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Media in Sudan at a Crossroads: Assessment and Outline of a Strategy for Media Support

Copenhagen: Association for Media Development in South Sudan (AMDISS);Article 19;International Media Support (IMS) (2007), 78 pp.

"This assessment describes and contextualises a series of challenges for an environment conducive to freedom of expression brought about by the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) signed in 2005 and the changes to the political framework in Sudan. The aim is to establish a comprehensive overview of ... the media situation in all relevant sectors, as well as developing an overview of support to the sectors and the strategies behind this support from agencies for international cooperation. Although the CPA opened up space for a more democratic setup for media ownership and practice and resulted in a number of changes to the media situation in Sudan, the freedom of expression environment in Sudan still faces important challenges. According to this assessment, the main challenges are: Need for media reform: There is a dire need for legal reform in the area of freedom of expression and access to information. At the national level, new media laws produced and presented to Parliament show only slight improvement over the existing laws. In Southern Sudan the Legislative Assembly has adopted a more progressive media policy, but the four draft bills which have been prepared have not yet been processed by the assembly. Need for professional skill building: Professional journalists are scarce, and objective and relevant reporting is a challenge for many Sudanese newspapers. In spite of the large number of media schools in Sudan, the results are discouraging. The academic and professional standards of the graduates are extremely basic and on-the-job training is almost non-existent. Poor working conditions: Basic working conditions and employment rights in the Sudanese media are poor, especially in the printed media. There is widespread exploitation, not least of young journalists. The poor working conditions have negative consequences for the quality of journalism. In addition, many Sudanese journalists have emigrated to find better job opportunities abroad. Politicisation of the media sector: The highly politicised environment in Sudan is reflected in the media sector. A significant part of the media in Sudan operates within a set political frame, pursuing political goals and the desire to influence public opinion and decision making." (Executive summary) more

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U.S. Public and Private Funding of Independent Media Development Abroad

Peter Graves

Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2007), 28 pp.

"U.S. funding for international media development in 2006—public and private—exceeded $142 million; U.S. government funding totaled nearly $69 million; U.S. private sector funding totaled over $60 million; and Funding from government-supported nonprofit organizations—the National Endowment for ... more

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Development, Governance and the Media: The Role of the Media in Building African Society

Charlie Beckett, Laura Kyrke-Smith (eds.)

London: Polis, London School of Economics and Political Science (2007), 70 pp.

"Any approach to media development must include systems-wide measures including development of an enabling regulatory framework and increased access to information. Future media development processes must be African-owned and African-led, ultimately empowering Africans at all levels of society. With ... more

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Stock-Take of Media and Information for Accountability: What Are Donors Doing, What Works, and What Are the Gaps

Mary Myers, Emma Grant

London: Department for International Development (DFID) (2007), 65 pp.

"This paper was prepared primarily for internal use by DFID Effective States Team as part of a wider stocktake on accountability. Sections 8-10 were commissioned from a consultant, Mary Myers. The paper is draft only, and does not represent the official position of DFID on media / information / acco ... more

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Monitoring and Indicators of Communication for Development: Technical Note

Copenhagen: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark (Danida) (2007), 30 pp.

"This note offers a brief and non-technical introduction to indicators and monitoring tools relevant to communication for development in Danida’s countries of cooperation. It is primarily aimed at supporting staff at Danish representations or at HQ responsible for preparing and managing Danish bil ... more

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Evaluation Framework for Governance Programs: Measuring the Contribution of Communication

Washington, DC: World Bank, Communication for Governance and Accountability Program (CommGAP) (2007), 16 pp.

This document presents a methodology for evaluating the contribution that communication interventions can make to accountable governance. CommGAP engages in complementary programme areas in an effort to amplify citizen voice; promote free, independent, and plural media systems; and help government i ... more

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Setting Standards for Communication and Governance: The Example of Infrastructure Projects

Larry Hass, Leonardo Mazzei, Donald O'Leary

Washington, DC: World Bank (2007), 47 pp.

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La cooperación cultura-comunicación en Iberoamérica

Enrique Bustamante (ed.)

Madrid: Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo (AECID) (2007), 343 pp.

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Strengthening Independent Media Program in Timor-Leste: Quarterly Performance Report, No. 4

Vjollca Shtylla

Washington, DC: International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) (2007), 71 pp.

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Building Sustainability for Media Centres: A Handbook on Best Practices
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Yasha Lange, Thomas Hughes

Copenhagen: International Media Support (IMS) (2007), 52 pp.

"Media centres around the world are facing the same challenges in ensuring long-term sustainability after “start-up” funding from donors ceases. In order to overcome these challenges, a number of centres have pioneered innovative approaches for ensuring financial and institutional viability and ... more

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The Role and Impact of Radio in Reforming the Rural Business Environment in Africa
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Gavin Anderson, David Elliott

Bern: Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), Employment and Income Division (2007), 46 pp.

