"This report is an evaluation of the $8.8 million, four-year (2008–2012) Serbia Media Assistance Program (SMAP) implemented by the International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX) with funding from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The program sought to: (1) strengthen the legal and regulatory environment for media, particularly the role of media support institutions in ensuring fair, timely, and transparent implementation; (2) increase the managerial and financial capacity of independent media outlets, particularly local and regional television stations following privatization and licensing; and (3) enhance the quality and availability of information important to citizens, with a focus on news and program production at the local and regional levels and coverage of reform issues at the national level." (Executive summary)