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Timor-Leste Communication and Media Survey

Dili (TL): United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT), Communication and Public Information Office (2011), 82 pp.

Contains 83 graphs

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Other editions: also published in Portuguese

"This survey is the second nation-wide media use study conducted in Timor-Leste. UNMIT commissioned this study to provide a comprehensive update of the findings from Foundation Hirondelle’s National Media Survey of 2006, also conducted by INSIGHT. The main objectives of the study are to: 1) assess the extent of media coverage and audience reach/access to information and types of media in Timor-Leste, as well as the reach and impact of non-media information sources; 2) provide updated baseline information to UNMIT, Government of Timor-Leste and other partners to improve future communication efforts; and 3) to evaluate the effectiveness of media campaigns conducted by UNMIT and the Government of Timor-Leste in order to improve future design. The study consists of two parts: first, a nation-wide survey of 2,500 randomly selected respondents in all 13 districts throughout the country; and, second, a series of nine focus group discussions (FGD) in seven districts to explore the survey findings. The survey represents the opinion of Timorese adults of 15 years of age or older and yields a maximum margin of error of +1.95%. Interviews were conducted in May 2010." (Executive summary, page 1)
Methodology, 7
Sample demographics, 9
Languages and the Media, 15
Access to and Trust in Information Soruces, 23
Radio, 35
Television, 45
Newspapers, 51
Mobile Phones, 57
Internet, 63
Media Comparisons, 67
Opinions on Media, 69
Non-Users of Media, 75