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Self-Determination in Practice: The Critical Making of Indigenous Media

Juan Francisco Salazar

Development in Practice, volume 19, issue 4-5 (2009), pp. 504-513

"The article examines the notion of development as self-determination in the context of current politicisation of indigenous peoples’ affairs. It looks at the links between development studies, indigenous social movements, and community media practices; and more specifically between specific views ... more

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Funding for Media Development by Major Donors Outside the United States
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Mary Myers

Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2009), 64 pp.

"This publication describes the main media assistance funders outside the USA in an alphabetical fashion from 'Arab States' to 'United Kingdom', complemented by data on the European Commission (EC), UNESCO and UNDP. The EC is likely to be the biggest single funder of media development projects besid ... more

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Under Attack: Practicing Journalism in a Dangerous World

Bill Ristow

Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2009), 46 pp.

"This report examines the key issues surrounding threats to the physical safety of journalists, particularly in countries with hostile media environments. While acknowledging the serious impact of repressive measures such as imprisonment, the focus of the report is sharply on incidents of violence. ... more

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One Size Does Not Fit All: Objectives and Priority Areas for Media Assistance in Different Societies
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Krishna Kumar

Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2009), 39 pp.

"The essential thesis of this paper is that the requirements and problems of the media sector differ substantially from country to country according to its political, social and economic conditions: in authoritarian states the scope and intensity of media assistance is quite limited, whereas democra ... more

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NGOs and 'modernization' and 'democratization' of Media

James Miller

Global Media and Communication, volume 5, issue 1 (2009), pp. 9-33

"Western-supported media assistance in transition and developing countries has a long history. Building independent media, preferably through the nongovernmental sector, is seen as an important aspect of achieving mondernization and democratization. This article questions the idealized assumptions u ... more

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Throwing the Switch: Challenges in the Conversion to Digital Broadcasting

John Burgess

Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2009), 34 pp.

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Sword and Shield: Self-Regulation and International Media: A Report

Bill Ristow

Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2009), 33 pp.

"1. The media development community should work within individual media houses to create in-house, publicly reported complaint systems rather than relying solely on outside press councils to do the job. 2. Funding groups should encourage media criticism, in forms such as local journalism reviews. 3. ... more

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Communication for Development: A Glimpse at UNDP's Practice

Elizabeth McCall

Oslo: United Nations;UNDP Oslo Governance Centre (2009), 54 pp.

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Media and Conflict: Afghanistan as a Relative Success Story

Yll Bajraktari, Christina Parajon

Washington, DC: United States Institute of Peace (USIP) (2008), 8 pp.

"The development of media in post-Taliban Afghanistan has been relatively successful (compared with both the Taliban regime and other countries subject to international intervention) in establishing free and responsible expression despite the lack of electricity, harsh terrain, absence of viable med ... more

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Implementation Reports on Projects Approved and Financed in 2005 - 2007: Intergovernmental Council of the IPDC, Twenty-Sixth Session

Paris: UNESCO (2008), 146 pp.

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Broadcasting, Voice, and Accountability: A Public Interest Approach to Policy, Law, and Regulation
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Steve Buckley, Kreszentia Duer, Toby Mendel, Seán Ó Siochrú

Washington, DC: World Bank (2008), 402 pp.

"According to the introduction, this 'guide is intended as a tool for media reform particularly in developing and transitional democracies. At the same time, it should be useful anywhere people aspire to a deeper democracy. Building democracy is a process, often long-term, and promoting free, plural ... more

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Empowering Independent Media: U.S. Efforts to Foster Free and Independent News Around the World
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Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2008), 96 pp.

"This report provides an assessment of U.S. international media development efforts, both public and private, and calls on future efforts to be more long-term, comprehensive, and need-driven. Recommending a more holistic assistance approach, the report looks at the international media development fi ... more

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The Missing Link: Fostering Positive Citizen-State Relations in Post-Conflict Environments
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Henriette von Kaltenborn-Stachau

Washington, DC: World Bank, Communication for Governance and Accountability Program (CommGAP) (2008), 117 pp.

