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Market Forces, Media Assistance and Democratization
International Conference State and Democracy (2008), 45 pp.
"In the last two decades, western governmental and nongovernmental organizations have invested heavily in the development of media in countries outside their borders in an effort to foster the development of democratic institutions and liberalized economic regimes. This paper examines the assumption
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Freie Medien für ein liberales Afghanistan: Demokratisierung durch Journalismusförderung zwischen Theorie und Praxis
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
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Defining Indicators of Media Development: Background Paper
Key Guides
Paris: UNESCO, International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC) (2007), 80 pp.
Provides a mappping of 26 initiatives to develop indicators of media development and their respective methodologies, and analyses these initiatives in terms of their value and relevance to the priorities of the IPDC. The paper also proposes sample indicators and data sources for five principal media
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Money Matters: How Independent Media Manage to Survive. 15-16 September 2006
Aachen: Catholic Media Council (CAMECO); Forum Medien und Entwicklung (fome) (2007), 77 pp.
"Discussions on how to support sustainability of independent media generally focus on the political conditions, the legal framework and – especially in German development cooperation – on the quality of journalistic coverage. Nevertheless, economic factors are of equal importance, not only for p
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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
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The Community Leads the Way: Community Radio in Lao PDR as a Vehicle to Promote Community Development, Peace and Stability Advancing the Millenium Development Goals. Report of the Final Evaluation - Project 00049934 ”Khoun Radio Support Project: Bringing Local News to Local People in Xieng Khouang"
Vientiane (LA): UNDP Lao PDR (2007), 44 pp.
"This evaluation has five main objectives: to evaluate the implementation results of the project, to extract the lessons learnt, to propose a way forward for the Khoun Radio, to assess the feasibility of a national scale-up strategy, and finally to consider which role UNDP could play in these proces
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At the Heart of Change: The Role of Communication in Sustainable Development
London: Panos London (2007), 36 pp.
Setting Standards for Communication and Governance: The Example of Infrastructure Projects
Washington, DC: World Bank (2007), 47 pp.
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
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Development On-Air: Women's Radio Production in Afghanistan
Gender & Development, volume 15, issue 3 (2007), pp. 399-411
"This case study investigates the launch of a women’s radio station in Herat, Afghanistan, in October 2003. It follows four women journalists’ struggles in balancing the demands of a highly conservative culture on the one hand, and the objectives of their Canadian journalism trainers on the othe
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Exporting Press Freedom: Economic and Editorial Dilemmas in International Media Assistance
Deep Insights
New Brunswick; London: Transaction Publishers (2007), 310 pp.
"Exporting Press Freedom examines the history and practice of media assistance, and argues that the dilemma of media independence and sustainability is best understood as an economic problem rather than one of poor editorial standards or lack of will. It includes profiles of news and public affairs
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Media Assistance: Challenges and Opportunities for the Professional Development of Journalists. Working Group Report
Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2007), 19 pp.
"This report represents input from twenty-three practitioners who have observed, planned, and implemented media education programs of the U.S. and other Western governments, as well as those of private funders. The group discussed broad lessons learned and specific recommendations for policymakers,
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Die Projekte der DW-Akademie in Afghanistan: Medien stärken heißt Demokratie fördern
Bonn: Deutsche Welle DW Akademie (2007), 39 pp.
"Als Partner des staatlichen Rundfunks Radio Television Afghanistan (RTA) leistet der Auslandssender Deutsche Welle (DW) einen wichtigen Beitrag zum Demokratisierungsprozess in Afganistan. Denn freie, unabhängige und verlässliche Medien sind in einer Demokratie unverzichtbar. Sie versorgen die Men
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Internationale Medienhilfe als Beitrag zur Demokratisierung eines Transformationsstaates: Anforderungen an die Neugestaltung eines Rundfunkssystems am Beispiel des Kosovos
München: GRIN Verlag (2007), 94 pp.
"Die Förderung von Meinungspluralismus war stets ein Ziel beim Wiederaufbau des Mediensektors im Kosovo, dieser sollte durch ein hohe Anzahl an Rundfunkanbietern gewährleistet werden. Jedoch bedeutet Anbieterpluralismus nicht automatisch Meinungspluralismus. Im Kosovo führt die Menge an Sendern n
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Ten Years of Media Support to the Balkans: An Assessment
Deep Insights
Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe, Media Task Force (2007), 47 pp.
"From 1995 to 2005, the international community provided significant support to media in the Western Balkans. Based on a meta-analysis of 37 project reports and interviews with a broad range of media experts, this study finds that direct support to independent media was a key factor in helping the c
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The Role and Impact of Radio in Reforming the Rural Business Environment in Africa: A Study of Private FM Radio in Uganda
Bern: Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), Employment and Income Division (2007), 16 pp.
"The majority of the cases relate to radio programmes that have been supported by FIT Uganda (a Ugandan development company) and the FIT SEMA project (an ILO project). These interventions supported the launch of new radio programme formats that focused on business and livelihood issues. The substant
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