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The United Nations and Freedom of Expression and Information: Critical Perspectives
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Tarlach McGonagle, Yvonne Donders (eds.)

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (2015), xxiv, 508 pp.

"There are a multitude of UN legal instruments which pertain to the rights of freedom of expression and information, and this book is the first to comprehensively map them and their function. It details the chequered history of both rights within the UN system and evaluates the suitability of the sy ... more

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Ondes des Grands Lacs: Contribution à une paix durable

Aziza Bangwene

In: Médias d'Afrique: Vingt-cinq années de pluralisme de l'information (1990-2015)

Marie-Soleil Frère (ed.)

Paris: Karthala (2015), pp. 191-205

"Aziza Bangwene [écrit] sur différents projets développés par l'Institut Panos Paris dans la perspective de la consolidation de la paix dans la région: elle présente en particulier le projet OGL Ondes des Grands Lacs, mis en oeuvre entre 2009 et 2013, et dont l'objectif principal était d'amen ... more

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China in Africa's Media and Telecommunications: Cooperation, Connectivity and Control

Iginio Gagliardone, Sam Geall

Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre (NOREF) (2014), 6 pp.

"China is changing Africa’s media sphere. The country supports African broadcasters with loans, training, and exchange programmes and has set up its own media operations on the continent, creating an African arm of the state-run broadcaster CCTV and expanding existing initiatives, such as the stat ... more

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Media Development

James Deane

In: The Handbook of Development Communication and Social Change

Karin Gwinn Wilkins; Thomas Tufte; Rafael Obregón (eds.)

Chichester: Wiley Blackwell (2014), pp. 226-241

"Clear categorization of what is media development and what is communication for development is often problematic and much of this chapter focuses on continuities that exist across the fields whilst acknowledging there are genuine, well-argued, and real reasons why there should be a strong conceptua ... more

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In the Service of the Public: Functions and Transformation of Media in Developing Countries
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Jan Lublinski, Petra Berner, Merjam Wakili (eds.)

Bonn: Deutsche Welle DW Akademie (2014), 300 pp.

"This study constitutes the attempt to draw some initial conclusions from the work conducted by DW Akademie and other media development organizations in the past. It aims at a better understanding of which public service functions former state broadcasters can provide at all and which approaches of ... media development actors have proved to be successful. Reforming of state mouthpieces into public service media can indeed be achieved. This is one of the most important findings of this study. DW Akademie researchers here present examples of media outlets that fulfill their public service remit of creating a public sphere and supporting integration to a substantial degree. Even among the success stories, not all the media outlets studied here have adopted a public service ethos to its full extent. Their work, however, improved considerably. In assisting reform, media development actors were thus able to enhance the public’s freedom of expression as well as its access to information – two basic human rights we see as important prerequisites for peace and democracy. On the other hand, this study shows how difficult and complex transformation is. State media are often highly politicized. Successful transformation, therefore, requires support of a lot of different actors: the political elite, civil society, the management of the broadcaster, its staff, and last but certainly not least, the public as a whole. It is vital that media development actors identify windows of opportunity and profit from them in order to propel change forward. At the same time, this study demonstrates that media development organizations have to think beyond their traditional fields of expertise: capacity development and newsroom consultancy. A much broader approach is needed if substantial and sustainable development is to be achieved. DW Akademie is currently implementing a new, more complex strategy for successful media development cooperation that takes this into account. Political and legal frameworks have become a strategic area of activity. Other equally important areas comprise qualifications, professionalism, and economic sustainability of the media sector, participation in society, and digital change. With regard to public broadcasting, political and legal frameworks are especially important in order to ensure editorial independence of former state broadcasters. Furthermore, media development actors have to engage more in organizational development. Therefore, at the end of this study, we dedicate a whole chapter to this question. This study of selected media outlets from twelve countries does not attempt to provide a final answer to the question of successful public service transformation. It aims at giving an overview of what has been achieved in practical work in this field in the course of the past years. More research is needed to understand which steps of reform are needed for a genuine transformation that is sustainable in the long term. The media are undergoing crucial developments. Digital change, convergence, and social media have increased pluralism of opinion substantially in many parts of the world. At the same time, the media face new challenges with respect to their economic sustainability. The notion of public service media that offer a model for providing journalistic quality without financial dependence deserves further thought." (Preface) more

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Video letters, mediation and (proper) distance: A qualitative study of international development communication in practice

Florencia Enghel

Karlstad: Karlstad University, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Thesis (2014), 268 pp.

"This study focuses on the institutional practice of international development communication. Through a qualitative study of the Videoletters project, it examines a situated process of intervention in its complexity and analyzes how the specifics of mediation illuminate issues of proximity and dista ... more

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Media and Conflict: An Assessment of the Evidence

Emrys Schoemaker, Nicole Stremlau

Progress in Development Studies, volume 14, issue 2 (2014), pp. 181-195

"This article assesses the evidence used to in arguments for the role of the media in conflict and post-conflict situations. It focuses on two broad areas within the literature. First, it examines literature on the contribution of media in war to peace transitions, including assessment of evidence u ... more

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What Was the Role of the Debate Programme Sema Kenya in the 2013 Kenyan Election?

Angela Githitho Muriithi, Georgina Page

London: BBC Media Action (2014), 62 pp.

