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Can Foundations Solve the Journalism Crisis?

Rodney Benson

Journalism, volume 19, issue 8 (2017), pp. 1059-1077

"In the context of the ongoing financial crisis in U.S. professional journalism, philanthropic foundation-supported nonprofits are increasingly proposed as a solution to the under-provision of civic-oriented news production. Drawing on an analysis of the social composition of boards of directors and ... 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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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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Évaluation du projet EBTICAR du 10 octobre 2017

CFI (2017), 11 pp.

"EBTICAR (E-booster for technical and Innovative Contents in the Arab region, ou « innovation » en langue arabe) a cherché à améliorer l'information fiable et diversifiée dans le débat démocratique en renforçant la capacité et la crédibilité des acteurs des médias en ligne de la Médite ... more

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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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Media Development in Syria: The Janus-Faced Nature of Foreign Aid Assistance

Billie Jeanne Brownlee

Third World Quarterly, volume 38, issue 10 (2017), pp. 2276-2294

"This article intends to provide responses to some of the many unanswered questions about the making and the transformation of the uprising in Syria by exploring a new avenue of research: media development aid. Most academic interest has been oriented towards the role that the new media played at th ... more

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The enigma of news media development with multi-pronged ‘capture’: The Afghanistan case

Jeannine E. Relly, Margaret Zanger

Journalism, volume 18, issue 10 (2016), pp. 1233-1255

"This qualitative study of influences on a purposive sample of Afghan journalists was carried out in the year after the US military mission was declared over. After more than a hundred million dollars of Western government funding had been invested in development of liberal democratic journalism, th ... more

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72 Films & Series: Fiction, Animation, Documentaires / Documentaries Supported by ACP-EU Programmes / Soutenus par les Programmes ACP-UE

ACP Cultures (2016), ix, 145 pp.

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Observer, Agitator, Target: Media and Media Assistance in Fragile Contexts. FoME Symposium 2016 Documentation

Berlin: Media in Cooperation and Transition (MiCT);Forum Medien und Entwicklung (fome) (2016), 33 pp.

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The Role of Independent Media in Curbing Corruption in Fragile Settings

James Deane

London: BBC Media Action (2016), 19 pp.

"This policy briefing examines the prospects for media being able to play that role, especially in fragile states. It concludes that the evidence supporting the effectiveness of media as an accountability actor continues to mount even when the performance of other anti-corruption measures are called ... more

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El Indicador de la Rentabilidad Social en Comunicación (IRSCOM): Medir para transformar

Manuel Chaparro Escudero, Silvia Olmedo, Victoria Gabilondo

CIC: Cuadernos de Información y Comunicación, volume 21 (2016), pp. 47-62

"El presente artículo aborda la construcción del Índice de Rentabilidad Social en Comunicación (IRSCOM), que pretende recoger valores ligados al funcionamiento de los medios audiovisuales, eludiendo la visión mercantilista, potenciando la participación ciudadana y la transparencia en su gesti� ... more

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Curbing Corruption and Fostering Accountability in Fragile Settings: Why an Imperilled Media Needs Better Support

James Deane

London: BBC Media Action (2016), 29 pp.

"An independent media is one of the most effective assets we have in efforts to curb corruption and foster accountability. Yet it is deeply imperilled, particularly in fragile states and often poorly understood by the international development sector. This policy working paper argues that unless dev ... more

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Accountability, Nation and Society: The Role of Media in Remaking Nepal

Kiran Bhandari, Dipak Bhattarai, James Deane

London: BBC Media Action (2016), 23 pp.

"This briefing explores some of the key challenges facing the Nepali media. It outlines growing concerns over politicisation and co-option, particularly of the mainstream Kathmandu-based media, as well as other economic and technological challenges facing the media. The briefing further outlines how ... more

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Strengthening Accountability Through Media in Sierra Leone: Final Evaluation

Karen O’Connor, Josephus Kongo

London: BBC Media Action (2016), 55 pp.

"The magazine programme Fo Rod and the debate show Tok Bot Salone built a loyal and engaged audience. The number of people who listened to either one or both programmes increased from 0.8 million in 2013 to 1.1 million in 2015, representing 29% of all adults. The proportion of regular listeners was ... more

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Bring Back the Audience: A Discussion of the Lack of Audience Research in the Field of Media Development

Martin Scott, Christoph Dietz

Global Media Journal - German Edition, volume 6, issue 2 (2016), 7 pp.

"This paper strives to highlight the significant lack of audience research in the field of media development and the consequences of this gap – both for project design and policy making – but also for broader efforts to integrate media into governance debates. Whilst this lack of evidence has be ... more

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A Review of the Pacific Media Landscape: A Baseline Study

Evangelia Papoutsaki, Verena Thomas, Heather A. Horst, Jo Tacchi, Jessica Noske-Turner, Joys Eggins

Asia Pacific Media Educator, volume 26, issue 2 (2016), pp. 270-287

"This article draws upon the Pacific Media Assistance Scheme (PACMAS) State of Media and Communication Report to examine the implications of a changing media landscape for journalism practice in the Pacific region. The report contributes to an understanding of the diverse media and communications en ... more

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Gender Equality Policy

Amsterdam: Free Press Unlimited (2016), 11 pp.

"Free Press Unlimited believes that gender equality is central to achieving its overall long-term objective that media and journalists constitute a diverse and professional media landscape and function as change agents. As such, they contribute to the overall vision of a just, inclusive and peaceful ... more

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Citizen Engagement in Peacebuilding: A Communication for Development Approach to Rebuilding Peace from the Bottom-Up

Valentina Baú

Progress in Development Studies, volume 16, issue 4 (2016), pp. 1-13

"By unearthing the connections between the literatures on participatory communica-tion and civic engagement with the reality of postconflict peace, this article demonstrates how a communication for development (C4D) approach to engaging citizens in peacebuilding contributes to strengthening the reco ... more

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Media and Political Participation: Fostering Inclusive Governance

Andrea Scavo, Chris Snow

London: BBC Media Action (2016), 55 pp.

"Increased political participation is seen as central to building accountability between citizens and leaders. Through debate and other factual programmes BBC Media Action uses media and communication to foster participation by providing information, stimulating discussion and enabling people to int ... more

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Soft Power Development: The Values and Priorities of Foreign Media Interventions in South Sudan

Valerie A. Cooper

In: Intersections Between Public Diplomacy and International Development: Case Studies in Converging Fields

James Pamment (ed.)

Los Angeles: Figueroa Press (2016), pp. 77-102

"According to the methodology (page 81-82), the basis of this research "is a rhetorical analysis of literature concerning journalism training programs conducted by international development organizations in South Sudan since the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) in order to determine the valu ... more