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Starting from Scratch: The Role of Media Assistance in the Establishment of Independent Media Institutions in Kosovo
Sarajevo: Analitika – Center for Social Research (2013), 59 pp.
"In conclusion, it should be reiterated that the use of the Western liberal media models as a guiding model for the media set up in Kosovo might have been too ambitious a goal. It gave too much credit to the cultural ethos at the time, assuming it to be an environment in which a liberal media sector
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The US Influence in Shaping Iraq’s Sectarian Media
International Communication Gazette, volume 75, issue 4 (2013), pp. 374-391
"After the Anglo-American invasion, the US neo-conservative administration established the Iraqi Governing Council in July 2003, which included 25 members selected for their ethnic and religious origins; it was the most obvious sign of the US political separatist strategy. As a result of the new pol
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Towards a Diagnostic Approach to Media in Fragile States: Examples from the Somali Territories
Media, War & Conflict, volume 6, issue 3 (2013), pp. 279-293
"Media interventions by international organizations and NGOs in conflict and post-conflict situations seek to develop and shape a media system to contribute to specific political and social ends. The analyses and assessments that inform these interventions are often based on an overview of the forma
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The Media of Iraq Ten Years On: The Problems, the Progress, the Prospects
London: BBC Media Action (2013), 35 pp.
"This briefing argues that the Iraqi media landscape of 2013 may not be the free, plural and professional fourth estate that many in the West had envisaged in 2003 but that it has real strengths – as well as weaknesses – which reflect the reality and complexity of modern Iraq. The seismic shift
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Factual Debate and Discussion Programmes and Their Influence on Political Participation, Political Knowledge and Political Efficacy
London: BBC Media Action (2013), 40 pp.
"The review found that there is evidence that exposure to dialogic formats can have an impact on political participation. It is clear, however, that the relationship between exposure to programming and manifest forms of participation cannot be studied in isolation to other important outcomes such as
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Art and Networks: The National Film School of Denmark's "Middle East Project"
In: The Education of the Filmmaker in Africa, the Middle East, and the Americas
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
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International Initiatives Concerning Children and Media
In: The Routledge International Handbook of Children, Adolescents and Media
London; New York: Routledge (2013), pp. 442-450
Citizens Rising: Independent Journalism and the Spread of Democracy
New York: CUNY Journalism Press (2013), 244 pp.
"As founder of Internews, a leading non-profit organization dedicated to information access and independent media, David Hoffman has had a backstage pass to many of the seminal world political upheavals in recent years. In these pages we see how media have been used for good and bad—to trigger gen
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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
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USAID/Nicaragua Final Performance Evaluation of the Nicaragua Media Program (NMP)
Bethesda: USAID (2013), 55 pp.
Growth in Foundation Support for Media in the United States
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,
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The Role of Public Sentiment and Social Media in the Evolving China-Africa Relationship
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
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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
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Assessment of Quality in Reporting with TMF Grants: Comparison of Works by Various TMF Grantees with Non-TMF Reporters’ Works
Dar es Salaam: Tanzania Media Fund (TMF) (2013), 28 pp.
"The results of this content analysis comparing TMF grantees with non-TMF control group show a remarkable performance of TMF. In many areas the TMF group performs significantly better than the control group which can be attributed to TMF's work. Significant good performance of TMF was found in the f
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Democracy, Governance and Randomised Media Assistance
Deep Insights
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
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The Media of Pakistan: Fostering Inclusion in a Fragile Democracy?
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
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Media Reforms Through Intervention: International Media Assistance in Bosnia and Herzegovina
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
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UN Plan of Action on the Safety of Journalists and the Issue of Impunity: Implementation Strategy 2013-2014
Paris: UNESCO (2013), 31 pp.
"This document provides the United Nations Implementation Strategy 2013-2014 of the UN Plan of Action on The Safety of Journalists and the Issue of Impunity (hereafter referred to as the UN Plan). In addition to the Strategy, there is a detailed Work-Plan to put the Strategy into place." (Introducti
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Limited Assistance for Limited Impact: International Media Assistance in Albania
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.
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