"This paper seeks to identify the extent to which the national TV and radio programme Sema Kenya (Kenya Speaks), part of BBC Media Action’s governance work in Kenya, supported accountability, peace and inclusion at the time of the 2013 Kenya election. It shows the specific value placed on Sema Ken ... more

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Social Media and Political Participation

Geraldine de Bastion, Melanie Stilz, René Herlitz

Bonn; Eschborn: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) (2014), 35 pp.

"The study will begin by defining and classifying social media and will go on to explain the reach and role of these media in developing contexts, in particular when used for political communication, interaction and decision-making processes. In a second chapter, risks and benefits of social media a ... more

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BBC Media Action’s Governance Research: Emerging Evidence and Learning

Josephine Casserly, Sara Elias, Zoe Fortune

London: BBC Media Action (2014), 57 pp.

"The paper synthesises findings from quantitative and qualitative data from across African, Asian and Middle Eastern countries. The second section draws on baseline data from Bangladesh, Burma, Kenya, Nepal, Nigeria, Palestinian Territories and Sierra Leone to explore the media and governance contex ... more

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The Western Way? Democracy and the Media Assistance Model

Daire Higgins

Global Media Journal - German Edition, volume 4, issue 2 (2014), 15 pp.

"International media assistance took off during a time where the ideological extremes of USA vs. USSR were set to disappear. Following the Cold War, international relations focused on democracy building, and nurturing independent media was embraced as a key part of this strategy [...] The US and UK ... more

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On Media, Social Movements, and Uprisings: Lessons from Afghanistan, Its Neighbors, and Beyond

Wazhmah Osman

Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society, volume 39, issue 4 (2014), pp. 874-887

"From Tehran to Tahrir Square to Gezi Park-to mention only three key sites of protest made prominent in 2013-social media has been lauded as one of the key factors enabling popular uprisings and social movements. This has provided further hype for new or digital media, which were already being toute ... more

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Why Information Matters: A Foundation for Resilience
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Tara Susman-Peña

Internews (2014), 84 pp.

"This report: 1. Defines “information ecosystems” and proposes an analytic framework of eight critical dimensions for understanding them; 2. Analyzes information ecosystems across a spectrum of change and their impact on resilience, referencing four case studies of Internews’ previous work [In ... more

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Central African Republic: Supporting the Media and Humanitarian Information and Communication in a Complex Emergency. Roundtable Report, 5-6 February 2014, Yaoundé, Cameroon

International Media Support (IMS) (2014), 30 pp.

"This two-day roundtable brought together representatives from key organizations and institutions in CAR as well as representatives from international organizations currently operating in CAR. The aim was to address the needs for media support and humanitarian information and communication and to en ... more

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Communicating with Communities: A Case Study and Guide from Pakistan and Elsewhere

Brian Kelly, Ariane Quentier

Geneva: International Organization for Migration (IOM);Humanitarian Accountability Partnership (HAP) (2014), xix, 109 pp.

"The purpose of this handbook is to highlight achievements, as well as ongoing efforts and future plans, in improving information delivery to and communication with affected communities. This guide highlights the lack of critical information in emergency response and what needs to be done to ensure ... more

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The Political and Ideological Dimension of the Measurement of Freedom of Information: Assessing the Interplay Between Neoliberalism and the Freedom of the Press Index

Diego Giannone

International Communication Gazette, volume 76, issue 6 (2014), pp. 505-527

"By illustrating the rise of neoliberalism as a case in point, the study hypothesises a neoliberal influence on the measurement of freedom of information. To test such assumption, the work describes three ideal typical models of freedom of information – the liberal, egalitarian and neoliberal mode ... more

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Strengthening Access to Information Via Community Radio in Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Peru: Evaluation Report

Luisa María Aguilar, Jaime Galarza

United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF);Transtec (2014), 32 pp.

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Africa's Media Boom: The Role of International Aid
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Mary Myers

Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2014), 35 pp.

"Since the early 1990s, media outlets in Sub-Saharan Africa have proliferated extraordinarily, freeing Africa's press and liberating the airwaves from monopoly by the state. This paper summarises these developments and analyses in how far foreign donors were catalysts of this development. Myers desc ... more

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Centrafrique: Etat des lieux du secteur médias

Marie-Soleil Frère, Pierre Martinot, Pascal Chirhalwirwa, Johanna Rey

Marseille: Panos Europe (2014), 36 pp.

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Action for Transparency: Tackling Corruption and Mismanagement of Government Funds in Zambia and Uganda. A Baseline Study

Will Attfield et al.

Kalmar; London: Fojo Media Institute;InterMedia (2014), 39 pp.

"The purpose of the study is to provide baseline data and research-driven recommendations to help inform and later evaluate the impact of ‘Action for Transparency’. Action for Transparency is a three-year, media-for-development programme, managed by Fojo and its partners and funded by the Swedis ... more

The United Nations and Freedom of Expression and Information: Critical Perspectives Top Insights

In the Service of the Public: Functions and Transformation of Media in Developing Countries Inspiring Practice

Why Information Matters: A Foundation for Resilience Top Insights

Africa's Media Boom: The Role of International Aid Top Insights

The United Nations and Freedom of Expression and Information: Critical Perspectives
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In the Service of the Public: Functions and Transformation of Media in Developing Countries
Inspiring Practice

Why Information Matters: A Foundation for Resilience
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Africa's Media Boom: The Role of International Aid
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