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Communication for Empowerment: Developing Media Strategies in Support of Vulnerable Groups. Practical Guidance Note

James Deane, Elizabeth McCall, Alexandra Wilde

Oslo: UNDP (2006), 46 pp.

"This Practical Guidance Note aims to demonstrate that media can play a crucial role in empowering vulnerable and marginalized groups. This can best be achieved if media support and media capacity development is directed in a way that enables the media to better respond to and reflect the informatio ... more

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A Guide to Measuring the Impact of Right to Information Programmes: Practical Guidance Notes
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Andrew Puddephatt, Alexandra Wilde, Elisabeth MacCall

Oslo: UNDP, Bureau for Development Policy (2006), 29 pp.

"This Guide complements the Practical Guidance Note on Right to Information, which provided guidance on approaches for designing and implementing programmes in this area. It builds on this knowledge, and focuses on the monitoring and evaluation of those programmes, paying particular attention to the ... more

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United Nations Media Strategy: Recommendations for Improvement in Peacekeeping Operations. Case Study: UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo

Shira Loewenberg

United Nations, Department of Peacekeeping Operations (2006), 47 pp.

"This paper looks at the structure and functioning of public information departments in peacekeeping operations, and at the relationship between the departments and the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) and the Department of Information (DPI) at Headquarters in New York. Wh ... more

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African Media Development Initiative: Research Summary Report
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Gerry Power (dir.)

London: BBC World Service Trust (2006), 137 pp.

"This research initiative assessed the key media changes and developments in seventeen African countries over the past five years and aimed at recommending intervention strategies for strengthening an independent, professional media sector. The summary report presents the main findings regarding med ... more

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Medienpolitik in Post-Konfliktstaaten: Beiträge zum politischen Wiederaufbau am Beispiel von Afghanistan

Mariam Tutakhel

Duisburg: Institut für Entwicklung und Frieden (INEF) (2006), 44 pp.

"Die Annahme, dass eine kontrollierte Presse das Ziel einer Förderung demokratischer Strukturen immer ad absurdum führe, darf vor dem Hintergrund einer politischen Ausnahmesituation nach einem bewaffneten Konflikt durchaus hinterfragt werden. Die in diesem Zusammenhang geführte Diskussion über M ... more

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Foreign Support for Media Freedom: Advocacy in the Arab Mediterranean: Globalization from Above or Below?

Naomi Sakr

Mediterranean Politics, volume 11, issue 1 (2006), pp. 1-20

"Recent structural changes to the Arab audio-visual media scene have encouraged an increasing number of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) involved in media freedom advocacy to launch initiatives aimed at making Arab broadcast media more pluralistic and boosting the independence and professionali ... more

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Media Matters: Perspectives on Advancing Governance and Development from the Global Forum for Media Development
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Mark Harvey (ed.)

Paris: Internews Europe;Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD) (2006), 222 pp.

"Draws together thinking and analysis that covers the breadth and depth of the media development landscape. The opening section, 'Why Media Matters: Global Perspectives' gathers the work of several thought leaders on major trends that cut across both the communications and development policy arenas; ... more

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Supporting the Media in Togo: A Review of the Media Landscape for the Post-Electoral Transition Period

Partnership for Media and Conflict Prevention in West Africa

International Federation of Journalists (IFJ);International Media Support (IMS);Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA);Media Rights Agenda (MRA) (2006), 26 pp.

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Deepening Voice and Accountability to Fight Poverty: A Dialogue of Communication Implementers, March 30-31, 2006. A Summary Note

Paris: OECD;Department for International Development (DFID);World Bank (2006), 11 pp.

"About 80 representatives from government, civil society, think tanks and media organizations in developing countries, as well as representatives from multilateral and bilateral donor agencies, academic institutions, and international civil society organizations participated in a dialogue about deep ... more

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Timor-Leste Media Assessment

Shanthi Kalathil

USAID Timor-Leste (2006), 17 pp.

"After interviewing numerous media experts and reviewing all available information, the media assessment team recommends additional donor support for media as part of an overall approach to promoting democracy and governance. The team recommends a comprehensive media assistance program that focuses ... more

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Producción, coproducción e intercambio de cine entre España, América Latina y el Caribe
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Rufo Caballero (coord.)

Madrid; La Habana: Fundación Carolina;Fundación del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano (2006), 63 pp.

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Democracy Assisstance to Post-Conflict Mozambique: Intentions and Outcomes

Marc de Tollenaere

Den Haag: Netherlands Institute of International Relations 'Clingendael' (2006), viii, 31 pp.

"The paper presents an overview of three areas of democracy assistance in Mozambique between 1994 and 2005. Support to elections appears as the most prominent sector of democracy assistance in both financial and political terms. External actors have effectively influenced some technical areas and co ... more

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Bosnia's Open Broadcast Network: A Brief But Illustrative Foray Into Peace Journalism

Vladimir Bratic, Susan Dente Ross, Hyeonjin Kang-Graham

Global Media Journal - American Edition, volume 7, issue 13 (2006), [30 pp.]

