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The Media Map Project: Ukraine. Case Study on Donor Support to Independent Media, 1990-2010

Katerina Tsetsura, Anastasia Grynko, Anna Klyueva

Washington, DC: Internews;World Bank Institute (2012), 61 pp.

"Western donor interventions to establish and develop an independent media landscape in Ukraine have been successful overall. Multiple Western donors have helped to support the development of civil society in Ukraine and the development of its independent media system. The political landscape, speci ... more

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Performance Evaluation Afghanistan Media Development and Empowerment Project (AMDEP)

Richard Martin, William Canter, Yama Hotak

Washington, DC: Checchi and Company Consulting;USAID (2012), iv, 103 pp.

"The purpose of this evaluation is to identify results and lessons learned from USAID’s Afghanistan Media Development and Empowerment Project (AMDEP). AMDEP was designed as a one-year project (later extended) that began on November 1, 2010. It built on eight years of previous USAID media activitie ... s in Afghanistan and continued USAID’s strategic focus on improving news and development-related radio information for under-served groups such as rural families, women and young people. Through the consistent funding and support to the radio industry in Afghanistan, USAID has underwritten an enhanced forum for news and information programming outside of Kabul. By choosing radio as its primary tool, the initial groundwork was laid for a national messaging forum. Enabling provincial and district broadcasters to receive a consistent and increasingly professional series of programs was a good approach. That many of the programs have to do with national, regional and international news and information is creating the conditions for more and better citizen participation in democratic development. The stage has been set for national advertising supported messaging in the future. AMDEP supports a comprehensive “value chain” approach to strengthening the media sector, dealing with training of journalists; establishing and operating a network of rural radio stations; introducing “new media” to enable amateur voices to communicate about social, economic, and development issues; encouraging advocacy to protect journalistic freedoms; helping citizens understand and value the importance of media information and news; training media lawyers; and supporting new media laws and policies that will support development of a dynamic, independent media industry. Internews is the lead implementer of AMDEP activities and of previous USAID media activities that led to AMDEP. Overall, AMDEP has been remarkably successful. It had to function in a context of administrative delays and funding uncertainties, security threats, an environment of many different media projects and an unpredictable economy. The technical and managerial depth of the Internews team was an important factor in the project’s success, as was its selection of effective Afghan partner organizations. Flexibility and agility on the part of USAID and Internews made it possible to adapt to changing circumstances." (Executive summary, page 1) more

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Researching Media Assistance as a Tool of Democratisation and State Building in Post Conflict Societies: Lessons from the Case of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Nidžara Ahmetaševic

Global Media Journal - German Edition, volume 2, issue 2 (2012), 18 pp.

"This paper aims to give insights into my research on media assistance and its effects on democratisation and state building processes in Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosnia). I try to analyse a process which lasts more than 15 years, and includes different aspects, from law making to establishing new me ... more

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Differing Paradigms of Media Systems Development in Contemporary Africa: Does the ‘Chinese Model’ Have a Place?

Teke Ngomba

Journal of Asian and African Studies, volume 47, issue 1 (2012), pp. 52-67

"This article addresses the emerging patterns of contemporary media-based engagements between China and Africa and argues, after an examination of current media systems in both China and Africa, that, despite expressed worries to the contrary, because of reasons spanning from history to geo-politics ... more

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Adapting Concepts of Media Freedom to a Changing Media Environment: Incorporating New Media and Citizen Journalism Into the Freedom of the Press Index

Karin Deutsch Karlekar, Courtney C. Radsch

ESSACHESS: Journal for Communication Studies, volume 5, issue 1 (2012), pp. 13-22

"The present article discusses how the new categoryof “citizen journalist” fits into the overall media environment and how the Freedom House Freedom of the Press methodology has been changed to incorporate this category." (Abstract)

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Indigenous Voices in Asia-Pacific: Identifying the Information and Communication Needs of Indigenous Peoples
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Bangkok: UNDP (2012), 64 pp.