"This paper explores the role that the mass media can play in enhancing processes that underpin the reform of the business environment. It does so through the lens of local FM radio stations in Uganda that have emerged over the last decade to become a prominent feature of the country’s social, pol ... more

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Final Program Report: ProMedia II / Serbia Program

Washington, DC: IREX (2007), 65 + 29 pp.

"One of the most visible impacts of IREX ProMedia II/Serbia is the development and continued success of RTV B92. Through training and direct grants, IREX was the main donor to B92 as it helped to move the existing capacity of a small radio station to the capacity of national television and radio bro ... adcaster. RTV B92 is recognized by Serbian citizens and the international community as the most objective and independent national news provider in Serbia. According to a May 2007 research study by SMMRI, RTV B92 currently has almost 10% of the national TV market and reaches 98% of the Serbian population. The major benefit of such wide distribution is that the content of TV B92 and Radio B92 provides Serbian citizens across the nation with high quality, balanced information. RTV B92 has also shared its content with the ANEM network and brought high quality independent programming to smaller local and regional stations in the network. RTV B92’s award winning investigative series that received grants from IREX has provided a watchdog function of the media. Their success has encouraged other stations to also produce investigative news programs. RTV B92 is the model that many local, regional and national outlets aspire to be like. The goal of IR 2 of the ProMedia II program was to develop the infrastructure to ensure efficient production and dissemination of news and information. IREX has accomplished this in two ways. First, it helped RTV B92 become a leader in news production as it shares its news freely with other outlets via its internet site, and second, it has supported independent news agencies that provide local, regional, and national media organizations with objective news. IREX worked with the news agencies BETA and FoNet to create the capacity to produce and disseminate news and information. Many smaller media outlets rely on news agencies for large portions of their national news information. The state run Tanjug news agency has dominated the industry but the emergence of IREX-supported BETA and FoNet has ensured that there is competition in the news agency sector. This competition has improved the professionalism in the sector and gives independent media outlets a choice when they decide which information to share with their audiences. In the end, the public benefits from this increased competition and professionalism." (Conclusions and lessons learned, page 62-63) more

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Guidelines of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe on Protecting Freedom of Expression and Information in Times of Crisis

Strasbourg: Council of Europe (2007), 4 pp.

"[...] 1. As used in these guidelines, the term “crisis” includes, but is not limited to, wars, terrorist attacks, natural and man-made disasters, i.e. situations in which freedom of expression and information is threatened (for example, by limiting it for security reasons); the term “media pr ... more

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La cooperación cinematográfica entre España y los países de América Latina y el Caribe

Octavio Getino

In: La cooperación cultura-comunicación en Iberoamérica

Enrique Bustamante (ed.)

Madrid: Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo (AECID) (2007), pp. 207-232

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Lessons Learnt from Supporting Mass Media to Improve the Business Environment

Karl-Oskar Olming, Nicolas MacFarquhar

International Labour Organization (ILO), Job Creation and Enterprise Development Department (2007), 16 pp.

"Enterprise development interventions that utilize the mass media can be seen to be impacting on three different areas of the operating environment of small businesses. First, mass media can bring about behavioural change in the business operation by influencing public and individual attitudes and b ... more

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Media Law Assistance: Establishing an Enabling Environment for Free and Independent Media to Flourish

Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2007), 23 pp.

"The working group considered how international media development programs—particularly those that are U.S.-supported—have succeeded or failed, discussed best practices, and made recommendations. Journalist Ann McFeatters served as the rapporteur for the meeting. The discussion focused on severa ... more

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The Media and the Rwanda Genocide
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Allan Thompson (ed.)

Kofi Annan (statement)

London; Kampala; Ottawa: Pluto Press;Fountain Publishers;International Development Research Centre (IDRC) (2007), xvi, 463 pp.

"This book examines the crucial role the media played in the 1994 Rwanda genocide, bringing together local reporters and commentators from Rwanda, Western journalists, and media theorists. Part One (eight articles) describes and analyzes "Hate Media in Rwanda", mainly, but not exclusively, focusing ... more

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Community Radio: Its Impact and Challenges to its Development. Working Group Report

Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2007), 24 pp.

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Conceptual and Methodological Issues in Media Monitoring

Lee B. Becker

Athens, GA: University of Georgia, James Cox Center for International Mass Communication Training and Research (2007), 58 pp.

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Media & ED: What Are Organisations Doing?

Donor Committee for Enterprise Development (2007), 4 pp.

Building Sustainability for Media Centres: A Handbook on Best Practices Inspiring Practice

The Role and Impact of Radio in Reforming the Rural Business Environment in Africa Top Insights

The Media and the Rwanda Genocide Top Insights

Building Sustainability for Media Centres: A Handbook on Best Practices
Inspiring Practice

The Role and Impact of Radio in Reforming the Rural Business Environment in Africa
Top Insights

The Media and the Rwanda Genocide
Top Insights