Media Matters: Perspectives on Advancing Governance and Development from the Global Forum for Media Development
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Paris: Internews Europe;Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD) (2006), 222 pp.
Contains bibliogr. pp. 201-208
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"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; this is followed by an examination of the current debate that is engaging researchers, development professionals and media assistance experts alike, namely 'How Media Matters: Measuring its Impact'. The third section, 'Challenges in Media Matters: Practitioner Experiences' presents a range of regional and sectoral case studies, and the final section forms a guide to current information sources and studies of the field of media support, in 'Mapping the Sector - Literature, Surveys and Resources'. Media matters has four key aims: 1 To help development policy makers and practitioners understand the relevance of vibrant, independent media systems to their wider goals; 2 To highlight work on the evidence of the relationship between media, communications and the development agenda; 3 To flag key global and regional trends and opportunities in media assistance; 4 To map the media assistance sector, its growing body of literature, and the emerging international research partnerships that will help define its priorities to 2015." (Overview + executive summary)
Executive summary and Overview
SECTION I. WHY MEDIA MATTERS: GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES
Information Equality: the Third Revolution / David Hoffman, 19
Integrating Approaches to Good Governance, Press Freedom and Intercultural Tolerance / Sashi Tharoor, 22
Media Development and Speech in the Public Sphere / Thomas Jacobson, 28
Why the Media Matters: the Relevance of the Media to Tackling Poverty / James Deane, 35
Gender Inequality, Media and Development / Margaret Gallagher, 45
Access to the Electromagnetic Spectrum is a Foundation for Development / Christian Sandvig, 50
Media, Governance and Development: An Empirical Perspective that Challenges Convention / Daniel Kaufmann, 55
SECTION II. HOW MEDIA MATTERS: MEASURING ITS IMPACT
Moving Media: The Case for the Role of Communications in Meeting the MDGs / Warren Feek, 59
The Role of the Free Press in Promoting Democratization, Good Governance and Human Development / Pippa Norris, 66
Measuring Change in Media Systems: The Media Sustainability Index / Mark Whitehouse, 76
A Monitoring and Evaluation Toolkit for Media Development: What do available indicators and integrative approaches have to offer? / Antonio Lambino II, Alexandra Tebay and Sarah Buzby, 81
A Road Map for Monitoring and Evaluation in the Media Development Sector / Alan Davis, 89
SECTION III. CHALLENGES IN MEDIA MATTERS: PRACTITIONER EXPERIENCES
The Enabling Environment for Free and Independent Media / Monroe Price, Peter Krug, 95
Strategies for Media Development / Ann Hudock, 103
Affordable Capital: Turning Press Freedom Heroes into Entrepreneurs / Sasa Vucinic, 109
Ideological, Legal, Economic and Professional Obstacles to Media Development in Africa / Jeanette Minnie, 115
A Rich Complex Landscape: Challenges and Advances in Media Development in Latin America / Jaime Abello Banfi, 122
Arab Media Lagging Behind: Freedom of Expression, Lost Credibility and the Rise of Independent Media / Ibrahim Nawar, 128
Media Assistance in the Former Soviet Union: A Job Well done? / Manana Aslamazyan, 134
Staying Alive: Media Independence in South East Asia / Kavi Chongkittavorn, 139
Media Development in Challenging Environments: Uzbekistan after Andijan / Andrew Stroehlein, 144
Crisis and Opportunity in the Public Sphere: Lessons from Pakistan's Earthquake Zones / Adnan Rehmat, 150
Media, Development and Governance: Facilitating Local Analysis of Global Issues / Teresa Hanley, Jon Barnes and Murali Shanmugavelan, 154
Community Radio: Perspectives on Media Reach and Audience Access / Marcelo Solervicens, 161
