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South Africa’s Media 20 Years After Apartheid

Libby Lloyd

Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2013), 54 pp.

"South Africa’s news media has become, in the post-1994 democratic era, among the most concentrated in the world, affecting the quality of its content and the sales of its newspapers. A significant decrease in international development support, and post-1994 changes to the nature of that support, ... more

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A Guidebook of Broadcast and Newspaper Indicators

Montreal: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2013), 78 pp.

"This guidebook has been developed for use by professionals, policymakers and the research community involved in media development around the world. Its development was based on the UIS questionnaires on media statistics (see Appendices II, III and IV). This guide is not intended to provide a full s ... more

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Syria Media Map

Institute for War & Peace Reporting (IWPR) (2013), 32 pp.

This report addresses the state of the media in Syria; the laws that regulate and restrict the media, and the attacks on the media and journalists. The report also provides a Media Map, a list of print and online publications, radio and TV stations in Syria. According to the conclusion, "the interna ... more

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Limited Assistance for Limited Impact: The Case of International Media Assistance in Albania

Ilda Londo

Tirana: Albanian Media Institute (2013), 7 pp.

"Overall, the scope of media assistance in Albania has been rather ambitious, aiming to reform all key segments of the media sector. It is therefore not surprising that the results have been mixed at best. The important elements of the regulatory framework have been put in place, but the reforms aim ... more

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Performance Evaluation of the Serbia Media Assistance Program

Democracy International Inc.

USAID (2013), vi, 30 pp. + annexes

"This report is an evaluation of the $8.8 million, four-year (2008–2012) Serbia Media Assistance Program (SMAP) implemented by the International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX) with funding from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The program sought to: (1) strength ... more

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Independent Media in Exile: A Baseline Consultation

Will Attfield

Fojo Media Institute;Intermedia (2013), 27 pp.

"This report has presented a range of findings and insights generated from a consultation with 14 independent exile media organisations in Iran, Myanmar, Sudan, Ethiopia, Belarus, Zimbabwe, Tibet, Uzbekistan, Syria and Zambia. They can be summarised in three key points: (1) First, this report highli ... more

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Russian Independent Print Media Program: Final Program Report October 2009-December 2012

Washington, DC: Eurasia Foundation (2013), 41 pp.

"Initially launched in 2004 by Eurasia-Media, the Russian Independent Print Media Program (RIPMP) provides intensive training and assistance to promising independent local Russian newspapers, under the premise that by nurturing select publications into ‘beacons of excellence’, best practices eff ... more

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Building indicators in media assistance: Four ways evaluation reports present "change"

Jessica Noske-Turner

Shanghai; Brisbane: ICA Regional Conference: Communication and Social Transformation, 8-10 November 2013;Queensland University of Technology (2013), 15 pp.

"This paper draws on some preliminary findings from a comparative thematic analysis of 47 evaluation documents of media assistance programs. The aim of this analysis is to identify trends in impact evaluation practice in the media assistance field, as well as the strengths and weaknesses of differen ... more

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Effective Donor Strategies to Sustain Free Media Environment in Semi-Authoritarian Kazakhstan

Aijamal Duishebaeva

Budapest: Central European University, Department of Public Policy, Master Thesis (2013), 53 pp.

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International Initiatives Concerning Children and Media

Cecilia von Feilitzen

In: The Routledge International Handbook of Children, Adolescents and Media

Dafna Lemish (ed.)

London; New York: Routledge (2013), pp. 442-450

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Overview of Corruption in the Media in Developing Countries

Mara Mendes

U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre;Transparency International;Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI) (2013), 11 pp.

"In developing countries, the media is often confronted by a combination of factors that create fertile grounds for corruption, such as lack of training and technical skills, low professional standards, limited financial resources, opaque or government controlled ownership structures, inadequate and ... more

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Post-2015 MDGs: Freedom of Expression and the Media

Jan Lublinski, Peter Deselaers, Petra Berner

Bonn: Deutsche Welle DW Akademie (2013), 6 pp.

"Access to information, freedom of expression and an independent media are important for a sustainable future. They should be explicitly included in a future framework describing UN development goals for the years beyond 2015. We discuss two options: firstly, integration of “information access and ... more

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Regional State of Media and Communication Report

Jo Tacchi, Heather A. Horst, Evangelia Papoutsaki, Verena Thomas, Joys Eggins et al.

Pacific Media Assistance Scheme (PACMAS);ABC International Development (2013), 65 pp.

"The research for this report was developed and undertaken between June 2012 and April 2013 across 14 Pacific Island nations: Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Republic of Nauru, Niue, Republic of Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon I ... more

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Art and Networks: The National Film School of Denmark's "Middle East Project"

Mette Hjort

In: The Education of the Filmmaker in Africa, the Middle East, and the Americas

Mette Hjort (ed.)

New York et al.: Palgrave Macmillan (2013), pp. 125-150

"Seen from the perspective of film directors in the Middle East, the NFSD‘s Middle East Project makes a clear contribution in a number of areas: focusing on documentary flimmaking, it provides opportunities for flimmakers from the region to engage with realities that are important to them, but per ... more

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Growth in Foundation Support for Media in the United States

Brenda Henry-Sanchez, Anna Koob

New York: Foundation Center (2013), 19 pp.

"Tracking investments from 2009 to 2011, the data reveals that foundations are increasingly supporting media-related work across multiple areas. At the same time, they are tapping into larger trends, with investments in new media growing at a faster pace than traditional media investments. However, ... more

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Improving Communication Between Humanitarian Aid Agencies and Crisis-Affected People: Lessons from the Infoasaid Project

Carole Chapelier, Anita Shah

London: Overseas Development Institute (ODI), Humanitarian Practice Network (HPN) (2013), 26 pp.

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Strengthening Media and Civic Education to Enhance Democracy in Bhutan: Final External Project Evaluation

Chimmi Dolkar

UNDP;Bhutan Center for Media and Democracy (BCMD);United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF) (2013), 44 pp.

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Media Reforms in Turbulent Times: The Role of Media Assistance in the Establishment of Independent Media Institutions in Serbia

Davor Marko

Sarajevo: Analitika – Center for Social Research (2013), 60 pp.

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Looking for Shortcuts? Assistance to – and Development of – Public Service Broadcasting in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Albania

Mark Thompson

Sarajevo: Analitika – Center for Social Research (2013), 31 pp.

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Limited Assistance for Limited Impact: International Media Assistance in Albania

Ilda Londo

Sarajevo: Analitika – Center for Social Research (2013), 62 pp.

"Overall, international media assistance has been very important in shaping the current media landscape, though it has by no means been the decisive factor. The complete legal reform in the media and establishment of its main institutions has seen the continuous involvement of international actors. ... more