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An Evaluation of the Knight International Journalism Fellowships

Philliber Research Associates

Knight Foundation;International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) (2011), 49 pp.

"This report reviews the current status of outcomes of 23 Knight International Journalism fellowships that ran from 2007 through Spring 2010. The initial outcomes of 19 of these fellowships were documented in the September, 2009 report. This year, we review whether the outcomes of those 19 fellowshi ... more

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A Guide to Peer to Peer Mentorship in Science Journalism: Lessons from the SjCOOP Project

Kathryn O’Hara

World Federation of Science Journalists (WFSJ) (2011), 58 pp.

"In April 2006, the World Federation of Science Journalists (WFSJ) embarked on a three-year journey in peer to peer mentoring. Through Project SjCOOP (Science journalism COOPeration), 16 experienced science journalists from 15 African, Arab, European and North American countries became companions to ... more

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Teaching Journalism or Teaching African Journalism? Experiences from Foreign Involvement in a Journalism Programme in Ethiopia

Terje S. Skjerdal

Global Media Journal - African Edition, volume 5, issue 1 (2011), pp. 24-51

"Journalism programmes across the African continent have different attitudes to the issue of universal vs. local values in journalism. This article discusses the issue in light of a post-graduate journalism programme that opened at Addis Ababa University in 2004. In its 5-year implementation phase, ... more

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Teaching Journalism in Oman: Reflections After the Arab Spring

Susan O'Rourke

Pacific Journalism Review, volume 17, issue 2 (2011), pp. 109-129

"Between 2005–2011, the New Zealand Tertiary Education Consortium (NZTEC) was contracted to the Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) in the Sultanate of Oman. This long-term, long-distance off-shore education contract committed four New Zealand universities to providing degrees in four discipline a ... more

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Strengthening Somali Media Capacity for Democracy and Human Rights: Evaluation Report

Pierre Robert, Aurélie Ferreira

United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF);Transtec (2011), 23 pp.

"This report is the evaluation of the project “Strengthening Somali media capacity for democracy and human rights” implemented by the National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ), from September 2008 to August 2010. The project budget was US$180,000. The project aimed at strengthening the capaci ... more

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Evaluation of RNTC Programme 2005-2010: Final Report

Corina Dhaene, Dirk Barrez, Patrick Vander Weyden

Mechelen: ACE Europe (2011), 75 pp.

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AusAID Pacific Media Assistance Scheme (PACMAS), AidWorks Initiative No: INJ270: Journalism Training Study

Andrew Skuse

Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) (2011), 21 pp.

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Turkish Journalists and Ethical Self-Reflection Through Online Training

Mine Gencel Bek

In: Journalism Education, Training and Employment

Bob Franklin; Donica Mensing (eds.)

New York; London: Routledge (2011), pp. 112-129

"This chapter examines whether training Turkish journalists using online training modules offered by the BBC, increased their awareness of ethical editorial issues. It also discusses the potential, as well as the obstacles, for establishing more democratic forms of journalism. The chapter begins by ... more

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The Limits to Foreign Funded Journalism Training in Africa

Anya Schiffrin

In: Journalism Education, Training and Employment

Bob Franklin; Donica Mensing (eds.)

New York; London: Routledge (2011), pp. 97-111

"Journalism training can make an important contribution to the quality of journalism and the ability of journalism to fulfill its basic missions. This study focused on the impact on business and economics reporting, an area where few journalists have adequate training, and where on-the-job training ... more

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Social Change and the Russian Network Society: Redefining Development Priorities in New Information Environments

Josh Machleder, Gregory Asmolov

Arcata, Calif.; Washington, DC: Internews (2011), 27 pp.

"This paper explores the use of new information technologies in Russia to examine the next generation of media development and to ask how the ability of the “network society” – and the new forms of collective action it allows to contribute to social change can be supported. Building on the ide ... more

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Mapping Donor Decision Making on Media Development: An Overview of Current Monitoring and Evaluation Practice

Jason Alcorn, Amy Chen, Emma Gardner, Hiro Matsumoto

Arcata, Cal.; Washington, DC: Internews;Media Map Project;World Bank Institute (2011), 21 pp.

"This report maps the evolution of evaluation and donor decision making in media development over the last two decades. Through interviews with media development donors, implementers and academics, we examine major donor perspectives on monitoring and evaluation (M&E), the main challenges within med ... more

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Investigate Without Peril: How to Support Investigative Journalism in East Africa

Andrea Bohnstedt

U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre;Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI) (2011), 4 pp.

"The political and economic environment in some regions of the world present specific challenges for investigative journalists: countries that score low on governance and transparency present particular risks and underline the need to build investigative journalism capacity. This Brief analyses the ... more

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Independent Media in Exile
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Bill Ristow

Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2011), 43 pp.

"This report offers four recommendations for addressing some of the complex challenges of independent media in exile: donor groups should expand and formalize coordination of their exile-media support [...]; organizations providing international media training should actively seek to train exile-med ... more

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Voices from Villages: Community Radio in the Developing World

Mary Myers

Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2011), 52 pp.

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Light in the Darkness: Internews Radio in Southern Sudan and the Three Areas. Findings of Community Impact Assessment

Sonya De Masi

Internews (2011), 126 pp.

"This report offers an overview of results of an assessment that sought to investigate the audience impact of Internews’ network of five FM radio stations in southern Sudan and two transitional areas that were established to provide their communities with critical information about the peace agree ... more

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Media and the Law: An Overview of Legal Issues and Challenges

Peter Noorlander

Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2011), 26 pp.

"This report provides an overview of the different kinds of laws that affect the media and explains how they are used in many countries to influence the operations of news outlets and the information they offer. It focuses on restrictive laws more than on those of the enabling and empowering variety ... more

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Impact of the Department of Communications’ Community Radio Support Programme: Report and Recommendations

Mandla Msimang, Libby Lloyd, Nadia Bulbulia, Leona Mentz, Babu Charles Katanga, Thabisa Faye

Pygma Consulting (2011), 80 pp.

"The Department of Communications (“DoC”) Community Radio Support Programme (“CRSP”) was initiated in 1998 and includes a range of categories of support: Infrastructure rollout to provide technical equipment to stations; Signal distribution and upgrade; Programme production support on specif ... more

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Media Development in Tunisia: Findings of IMS/AMARC Community Media Assessment

Copenhagen; Montreal: International Media Support (IMS);AMARC World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (2011), 18 pp.

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The "Fourth Estate" in Democracy Assistance: Practices and Challenges of German and International Media Development Cooperation. 6th Symposium Forum Media and Development

Christoph Dietz, Julia Steffenfauseweh, Angelika Mendes (eds.)

St. Augustin; Berlin; Aachen: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS);Catholic Media Council (CAMECO) (2011), 69 pp.

"The first part of this publication provides insight into the media development practices and policy frameworks of France, Germany, Norway and the United Kingdom while the second part deals with different issues and projects, such as the role of media for social transformation in Africa and coordina ... more

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Africa’s Evolving Infosystems: A Pathway to Security and Stability

Steven Livingston

Washington, DC: National Defense University Press (2011), iii, 57 pp.

"Linked by mobile telephony and supported by geographical information systems, civil society networks now have unprecedented opportunities to develop security-monitoring programs, provide information needed for effective health care, create banking services, and provide farmers with market informati ... more

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