"Diese Untersuchung kommt zu dem Schluss, dass der Umfang der westlichen Förderung der Transformationsprozesse in der Ukraine seit 1991 nicht unerheblich war. Doch leiden sowohl die nichtstaatlichen als auch staatlichen Programme an konzeptionellen und organisatorischen Mängeln. Nachholbedarf best
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eht insbesondere bei der organisationenübergreifenden Dokumentation, Koordination und Evaluation der Implementierung verschiedener nationaler und internationaler Hilfsmaßnahmen. Bezüglich der Kooperation vieler in Kyiv vertretener westlicher Organisationen sind zwar eine ganze Reihe mehr oder minder etablierter Partnerschaften und Kommunikationskanäle – insbesondere zwischen einigen großen Förderinstitutionen, wie der Weltbank, der European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), den verschiedenen UNO-Programmen und der United States Agency for International Development (USAID) – auszumachen; letztere Agentur schätzte 2002 sogar ein, dass „die Koordination der Förderer in der Ukraine exzellent [ist]“.1 Die hiesige Untersuchung jedoch ergibt, dass das Potenzial an sinnvoller Zusammenarbeit zwischen themen- und zielverwandten, staatlichen und nichtstaatlichen, anglophonen und nichtanglophonen Programmen bei weitem nicht ausgeschöpft ist." (Einleitung, Seite 5)
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"Radio has long been seen as an important tool in the social, economic and political mobilization of developing countries. There have been volumes (Fardon & Furniss; Head Manoff; Wedell; Hyden, Leslie & Ogundimu) written about social development and the utility of radio in addition to how radio migh
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t be used in post-conflict and nation building scenarios. However, there has been little, if any, examination of a more holistic approach of how both these bodies of work might be melded together providing some insight into how media, and more specifically radio, might be used as a peacebuilder. This paper seeks to draw elements from both social development and conflict resolution theories, bringing them together to examine how radio could be used in post-conflict and conflict resolution situations. An examination of Radio Okapi in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC; former Zaire) will serve as a case study of the role radio can play as a post-conflict or peace-building tool." (Introduction)
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"The purpose of the one day ICD workshop on media assistance was to raise the profile of media for development within DFID, to share media assistance strategies and good practice with organisations and individuals engaged in the field of development communications, and to chart a way forward for bot
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h DFID and the wider development community." (introduction, page 2)
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"1. USAID media assistance was effective in promoting and strengthening independent media [...] 2. Comprehensive training programs had multiplier effects on upgrading the professional skills of journalists and instilling the norms of free press. But they suffered from implementation problems [...] 3
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. The economic sustainability of the independent media outlets remained a major problem [...] 4. Progress promoting legal and regulatory reforms was slow and halting [...] 5. Donor coordination of media assistance was limited except in crisis situations [...] 6. USAID has not focused on community radio stations, which can promote both democracy and development in poor countries [...] 7. Built-in safeguards to ensure the independence and integrity of media programs from political manipulation and interference worked well [...] 8. Independent media building has served U.S. national interests." (Executive summary)
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"This report represents the first attempt by a nongovernmental organisation (NGO) to appraise the media-development work of OSCE in the field. It is the outcome of a project designed by Press Now, an NGO based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. For the past decade, Press Now has assisted media in the co
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untries of the Balkans and Eastern Europe, working with funds from the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture a nd Science, and the European Agency for Reconstruction, as well as from other governments and private donors. With its experience of cooperating with many OSCE field missions and offices, Press Now believes that the importance of the OSCE’s activities in media development merit this methodical survey. Despite many differences in mandate, resources and context, the OSCE operations analysed in this report reveal a number of distinctive achievements and patterns. Unless these patterns are more widely discussed, there is a risk that the OSCE will not draw the lessons that are offered by its own experience. Press Now hopes that this report will help to catalyse such discussion." (Preface, page 5)
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"In May 2003, UNESCO and Sida jointly organized a seminar on ”Assistance to Media in Tension Areas and Violent Conflict”, bringing together a select number of NGOs, UN agencies and donors for two main purposes: first, to discuss various experiences and perspectives on assistance to media in conf
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lict situations and, second, to highlight the key issues relevant to conflict management and media support. The seminar, held in Vaxholm outside Stockholm, generated a number of recommendations that aimed at combining conflict management strategies and press freedom principles. These recommendations will be incorporated into the planning process leading up to World Press Freedom Day 2004, to be organized by UNESCO in Belgrade on 3 May 2004. In addition, they will be included in follow up donor discussions. A comprehensive discussion paper was produced as background for the seminar’s deliberations. The booklet before you is a compilation of the discussion papers produced for the seminar, reflecting the outcomes of the discussions." (Foreword)
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"USAID’s assistance to the media sector, implemented through the International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX), directly contributed to the creation and continued functioning of two Kosovo-wide independent television stations, the terrestrial transmission network, and the news agency KosovaLiv
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e. Continued high levels of effort focused on TV21 and KTV, however, have overshadowed other important aspects of its Kosovo Independent Media Program (KIMP). This also created a continuing sense of entitlement by the larger recipients that has negated, to a large extent, IREX efforts to help them become self-sufficient and to improve the quality of their product. With the significant reduction in funding expected by USAID/Kosovo to implement its 2004-2008 strategy, the Assessment Team recommends that USAID refocus its assistance on strengthening the media as an integral system¾one that provides timely and quality information to citizens and which fulfills the media’s critical watchdog role." (Executive summary, pages iv-v)
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"ERNO is in the opinion of all directors and leading editors I talked to for the purpose of this report a very important tool, not only for the exchange of news in the not so far very troubled region of Europe, but is also a very suitable mechanism for starting an even more productive and widespread
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cooperation between public broadcasters in SE Europe. The ERNO news exchange has established itself as an “irretrievable source” of TV news between the countries in South East Europe in a very short time. Currently it produces more than 1000 items annually with the quality of the exchanged items (content and shooting) improved considerably from year to year. Although some differences in quality still exist, the overall quality of the offered news items is in accordance with prevailing EBU standards. Beyond the news exchange, the ERNO mission should be the promotion of co-productions, professionalism in all fields of TV production: journalistic skills, editing, shooting etc. and reinvention of the traditional cooperation between public broadcasters in the region." (Conclusion and recommendations, page 20)
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"This study proposes four focus areas for support to the media in these provinces including: Strengthening the Media Environment; Developing Professional Skills and Resources; Facilitating Information Flows and Access; Supporting Community-based Communication." (Recommendations, page 50)
"Comment appuyer plus efficacement la professionnalisation des médias ? Nos propositions n’ont finalement rien de très spécifique au secteur des médias : la plupart des problèmes relevés ici se posent de façon à peu près identique dans d’autres secteurs de l’aide au développement. Qu
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atre points nous paraissent fondamentaux : Concevoir les appuis à partir d’une vision d’ensemble du secteur, quand bien même ces appuis sont de faible ampleur; S’engager sur la durée pour accompagner la professionnalisation du secteur; Renforcer la presse en tant que secteur économique; Enfin, assumer le fait que certaines fonctions collectives et transversales ne peuvent être autofinancées." (Synthèse)
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