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The Media of Pakistan: Fostering Inclusion in a Fragile Democracy?

Huma Yusuf, Emrys Schoemaker

London: BBC Media Action (2013), 31 pp.

"The Pakistani media’s democratising function is constrained by its historic role as a state-building tool. The media remains vulnerable amid on-going threats to media professionals and the limitations imposed by the industry’s financial model, which must rely heavily on advertising revenue. The ... more

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Peace Through Peace Media? The Media Activities of the International Missions (KFOR and UNMIK) and Their Contribution to Peacebuilding in Kosovo from 1999 Till 2008

Julia Egleder

Berlin: Lit (2013), xvii, 317 pp.

"How does media contribute to peacebuilding and reconciliation in a post-conflict environment? This question will be answered in respect to the media produced by the UN and NATO mission in Kosovo (UNMIK and KFOR) from the year 1999 until 2008. The theoretical part of the text will deal with existing ... more

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Democracy, Governance and Randomised Media Assistance
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Devra C. Moehler

London: BBC Media Action (2013), 26 pp.

"This paper focuses attention on randomised field experiments in the developing world that explicitly address the use of media to achieve democracy and governance (DG) outcomes [...] The first section describes the growth of DG assistance and the increasing interest in DG field experiments. The seco ... more

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Journalism in Afghanistan: Current and Post-2014 Threats and Journalist Safety Mechanisms

Copenhagen: International Media Support (IMS) (2013), 28 pp.

"This report seeks to provide an immediate overview of the current insecure media environment in which Afghan journalists work and the threat scenario potentially facing them after the 2014 withdrawal of international troops. The aim of the report is to provide input into local and international dis ... more

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Global Mapping of Communication for Development Interventions in Peacebuilding and Conflict Transformation

Beatrice M. Spadacini

New York: UNICEF (2013), 54 pp.

"The findings of this global mapping are organized into five main sections: The role of children, adolescents and youth in peacebuilding; mainstreaming C4D for peacebuilding in the education system; C4D for peacebuilding: adding value to education; most effective C4D approaches used for peacebuildin ... more

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2nd Conference on Media Development in Myanmar, 20-21 May 2013, Yangon: Summary of Presentations

Myanmar Media Development Thematic Working Group;International Media Support (IMS) (2013), 34 pp.

"The 2nd Conference on Media Development in Myanmar took place from May 20-21 2013 in Yangon. With over 300 participants, the conference marked another significant milestone in Myanmar’s media reform process. This report is a summary of the presentations held at this conference. Under the theme � ... more

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When Words Were Weapons: Kenya’s Media Turn the Tide on Hate Speech and Conflict

Callie Long

Arcata, Calif.; Washington, DC: Internews (2013), 71 pp.

"When violence broke out in the final days of 2007 after a bitterly contested election in Kenya, Internews responded within days, working with journalists who were trying and failing to make sense of the unprecedented post-election conflict that swept across their country. Five and a half years late ... more

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Transformations in Egyptian Journalism

Naomi Sakr

London; Oxford: Tauris;Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (2013), xviii, 109 pp.

"Egypt’s revolutionary uprising in 2011 raised important questions about the kind of journalism that would be viable in the country’s changing political dynamics. Suddenly the output of bloggers, online radio and social media news operations, which had all formed part of the groundswell of actio ... more

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Évaluation de l’appui aux médias en période électorale en Afrique subsaharienne. Synthèse du rapport

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Paris: Ministère des Affaires Étrangères (2013), 27 pp.

"L’appui à la couverture médiatique du scrutin vise trois objectifs : offrir une information suffisante au citoyen pour que son choix électoral soit posé en connaissance de cause; garantir le pluralisme à travers la visibilité octroyée aux différentes forces en présence; crédibiliser le ... more

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Global Investigative Journalism: Strategies for Support
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David E. Kaplan

Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA), 2nd ed. (2013), 61 pp.

