors’ Approaches
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Mary Myers, Nicola Harford, Katie Bartholomew

iMedia Associates;Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) (2017), 82 pp.

"The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) has commissioned iMedia Associates (iMedia) to conduct a Capitalisation Exercise (CapEx) of its media assistance, with the primary objective of examining its current programmes and bringing out lessons learned. As the second output of this CapE ... more

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Evaluation International Association of Women in Radio and Television (IAWRT)

Elisabeth Eide, Hanna Marie Knudsen, Goretti Nassanga, Brian Semujju

International Association of Women in Radio and Television (IAWRT);KUS Forum for Women and Development (2017), 51 pp.

"The organization has grown since the last evaluation in 2007, with the number of chapters expanding from seven to twelve. The membership comprises 45 other countries, some with the capacity to become chapters. Whether IAWRT is in a phase of expansion or consolidation is unclear, as there is no stra ... more

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EU Support to Media in the Eastern Partner Countries

European Commission, Eastern Partnership (2017), 2 pp.

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Innovative Approaches in Supporting Media: Synthesis Report. SDC/SENAP Regional Workshop, June 27-29th, 2017, Nairobi

Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), Southern, Eastern, Northern Africa and Palestine Division (SENAP) (2017), 19 pp.

"The overall goal of the workshop was to find new and innovative ways in supporting media in increasingly challenging contexts and to enhance effectiveness of current approaches in order to boost democratisation processes and governance (principles such as citizen participation, efficiency in public ... more

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The Civic Media Crisis and What Philanthropy Can Do

Bruce Sievers, Patrice Schneider

Stanford University (2017)

"Protecting the independent media and the public sphere presents an epic challenge, but there is great opportunity for philanthropy to step up and help." (Introduction)

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Strategic Plan 2017-2022

London; Amsterdam; Washington, DC: Institute for War & Peace Reporting (IWPR) (2017), 26 pp.

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SDC’s Media Assistance: Report of Capitalisation Exercise

Mary Myers, Nicola Harford, Katie Bartholomew

iMedia Associates (2017), 101 pp.

"This is a review of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation’s (SDC) media assistance by consultants from iMedia. The aim is to capitalise on SDC’s experience of media over the last 10 years. The objective is to examine the organisation’s current media assistance programmes and bring ... more

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Turn Up the Volume: Empowering Women Through Media. Lessons from BBC Media Action’s Governance Programming

Josephine Casserly

London: BBC Media Action (2017), 26 pp.

"This practice briefing sets out what BBC Media Action has learned about how media can provide a platform for both men and women to hold their leaders to account, while empowering them to participate in their own communities. Unpicking the challenges faced and the solutions found, it will bring toge ... more

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A Slowly Shifting Field: Understanding Donor Priorities in Media Development

Shanthi Kalathil

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

"Funding to support independent media remains a small, but vital part of international assistance. But while the share of aid directed at this issue remains steady, there are signs that priorities within this field of international support may be shifting. This report looks at the trends identified ... more

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Philanthrocapitalists and the Humanitarian Agenda: Motivations, Metrics, and Media Power

Garrett M. Broad

In: The Routledge Companion to Media and Humanitarian Action

Robin Andersen; Robin Purnaka L. de Silva (eds.)

London: Routledge (2017), pp. 505-515

"This chapter has outlined the philosophical motivations and strategic practices of philanthrocapitalists, interrogating the key place of communication technology and media storytelling within their humanitarian activities. It also explored the central critiques of philanthrocapitalism that have eme ... more

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Transparenz schaffen – Konflikten vorbeugen – Versöhnung fördern: Medien in der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit

Forum Medien und Entwicklung (fome) (2017), 8 pp.

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To Train a Watchdog: Media Development, Statebuilding, and Measurement in South Sudan

Kerstin Tomiak

Cardiff: Cardiff University, Doctoral Thesis (2017), ix, 291, 94 pp.

"[...] This thesis contributes to the emerging academic literature on media development and its role in statebuilding. It does so by investigating media development in the new state of South Sudan. Ethnographic observations, a social survey, and unstructured interviews have been applied during a fie ... more

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KAS Media Program South East Europe: Professional Journalism and Communication

Christian Spahr, Manuela Zlateva (eds.)

Sofia: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) (2017), 16 pp.

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