"The current report presents the highlights of five country assessments that were undertaken to identify the communication and information needs of indigenous peoples. The starting point for this regional initiative was that access to information and communication avenues have an empowering element, ... more

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Mapping EU Media Support 2000-2010

Andrew Puddephatt, Per Oesterlund

EPRD Policy & Development;European Commission (2012), 52 pp.

"Generally, data about media development support are not complete and reliable due to insufficient classification categories in the DAC system, so the EC and most other international institutions and organisations share the problem of not having solid knowledge about the scope and size of support in ... this field. This is also the case in the CRIS data base, which does not distinguish for example between public diplomacy and media support [...] As a consequence, the amounts and other figures in this report should not be taken as exact values. But the mapping does show some clear trends and tendencies despite the weakness ofthe basic data, and the main findings are: According to the information available in the CRIS data base and the definition of projects applied for this support, the total amount spent on media development and freedom of expression in the period 2000-2010 has been 148,4 Million Euro. More than half of the total amount has been spent in the neighbour countries East and South of the EU. More than 40 % has been spent in the Western Balkans, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Russia, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine and Turkey, while 12,5 % has been spent in the Middle East and North Africa. 24,3 % of the total funds have been spent in Sub-Saharan Africa. The EC support for media development and freedomof expression has been limited compared with the bilateral support from EU. Member States and other bilateral donors. For comparison the Swedish budget for media support from SIDA in 2012 is 26 Million Euro and DfiD supports the BBC Media Action with more than 20 Million Euro per year. The funding comes from a variety of thematic and geographic Instruments with the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights, EIDHR, as the single biggest source, which accounts for 41 % of the total support. Other significant Instruments are IPA, CARDS, ENPI and MED. The main focus has been on training of journalists and editors in journalistic skills and professional standards. Other initiatives have been support to reform of media related legislation and direct support to endangered journalists and writers. The projects supportedby the EC have not been different from projects funded by bilateral donors. Very few projects have benefitted from the potential comparative advantages of the EC/EU as a multinational entity. Very few projects have been designed and implemented in cooperation with member states or other donor agencies, and the projects do not reflect on-going internal medla developments in the EU. There seems to be more focus on EU visibility than on EU additionallity. The top ten contract holders have implemented 36 % of the total project value with BBC Media Action as the single biggest partner, which has implemented almost ten percent of the total project value in the period 2000-2010. lnternews (with lnternews Europe as the biggest entity) comes second with 4,6 % of the total project value followed by the International Federation of Journalists with 3,4 % of the project value. The EC is seen as a “difficult“ or “bureaucratic“ donor agency, which is difficult to approach for smaller organisations because the possible funding does not correspond with the paper work needed to apply for support." (Executive summary more

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Freedom of Expression, Media and Digital Communications: A Practical Guide
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Andrew Puddephatt, Per Oesterlund

EPRD Policy & Development;European Commission (2012), 39 pp.

"The European Commission has begun to integrate a political economy approach throughout the project cycle. This guide tailors the political economy approach to the media development sector specifically. Using a political economy media matrix (PEMM) as its basis, it explains how to integrate the PE a ... more

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Freedom of Expression, Media and Digital Communications: Key Issues

Andrew Puddephatt, Per Oesterlund

EPRD Policy & Development;European Commission (2012), 35 pp.

"Key recommendations: Explore ways of integrating EU diplomatic power alongside its development programmes in order to support freedom of expression and independent media and communicaitons; Enhance coordination between the different operational arms of the EU; Utilise EU’s convening power to brin ... more

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Radio Programmes for Small Businesses: Using Media for Local Economic Development in Ghana

Kofi Owusu, Griet Newiger-Addy

Accra: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ);Programme for Sustainable Economic Development (PSED) (2012), iv, 32 pp.

"This publication has four main purposes. First, it informs local authorities and business associations in Ghana about the benefits of setting up industrial zones in their localities. Second, decision makers will learn about what has been achieved so far through the support to industrial areas in va ... more

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Cluster Evaluation Report: UNDEF-Funded Media-Related Projects

Pierre Robert

United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF);Transtec (2012), 40 pp.