"Global and regional networks of investigative journalists, backed by donors and fueled by globalization and an explosion in data and communications technology, are growing increasingly effective and sophisticated. Journalists are linking up as never before to collaborate on stories involving intern ... more

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The Uncertain Future: Centers for Investigative Journalism in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia

Nevena Ršumovic

Sarajevo: Analitika – Center for Social Research (2013), 57 pp.

"Is it possible to introduce, in a sustainable manner, investigative reporting practices and non-profit centers into media contexts that lack the basic preconditions necessary for the development of investigative reporting? The answer seems rather multifaceted and far from obvious or definite. For e ... more

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The Evolution of Media Development: The Media Development Model in a Changing World

Daire Higgins

Dublin: Dublin Institute of Technology, Arrow@dit (2013), 17 pp.

"The origins of media development can be found in post World War II Europe and the industry grew as a more significant aspect of international aid work in the 1980s and the 1990s, following the end of the Cold War and the collapse of the former Soviet Union. It was hoped that exporting the concept o ... more

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The Role of Public Sentiment and Social Media in the Evolving China-Africa Relationship

Yu-Shan Wu

Johannesburg: South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA) (2013), 24 pp.

"The demands of public diplomacy have shifted with the development of social media technologies. Increasingly, governments are required to gauge and respond to public sentiment over and above the one-way communication of broadcast media. The social media and accompanying elevated public role have co ... more

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Media Reforms Through Intervention: International Media Assistance in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Tarik Jusic, Nidžara Ahmetaševic

Sarajevo: Analitika – Center for Social Research (2013), 71 pp.

"The case of BiH demonstrates that media reform is a slow, time-consuming process, which is closely related to the consolidation of democratic institutions that foster free media. The four case studies presented here amply demonstrate a deep tension between externally-driven reform initiatives and t ... more

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Implementation Reports on Projects Approved and Financed in 2010-2012, Part I: Africa, Arab Region, Europe

International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC)

Paris: UNESCO (2013), 181 pp.

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Fragile States: The Role of Media and Communication

James Deane

London: BBC Media Action (2013), 27 pp.

"This briefing examines how current media trends are affecting state and societal fragility, both positively and negatively, and argues that the role of a free and plural media should be prioritised rather than marginalised in fragile states policy. The paper provides case studies on the role and im ... more

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Comparative Analysis of Regulatory Media Assistance: Lessons from Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo

Vladimir Bratic

Sarajevo: Analitika – Center for Social Research (2013), 43 pp.

"The cases from B&H and Kosovo show that three straightforward regulatory practices can make a significant impact in a relatively short time. What is needed is an independent and legitimate regulator, a set of laws and guidelines against incendiary media, and an accompanying set of laws in protectio ... more

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Communication for Peacebuilding Priority Grant Program: Learning Group Report

Lauren Kogen, Nina Sheth

Washington, DC: United States Institute of Peace (USIP) (2012), 16 pp.

"This report summarizes the findings of the learning group that was formed by the three grantees of USIP’s 2011 Communication for Peacebuilding priority grant program: Radio La Benevolencija in the Democratic Republic of Congo; Internews Network in the Central African Republic; and The World Polic ... more

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Evaluating Media & Communication in Development: Does Evidence Matter?

Lauren Kogen, Amelia Arsenault, Iginio Gagliardone, Alison Buttenheim, Ken Winneg

Annenberg School for Communication, Center for Global Communication Studies (CGCS) (2012), 97 pp.

"BBC Media Action has made strengthening the evidence base of reports, data sets, and analysis about the role of media and communication in democratic development a priority. Yet, the extent to which different donor organizations, foundations, think tanks, practitioners, and academics utilize resear ... more

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Calling the Shots: How Ownership Structures Affect the Independence of News Media

Michelle J. Foster

Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2012), 35 pp.

"At an international level, the media development community should advocate for standards governing media cross-ownership limitations, best practices in media licensing, and the licensing of the broadcast spectrum. States should adopt net neutrality and support increased uncensored access to social ... more

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