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Sudan’s Brief, Fragile Reform Window (2019–2021)

Mary Myers, Lina Yassin

Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2022), 32 pp.

"We find that there is a will for reform from the civilian part of the government, the international community, independent media professionals, and a handful of Sudanese CSOs. However, pushing for a free media is a low priority for most of the population, who have more urgent survival and security ... more

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Media Reform During Ethiopia’s Political Transition

Henok Semaegzer Fente

Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2022), 8 pp.

"For most of its modern history, the news media in Ethiopia have been a tool for government control. But 2018 brought a wave of optimism to Africa’s second most populous nation. Anti-government protests forced the ruling Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) to undertake majo ... more

Comprehending Media Systems for Media Development

Johanna Mack

Dortmund: Forum Medien und Entwicklung (fome);MEDAS21 (2022), 29 pp.

"Media development assistance and media systems research are intricately connected: by describing, assessing, and attempting to change them, media development actors produce knowledge about media systems and directly impact them. This research review explores the intersections of academic media syst ... more

Ukraine Media Landscape Guide

CDAC Network;Deutsche Welle DW Akademie (2022), 39 pp.

"This Media Landscape Guide provides a snapshot of the current media in Ukraine, including the historical background to the media, media trends and freedoms, languages in the different media, media access and barriers for different groups in the community, audiences and their preferences. It conside ... more

Colombia Media Landscape Guide

David Alejandro Schoeller-Diaz, Sayuri Raigoza Rivera

CDAC Network;Deutsche Welle DW Akademie (2022), 24 pp.

"This Media Landscape Guide provides a snapshot of the media in Colombia, including the audiences, the producers, the preferences of different groups in the community, the communications culture, and the languages associated with the media. It gives an insight into the role of media in development w ... more

Pakistan Media Landscape Guide

Asad Baig et al.

CDAC Network;Deutsche Welle DW Akademie (2022), 29 pp.

"This Media Landscape Guide provides a snapshot of the media in Pakistan, including the audiences, the producers, the preferences of different groups in the community, the communications culture, and the languages associated with the media. It gives an insight into the role of media in development w ... more

Morocco Media Landscape Guide

Mahdi Bouziane et al.

CDAC Network;Deutsche Welle DW Akademie (2022), 23 pp.

"This Media Landscape Guide provides a snapshot of the media in Morocco, including the audiences, the producers, the preferences of different groups in the community, the communications culture, and the languages associated with the media. It gives an insight into the role of media in development wo ... more

Burkina Faso Media Landscape Guide

Lassané Yaméogo et al.

CDAC Network;Deutsche Welle DW Akademie (2022), 28 pp.

"This Media Landscape Guide provides a snapshot of the media in Burkina Faso, including the audiences, the producers, the preferences of different groups in the community, the communications culture, and the languages associated with the media. It gives an insight into the role of media in developme ... more

Malawi Media Landscape Guide

Levi Zeleza Manda et al.

CDAC Network;Deutsche Welle DW Akademie (2022), 25 pp.

"This Media Landscape Guide provides a snapshot of the media in Malawi, including the audiences, the producers, the preferences of different groups in the community, the communications culture, and the languages associated with the media. It gives an insight into the role of media in development wor ... more

Media Environment in Belarus

Jakub Przetacznik, Linda Tothova

European Parliamentary Research Service (2022), 10 pp.

"The media situation in Belarus has never been easy. With Aliaksandr Lukashenka being elected president of the country for the first time in 1994, the necessary reforms to provide media freedom have never materialised. Instead, over the years various laws have lessened the rights of independent jour ... more

TV y radio en cifras 2022

Lima: Consejo Consultivo de Radio y Televisión (CONCORTV) (2022), 31 pp.

"Informe sobre los principales indicadores de la radio y televisión en el Perú. Datos del número de estaciones, número de titulares, estaciones según finalidad, titulares de televisión y radio estatales, y situación de los Códigos de Ética de las estaciones de televisión y radio, proporcio ... more

Diagnóstico del sector radiodifusión sonora e identificación de necesidades regulatorias

Bogotá: Comisión de Regulación de Comunicaciones (CRCOM) (2022), 36 pp.

"El estudio presentado contiene la caracterización del sector de radiodifusión sonora en el país, incluyendo una descripción de la cadena de valor y de la interacción de los agentes que hacen parte de esta. Así mismo, el estudio presenta la identificación de manera preliminar de un conjunto d ... more

African Media Barometer: An Analysis of Trends in AMBs for 28 Countries Over 11 Years
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Phillip Santos

Windhoek: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2022), 53 pp.

"All the AMBs consistently demonstrate that African countries provide for at least freedom of expression, although a number also specify freedom of the press in their national constitutions. Most have ratified international instruments which provide for and seek to enhance fundamental freedoms. Howe ... more

Palestinian Territories Media Landscape Guide

Mohammed Asaker et al.

CDAC Network (2022), 20 pp.

"This Media Landscape Guide provides a snapshot of the media in the Palestinian territories. It includes information on audiences, content producers and languages associated with the media and examines the communications culture and preferences of different groups in the community. The guide gives a ... more

Belarus Media Landscape Guide

CDAC Network (2022), 21 pp.

"This Media Landscape Guide was produced in January 2022. It provides a snapshot of the media at this time in Belarus. It provides an analysis of the recent shocks to the media landscape and an overview of the different types of media and information sources available for Belarusians: digital media ... more

Afghanistan Media Landscape Guide

Atefeh Givian (coord.)

CDAC Network (2022), 24 pp.

"This Media Landscape Guide provides a snapshot of the media in Afghanistan, including the audiences, the producers, the preferences of different groups in the community, the communications culture, and the languages associated with the media. It gives an insight into the role of media in developmen ... more

Shadow Forces: Hidden Malign Domestic and Foreign "Grey Zone" Media Influence in Central-Eastern Europe

Lóránt Gyõri

Political Capital Institute (2022), 39 pp.

"This paper is the summary of the results of a research project lasting over six months, covering domestic and foreign hidden malign influence activities pursued through the so-called "grey zone" media in three countries - the Czech Republic, Serbia and Hungary -, during a period of heightened inter ... more

Assessment of Media Development in Sudan 2019-2020: Based on UNESCO's Media Development Indicators

Steve Buckley, Amel Ibrahim Ahmed Abuzaid, Sara Eljmiaabi, Ahmed Yahia

Paris: UNESCO (2022), 107 pp.

"The research data reveal that Sudan at the time had at least 10 media-related laws in place that do not meet international standards. At the same time, the country had the benefit of an infrastructure of 30 institutions offering media education and training. Sudan has an opportunity to restructure ... more

Assessment of Media Development in Malawi: Based on UNESCO's Media Development Indicators

Francis Chikunkhuzeni, Peter Mhagama, Jacob Jimu, Paul Kingstone Mphepo et al.

Paris: UNESCO (2022), 157 pp.

"Malawi has seen an exponential growth of its media, both in quality and quantity. For example, there were only two broadcasting stations at the start of the 1990s, while Malawi has increased this over the years to 57 radio stations and 14 television broadcasters. Although the plurality of Malawi’ ... more

Assessment of Media Development in The Gambia: Based on UNESCO's Media Development Indicators

Alymana Bathily, Sait Matty Jaw, Modou Joof, Awa Bah, Birane Gai et al.

Paris: UNESCO (2022), 86 pp.

"Although some planned reforms announced since 2017 concerning the rights to freedom of expression and others are yet to be finalized, the report finds that the media environment has improved considerably since the new government came into power. In the context of a rising internet penetration rate, ... more