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Monitoring Media Sustainability: Economic and Business Revisions to Development Indicators
In: What is Sustainable Journalism? Integrating the Environmental, Social, and Economic Challenges of Journalism
New York et al.: Peter Lang (2018), pp. 243-256
"Robert G. Picard describes the evolvement of UNESCO's media development indicators. The chapter describes a growing focus on economic, financial and managerial dimensions, since, it argues, they pave the fundament to any sustainable, commercial or non-commercial journalistic venture. What Picard cr
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The Bottom-up Media Revolution: How Social Entrepreneurs Are Building Trust Between Communities and the Media
Ashoka (2018), 29 pp.
"Ashoka is an organization that supports social entrepreneurs around the world and has the longest track record of doing so. It has identified and supported over 3,500 “Ashoka Fellows,” many of whom are in the media sector. Therefore, Ashoka sits on a treasure trove of data on transformative med
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Youth-Led Communication for Social Change: Empowerment, Citizen Media, and Cultures of Governance in Northern Ghana
Development in Practice, volume 28, issue 3 (2018), pp. 400-413
"This article critically assesses the possibilities and limitations of strategic communication initiatives to enhance cultures of governance among youth in Northern Ghana. The analysis is embedded within contemporary debates about communication and social change, with particular focus upon dynamics
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International Cooperation, Foreign Aid and Changes in Media Agenda: The Case of 'Voces'
Journal of Latin American Communication Research, volume 6, issue 1-2 (2018), pp. 152-169
"Back in 2011, the Spanish government decided to fund the creation of the newspaper Voces in El Salvador within the wider context of public diplomacy and a favorable political atmosphere. This article examines the implications of this aid in the frame of news media plurality in that nation. We sugge
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Investigative Journalism in Africa: An Exploratory Study of Non-Profit Investigative Journalism Organizations in Africa
Oxford: Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (2018), 99 pp.
"This exploratory study [.] argues that in a continent where traditional media organizations are increasingly failing to hold power to account, not-for-profit organizations are leading by example, setting the agenda and constantly scrutinizing those in power. This study further looks at the motivati
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Responding to the Needs of Independent Russian-Language Media: 2018. Brief Policy Paper
Baltic Centre for Media Excellence (2018), 5 pp.
"This paper provides research-based evidence and analysis to assist donors and other stakeholders in taking decisions and setting priorities on the types of interventions and funding modalities to strengthen independent media in the countries of the Eastern Partnership, in particular Russian-languag
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Mapping Media Development in Myanmar
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
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Journalism Education Interventions in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Examination of the Norwegian Model in Ethiopia
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
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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
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UNICEF 2017 Report on Communication for Development (C4D): Global Progress and Country Level Highlights Across Programme Areas
Deep Insights
New York: UNICEF (2018), 72 pp.
"The following report summarizes how UNICEF and its partners have utilized Communication for Development strategies in their work during the period of UNICEF’s Strategic Plan 2014-2017, with an emphasis on 2017. The report captures the impact of these accomplishments on children and the communitie
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In Focus: Indepedendent Media Support
In: Supporting People Striving for Democracy: Annual Report 2017
European Endowment for Democracy (EED) (2018), pp. 41-49
"In recent weeks I have argued there is a need to bring fresh energy, creativity and intensity to efforts to support independent media. But these alone will not be enough. There is a fundamental problem of resources so I propose the creation of a new Global Fund for Free and Independent Media focuse
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Responding to the Needs of Independent Russian-Language Media: 2018. Recommendations for Donors and Media Developing Institutions Operating in the Countries of the Eastern Partnership
Baltic Centre for Media Excellence (2018), 9 pp.
"This brief provides research-based evidence and analysis to assist donors in taking decisions and setting priorities on the types of interventions and funding modalities to strengthen independent media in the countries of the Eastern Partnership, in particular Russian-language media. The final goal
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'No News is Bad News' Programme: Internal Mid-Term Evaluation Pakistan
Free Press Unlimited (2018), 18 pp.
"The No News Is Bad News (NNIBN) programme started in January 2016. The aim of the NNIBN Programme is to work towards the following vision: media and journalists, as independent players in civil society, constitute a diverse and professional media landscape and function as change catalysts. This is
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Doing Debate Differently: Media and Accountability
London: BBC Media Action (2017), 34 pp.
"This paper discusses a number of ways in which media plays a part in increasing accountability. It draws on quantitative and qualitative data from BBC Media Action’s work in nine countries. It finds that: media can influence accountability by empowering people, creating opportunities for construc
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El Fondo Internacional para la Diversidad Cultural: Una nueva herramienta para la cooperación en el audiovisual
In: Diversidad e industria audiovisual: el desafío cultural del siglo XXI
México, DF: Fondo de Cultura Económica (FCE) (2017), pp. 109-143
Audience Research in Media Development: Overview, Case Studies, and Lessons Learned
Deep Insights
Bonn: Deutsche Welle DW Akademie (2017), 49 pp.
"This publication takes a look at current developments in the field of audience research in media development and presents three case studies testing innovative methods that can be of use for research, monitoring, and evaluation. They are meant as an orientation and inspirational source for future p
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"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
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"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
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