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"Using historical data from Freedom House's Freedom of the Press index this report assesses regional trends regarding differing levels of print and broadcast media freedom. While an initial set of data covering 1980-88 shows a clear pattern of print media ranked as freer than broadcast media in ever ... more

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'The Pathology of Media Intervention in Iraq 2003-2008: The US Attempt to Restructure Iraqi Media Law and Content

Orayb Aref Najjar

International Journal of Contemporary Iraqi Studies, volume 3, issue 1 (2009), pp. 27-52

"This study analyzes US attempts to remake the Iraqi mediascape, its law and content between 2003 and 2008. It concludes that post-invasion media development was so poorly structured and implemented that it was doomed from the start. This is true despite and because of the millions of dollars spent ... more

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Media on the Move: Migrants and Minorities and the Media. 4th Symposium Forum Medien Und Entwicklung (FoME)

Christoph Dietz, Petra Stammen (eds.)

Aachen: Catholic Media Council (CAMECO) (2009), 84 pp.

"The symposium focused in three sections on migration and ethnic minority media coverage within Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and South-Eastern Europe. Special attention was paid to concrete experiences regarding the strengthening of ethnic and diversity media and the potentials as we ... more

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China in the African Mediascape: A Critical Injection

Fackson Banda

Journal of African Media Studies, volume 1, issue 3 (2009), pp. 343-361

"This study sets out to historically contextualize Chinese support to the African mediascape, arguing that contemporary Chinese media interventions in Africa must be seen as part of China's long history of anti-colonial and anti-imperial struggle in its project of national and international identifi ... more

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Media Development in Afghanistan

Massoumeh Torfeh

Media Development, issue 1 (2009), pp. 39-44

"The international community entered Afghanistan in December 2001 to oust the Taliban. It promised reconstruction, development and democratisation. At the time, the trauma of 25 years of war had left civil society in Afghanistan shattered and the media had become mere tools in the hands of the dicta ... more

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Qualitätssicherung in der Weiterbildung internationaler Journalisten: Studie zum konzeptionellen und strategischen Vorgehen für PM+E-Maßnahmen des Internationalen Instituts für Journalismus (IIJ) von InWEnt

Susanne Fengler, Sandra Voglreiter, Judith Pies, Marlene Stube

Berlin; Dortmund: Internationale Weiterbildung und Entwicklung (InWEnt), Internationales Institut für Journalismus (IIJ);Erich-Brost-Institut (2009), 43 pp.

"Ziel der hier vorgelegten Studie ist es, analog der Vorgaben des PriME-Handbuchs 2008 von InWEnt, gemäß der Kriterien für Evaluation von Entwicklungszusammenarbeit nach OECD-DAC, unter Rückgriff auf angelsächsische Modelle für PM+E im Bereich der Medienentwicklungszusammenarbeit sowie unter R ... more

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Demokratieförderung durch Journalistenausbildung in Südosteuropa

Bonn: Hochschulrektorenkonferenz (2009), 216 pp.

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Final Report of the Peer-To-Peer Development and Support of Science Journalism in the Developing World: The SjCOOP Project

Gatineau: World Federation of Science Journalists (WFSJ) (2009), 104 pp.

"SjCOOP1 objectives were to (1) develop a network of professional science journalists in Africa, North Africa and in the Middle East; (2) put in place national and regional associations of science journalists; and (3) strengthen the World Federation of Science Journalists as a supportive partner of ... more

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The Impact of International Media Training on Radio Professionals in Indonesia

Nurhaya Muchtar

Knoxville: University of Tennessee, Doctoral Thesis (2009), x, 223 pp.

"[...] The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of international media training on radio professionals in Indonesia. The study examined the effectiveness of training organizations in implementing training programs in Indonesia. Diffusion of innovation theory was used as a theoretical fr ... more

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International Media Partnerships

Copenhagen: International Media Support (IMS) (2009), 20 pp.

"This report provides an overview of the discussions and findings from the ‘International Partnership Meeting’ held in Copenhagen in September 2009, as well as the best practices and lessons learnt from organisations engaged in Partnerships over the past years. Representatives of twenty one inte ... more

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Appui au secteur des médias: Quel bilan pour quel avenir?

Marie-Soleil Frère

In: Réforme au Congo (RDC): attentes et désillusions

Theodore Trefon (ed.)

Paris; Tervuren: L'Harmattan;MRAC (2009), pp. 191-210

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Challenges to U.S. Government Support for Media Development

Andrew Green

Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2009), 22 pp.

"Media play a pivotal role in U.S. foreign policy, but the two U.S. government bodies most directly involved in media development assistance - the State Department's Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) - face significant resour ... more

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Experimentation and Evolution in Private U.S. Funding of Media Development: A Report

Anne Nelson

Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2009), 25 pp.

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Governance and the Media: A Survey of Policy Opinion

Kathy Lines

London: BBC World Service Trust (2009), 40 pp.

"In total, 23 people were interviewed for this report, a mix of those from different parts of the development and media communities, from differently located organisations, and from those based in different geographic locations. The bulk of the interviews were with development agencies - multilatera ... more

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Smart Toolkit for Evaluating Information Products and Services
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Wageningen; The Hague; Amsterdam: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA);Royal Tropical Institute (KIT);International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD) (2009), xi, 321 pp.

"This is a practical and well structured manual aiming to use self-evaluation for organisational learning. The book consists of four parts. "The evaluation context" introduces the role of monitoring, evaluation and impact assessment as part of the project cycle logic. "The evaluation process" descri ... more

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Learning Lessons on Research Uptake and Use: Donor Review on Research Communication
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Barbara Adolph

Felicity Proctor; Nikki van der Gaag; Jackie Davies; Liz Carlile (contrib.)

London: Triple Line Consulting;Department for International Development (DFID) (2009), 65 pp.

"The main findings of the review are: 1. General consensus on the importance of research communication among the donors interviewed, and wide interest in developing appropriate programmes and mechanisms. 2. Little evidence of a strategic approach within individual agencies, with research communicati ... more

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Francophonie et cooperation dans le domaine des medias: Promouvoir la democratie et la diversite culturelle a travers les medias

Paris: Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (2009), 10 pp.

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Media Literacy: Citizen Journalists

Susan D. Moeller

Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2009), 26 pp.

"In environments where poor infrastructure, minimal access to technology, and small-scale economies impede the creation or sustainability of mainstream independent media, and in countries where repressive governments limit the ability of professional journalists to operate freely, citizen journalist ... more

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Smart Toolkit for Evaluating Information Products and Services
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Learning Lessons on Research Uptake and Use: Donor Review on Research Communication
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