"This report is the cluster evaluation of 12 UNDEF-supported projects related to the media. It concerns projects that either focused on media capacity building or included a significant element of work with the media. The projects were implemented between 2007 and 2011; they lasted between 12 and 24 ... more

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UN Plan of Action on the Safety of Journalists and the Issue of Impunity

Paris: UNESCO, International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC) (2012), 8 pp.

"The Plan of Action aims to creating of a free and safe environment for journalists and media workers, both in conflict and non-conflict situations, with a view to strengthening peace, democracy and development worldwide. Its measures include, among other undertakings, the establishment of a coordin ... more

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Solomon Islands Media Research Study 2012: Baseline Indicators for SOLMAS Phase III

Verena Thomas, Kate Britton, Joys Eggins, Mcleen Pickacha, Jim Macnamara

Sydney; Goroka: ABC International Development;University of Technology, Australian Centre for Public Communication (ACPC);University of Goroka, Centre for Social and Creative Media (CSCM) (2012), 87 pp.

"This research study provides baseline indicators for the Solomon Islands Media Assistance Scheme (SOLMAS) Program Phase III. It presents findings around the current quality of media, experiences of training to date, and relationships with stakeholders such as development organisations, government c ... more

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Evaluation Report: Good Governance Through Strengthened Media in Liberia Project

Alphonsus P. Zeon

Monrovia: Liberia Media Center;Journalists for Human Rights (2012), 38 pp.

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Strengthened Media for Transparent Elections: Lessons Learned

IREX;USAID (2012), 65 pp.

"The current document is a report on CSML’s [Civil Society and Media Leadership Program] efforts to support the 2011 presidential and legislative elections, primarily through IREX’s Liberian media partners and civil society organizations. It is also hoped that the document will serve as a guide ... more

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Partner, Prototype or Persuader? China’s Renewed Media Engagement with Ghana

Iginio Gagliardone, Nicole Stremlau, Daniel Nkrumah

Communication, Politics & Culture, volume 45 (2012), pp. 174-196

"This article provides an empirically grounded assessment of China’s increasing role in the African mediasphere. It examines the strategic importance of Chinese media assistance to Ghana along three dimensions: the potential appeal of the Chinese approach to information regulation for countries st ... more

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Media Assistance M&E and Democratization Measurement Characteristics in USAID Program Reporting Documents

Kristopher R. Passey

Columbia, Mo.: University of Missouri–Columbia, Master Thesis (2012), vi, 139 pp.

"This case study of USAID media assistance program reporting documents (n=68) looks at specific monitoring and evaluation characteristics as reported over a 20-year period and how reporting documents make the link to democratization. The analysis found that although M&E activity has improved as repo ... more

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The Medium Versus the Message: U.S. Government Funding for Media in an Age of Disruption

Anne Nelson

Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2012), 28 pp.

"The new priorities include: 1. Expanding the access in developing countries to digital platforms. 2. Devising and promoting uses for new platforms (especially mobile) for functions that occupy a new, poorly defined space between traditional journalism and other modes of information. 3. Contesting o ... more

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Dialogue Through Film: A Handbook

London: Conciliation Resources (2012), 58 pp.

"Dialogue Through Film is a unique initiative bringing together young Armenians from Nagorny Karabakh and Azerbaijanis to make short films about the conflict that divides them. Over 30 young film-makers have taken part, and thousands of Armenians and Azeris have watched their films. This handbook of ... more

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Peacebuilding and Public Service Media: Lessons from Star Radio and Media Development in Liberia

Elizabeth Goodfriend

London: London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (2012), 39 pp.

"Star Radio, one of Liberia’s leading nationally broadcast radio stations, went off-air at the end of 2010 following a staff strike. Started as an international project with funding from international donors, the station did not have the capacity to compete in a challenging market when donor fundi ... more

Indigenous Voices in Asia-Pacific: Identifying the Information and Communication Needs of Indigenous Peoples Top Insights

Freedom of Expression, Media and Digital Communications: A Practical Guide Key Guidance

Indigenous Voices in Asia-Pacific: Identifying the Information and Communication Needs of Indigenous Peoples
Top Insights

Freedom of Expression, Media and Digital Communications: A Practical Guide
Key Guidance