"Donor policies place great emphasis on the importance of state-building in post-Conflict states, and many donors also recognize the relevance civil society and a professional media sector have for successful transformation processes, says this report. However, operationally and conceptually these a ... more

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Freie Medien für ein liberales Afghanistan: Demokratisierung durch Journalismusförderung zwischen Theorie und Praxis

Maike Albrecht

Stuttgart: VDM Verlag Müller (2008), 106 pp.

"Die Arbeit untersucht, welche Rolle die Medien für die Demokratisierung des von 24 Jahren Krieg zerstörten Landes spielen können. Vor allem internationale Hilfsorganisationen sind gefordert, die aufkeimende afghanische Presse auf dem Weg zu Demokratie und Freiheit zu begleiten. Nach theoretische ... more

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Towards a New Model: Media and Communication in Post-Conflict and Fragile States
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Shanthi Kalathil, John Langlois, Adam Kaplan

Washington, DC: World Bank, Communication for Governance and Accountability Program (CommGAP) (2008), 105 pp.

"There is very little undestanding of the role that communicartion processes play in the numerous starnds of post-conflict reconstruction, including peacebuilding, governance, and long-term development. This paper addressess this gap by distilling lessons learned from the media and communication str ... more

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L'action de la Commission Européenne dans le domaine media et développement

Bruxelles: Commission Européenne (2008), 7 pp.

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Working with Media in Areas Affected by Ethnopolitical Conflict

Georgios Terzis, Myria Vassiliadou

In: Communication for Development and Social Change

Jan Servaes (ed.)

Los Angeles et al.: Sage (2008), pp. 374-388

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Spheres of Influence: We Communicate, Therefore We Are

A. S. Panneerselvan, Lakshmi Nair

Kathmandu: Panos South Asia (2008), 31 pp.

"Having a vibrant media scene is a necessary prerequisite to human development and good governance. But, the time has come for us, media practitioners and support organisations, to accept and recognise that this is too complex to bring about on our own. It would be prudent to recognise the limitatio ... more

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Aide aux medias et developpement

Stéphane Boulc'h (ed.)

Echos du COTA, issue 118 (2008), 35 pp.

"Les médiassont appelés à jouer un rôle de plus en plus important dans la lutte contrela pauvreté et la poursuite des Objectifs du Millénaire. Cela fait longtempsqu’on glose à ce sujet. Mais combien de bailleurs et d’ONG s’investissent ne serait-ce que ponc-tuellement dans l’appui aux ... more

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Indicadores de desarrollo mediático: Marco para evaluar el desarrollo de los medios de comunicación social

Quito: UNESCO (2008), vii, 68 pp.

Funding for Media Development by Major Donors Outside the United States Top Insights

One Size Does Not Fit All: Objectives and Priority Areas for Media Assistance in Different Societies Top Insights

Broadcasting, Voice, and Accountability: A Public Interest Approach to Policy, Law, and Regulation Top Insights

Empowering Independent Media: U.S. Efforts to Foster Free and Independent News Around the World Top Insights

The Missing Link: Fostering Positive Citizen-State Relations in Post-Conflict Environments Top Insights

Towards a New Model: Media and Communication in Post-Conflict and Fragile States Top Insights

Funding for Media Development by Major Donors Outside the United States
Top Insights

One Size Does Not Fit All: Objectives and Priority Areas for Media Assistance in Different Societies
Top Insights

Broadcasting, Voice, and Accountability: A Public Interest Approach to Policy, Law, and Regulation
Top Insights

Empowering Independent Media: U.S. Efforts to Foster Free and Independent News Around the World
Top Insights

The Missing Link: Fostering Positive Citizen-State Relations in Post-Conflict Environments
Top Insights

Towards a New Model: Media and Communication in Post-Conflict and Fragile States
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