Global Health - Local News: The Need to Build Independent Journalism into the Public Health Agenda / Ron MacInnis, 165
The Nexus between Independent Journalists' Unions, Press Freedom and Poverty Eradication / Christopher Warren, 171
SECTION IV. MAPPING THE SECTOR: LITERATURE, SURVEYS & RESOURCES
Participatory Diffusion or Semantic Confusion? / Adam Rogers, 179
Media Development: The Case for Research / Susan Abbott, 188
Mapping the Media Asssistance Sector: Mapping the Sector / Ellen Hume, 194
Selected Resources / Laura Stein, Katy Pearce and Myriam Horngren, 201
List of Organisations that attended the Inaugural Global Forum on Media Development, Amman, Jordan, October 2005, 220
GFMD Steering Committee, Regional Fora and Coordination (2006 - 2008), 222
SECTION I. WHY MEDIA MATTERS: GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES
Information Equality: the Third Revolution / David Hoffman, 19
Integrating Approaches to Good Governance, Press Freedom and Intercultural Tolerance / Sashi Tharoor, 22
Media Development and Speech in the Public Sphere / Thomas Jacobson, 28
Why the Media Matters: the Relevance of the Media to Tackling Poverty / James Deane, 35
Gender Inequality, Media and Development / Margaret Gallagher, 45
Access to the Electromagnetic Spectrum is a Foundation for Development / Christian Sandvig, 50
Media, Governance and Development: An Empirical Perspective that Challenges Convention / Daniel Kaufmann, 55
SECTION II. HOW MEDIA MATTERS: MEASURING ITS IMPACT
Moving Media: The Case for the Role of Communications in Meeting the MDGs / Warren Feek, 59
The Role of the Free Press in Promoting Democratization, Good Governance and Human Development / Pippa Norris, 66
Measuring Change in Media Systems: The Media Sustainability Index / Mark Whitehouse, 76
A Monitoring and Evaluation Toolkit for Media Development: What do available indicators and integrative approaches have to offer? / Antonio Lambino II, Alexandra Tebay and Sarah Buzby, 81
A Road Map for Monitoring and Evaluation in the Media Development Sector / Alan Davis, 89
SECTION III. CHALLENGES IN MEDIA MATTERS: PRACTITIONER EXPERIENCES
The Enabling Environment for Free and Independent Media / Monroe Price, Peter Krug, 95
Strategies for Media Development / Ann Hudock, 103
Affordable Capital: Turning Press Freedom Heroes into Entrepreneurs / Sasa Vucinic, 109
Ideological, Legal, Economic and Professional Obstacles to Media Development in Africa / Jeanette Minnie, 115
A Rich Complex Landscape: Challenges and Advances in Media Development in Latin America / Jaime Abello Banfi, 122
Arab Media Lagging Behind: Freedom of Expression, Lost Credibility and the Rise of Independent Media / Ibrahim Nawar, 128
Media Assistance in the Former Soviet Union: A Job Well done? / Manana Aslamazyan, 134
Staying Alive: Media Independence in South East Asia / Kavi Chongkittavorn, 139
Media Development in Challenging Environments: Uzbekistan after Andijan / Andrew Stroehlein, 144
Crisis and Opportunity in the Public Sphere: Lessons from Pakistan's Earthquake Zones / Adnan Rehmat, 150
Media, Development and Governance: Facilitating Local Analysis of Global Issues / Teresa Hanley, Jon Barnes and Murali Shanmugavelan, 154
Community Radio: Perspectives on Media Reach and Audience Access / Marcelo Solervicens, 161
Global Health - Local News: The Need to Build Independent Journalism into the Public Health Agenda / Ron MacInnis, 165
The Nexus between Independent Journalists' Unions, Press Freedom and Poverty Eradication / Christopher Warren, 171
SECTION IV. MAPPING THE SECTOR: LITERATURE, SURVEYS & RESOURCES
Participatory Diffusion or Semantic Confusion? / Adam Rogers, 179
Media Development: The Case for Research / Susan Abbott, 188
Mapping the Media Asssistance Sector: Mapping the Sector / Ellen Hume, 194
Selected Resources / Laura Stein, Katy Pearce and Myriam Horngren, 201
List of Organisations that attended the Inaugural Global Forum on Media Development, Amman, Jordan, October 2005, 220
GFMD Steering Committee, Regional Fora and Coordination (2006 - 2008), 222