"This study engages in the examination of the role of journalism in a time of violent conflict and explores the discourse that has come to be known under the umbrella term “peace journalism.” Through a case study of the Open Broadcast Network (OBN) coverage of the Bosnian conflict, the study ana ... more

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Promoting Independent Media: Strategies for Democracy Assistance
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Krishna Kumar

Boulder, Colo.; London: Rienner (2006), 189 pp.

"This book represents one step in explaining international efforts to promote independent media. It attempts to examine the nature and significance of media assistance, discussing the evolution of the field, the focus of various programming approaches, and the possible impact of such efforts. It pre ... sents case studies of media assistance programs in different countries. The book concludes with a set of recommendations for expanding and deepening media assistance for the international community. This book project grew out of a multi-country study that I directed in 2002–2004 to examine media assistance programs funded by the US Agency for International Development. The overall purpose of the study was to assess the nature and effectiveness of USAID programs and make policy and programmatic recommendations for the future. In writing this book I have mostly drawn from the massive information collected during two years of research and analysis. The book is based primarily on three sources of information. First are reviews of literature covering scholarly writings, project and program documents, and articles in popular magazines and newspapers on media assistance. Such reviews were country specific as well as global in nature. Because the academic literature is extremely limited and media assistance is hardly covered in magazines and newspapers except in high-profile cases such as Bosnia and Serbia, reviews largely relied on program documentation. I had the unique advantage of perusing thousands of documents that are not available to the public. Although mostly descriptive and often self-serving, they identified critical gaps in our knowledge and illuminated the challenges and achievements of international media endeavors. Second, my colleagues and I undertook extensive fieldwork in seven countries/regions—Afghanistan, Bosnia, Central America, Indonesia, Russia, Serbia, and Sierra Leone. In each of these cases, research teams conducted extensive discussions with international donor agencies, officials of host countries, project staff and contractors, and local media experts and journalists. Every possible effort was made to interview all those experts and managers who had intimate knowledge of the ongoing media assistance programs. Teams also examined locally available documents and reports and used translators to translate documents into English when necessary. In the absence of hard quantitative data, they largely relied on available documentation, indepth interviews, and their own knowledge of the media scene for their findings and conclusions. Finally, I organized a series of meetings in Washington, D.C., to discuss the findings of the country studies and explore new directions for media assistance programs. Such meetings helped to identify many problems and challenges facing media assistance programs and helped in formulating a set of recommendation for policymakers." (Chapter 1, page 10-11) more

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SIDA's Policy for Culture and Media

Stockholm: Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) (2006), 13 pp.

"Both culture and media play important roles in the development of democratic governance, the promotion of a democratic culture and the strengthening of civil society. Culture and media can play crosscutting roles in Sida’s work, in addition to direct contributions in the areas of culture and medi ... more

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Voices of War: Conflict and the Role of the Media

Andrew Puddephatt

Copenhagen: International Media Support (IMS) (2006), 30 pp.

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Aproximación al apoyo a medios y periodistas en Colombia (2000-2006) y aportes para la construcción de una estrategia conjunta 2006-2015

Marisol Cano Busquets, Thora Gehl

Bogotá: Proyecto Antonio Nariño (2006), 16 pp.

"El presente documento contiene la síntesis de una aproximación a la situación actual de los medios informativos y de los periodistas en Colombia, así como una caracterización de los trabajos que se han adelantado en el país en los últimos cinco años orientados a fortalecer el sector y que h ... more

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Public Information as a Mission Critical Component of West African Peace Missions

Charles Hunt

Accra: Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) (2006), 72 pp.

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African Media Development Initiative: Sierra Leone. Research Findings and Conclusions

David Tam-Baryoh

London: BBC World Service Trust (2006), 78 pp.

"The most relevant changes that occurred during the past five years in Sierra Leone are the results of democracy (free and fair elections in 2002) and establishing the Independent Media Commission Act (IMC) of 2000 to help deregulate the formation of new media outlets. The resilience of media practi ... more

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Confidence-Building, Market Forces and the Public Good: Challenges of Media Intervention in Post-Conflict Macedonia

Sally Broughton-Micova

In: Transacting Transition: The Micropolitics of Democracy Assistance in the Former Yugoslavia

Keith Brown (ed.)

Bloomfield, CT: Kumarian Press (2006), pp. 125-141

"This chapter recalls and evaluates international intervention in Macedonia's media landscape immediately after the violent conflict in the country in 2001. It focuses in particular on the media component of the Confidence Building Initiative (CBI), funded by USAID's Office for Transition Initiative ... more

A Guide to Measuring the Impact of Right to Information Programmes: Practical Guidance Notes Key Guidance

African Media Development Initiative: Research Summary Report Top Insights

Media Matters: Perspectives on Advancing Governance and Development from the Global Forum for Media Development Top Insights

Producción, coproducción e intercambio de cine entre España, América Latina y el Caribe Top Insights

Promoting Independent Media: Strategies for Democracy Assistance Top Insights

A Guide to Measuring the Impact of Right to Information Programmes: Practical Guidance Notes
Key Guidance

African Media Development Initiative: Research Summary Report
Top Insights

Media Matters: Perspectives on Advancing Governance and Development from the Global Forum for Media Development
Top Insights

Producción, coproducción e intercambio de cine entre España, América Latina y el Caribe
Top Insights

Promoting Independent Media: Strategies for Democracy Assistance
Top Insights