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Challenges and choices: Afghan women's media use and preferences amidst restrictions
London: BBC Media Action (2024), 2 pp.
"While most adult Afghans have access to some form of media platform, only around one in three have access to internet, with less than half of mobile users owning a smartphone. Men exhibit higher usage of radio and internet compared to women (52% male vs 43% female for radio and 36% vs 29% for inter
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Women and the media in Afghanistan: How to support female media workers in a challenging landscape
London: BBC Media Action (2024), 50 pp.
"Women in Afghanistan continue to have less access to information than men, particularly through TV and the internet. At least 33% of women (more in rural areas) rely on family as a key source of information, while men prioritise other information sources. Yet Afghan women’s information needs have
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Using mass media to increase audiences’ ability to keep safe from explosive ordnance in Afghanistan
London: BBC Media Action (2023), 2 pp.
"BBC Media Action has been using mass media to help audiences recognise risks and keep safe from explosive ordnance (EO), which is widespread across Afghanistan following years of conflict. We conducted a panel study in 10 most affected provinces to evaluate the impact of our programme. We found tha
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Women in Ukraine: How Have Gender Roles and Attitudes Changed?
London: BBC Media Action (2023), 11 pp.
Women in Ukraine: What Key Issues Are They Facing?
London: BBC Media Action (2023), 10 pp.
Women in Ukraine: How Are They Using Media Since the Full Scale Invasion?
London: BBC Media Action (2023), 12 pp.
Media Usage in Nepal 2022
London: BBC Media Action (2023), 4 pp.
A survey of media consumption in Afghanistan
London: BBC Media Action (2023), 34 pp.
"This report summarizes research that aimed to better understand Afghans' access to and preference for different media content and platforms, their trust in media, how people use and share mis- and disinformation and ways to counter these." (Publisher description)
The Advertising Industry in Sierra Leone: A Critical and Comprehensive Analysis
BBC Media Action; PRIMED (2022), 8 pp.
"The commercial advertising industry in Sierra Leone is in a parlous state – unstructured, uncoordinated and unregulated. The shambolic nature of the industry stems from three major shortcomings – a lack of policy regulation, a limited market, and poor professional practices. Existing policy whi
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Using Radio Drama to Tackle Disability Discrimination in Nigeria
London: BBC Media Action (2022), 15 pp.
"As part of the Inclusive Futures programme, BBC Media Action produced a radio drama, Story Story, and accompanying social media content, to tackle stigma and discrimination around disability in Nigeria. This content was broadcast from November 2020 to November 2021 through local radio partners in s
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Private Sector Investment and Public Sector Support for the Media in Sierra Leone: A Binding Constraints Analysis
BBC Media Action; PRIMED (2022), 7 pp.
"This Binding Constraints Analysis is part of the process of building a business case for private sector investment and public sector support for the media in Sierra Leone. Informed by the findings of the State of the Media report, this analysis is aimed at presenting an overview of the risks, chall
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"A summary of the forthcoming policy paper Greening Africa's news deserts: The search for sustainable local media in sub-Saharan Africa, soon to be published. The policy paper has been written with support from the Konrad Adenauer Foundation and Fojo Media Institute. It focuses on local and communit
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Digital Media for Young People in Myanmar: Breaking Taboo and Discussing Sexual and Reproductive Health
London: BBC Media Action (2022), 2 pp.
"BBC Media Action’s innovative sexual and reproductive health rights (SRHR) project - Ma Shet Ne (Don’t be shy!) – was designed to support young people living in Yangon to access quality information and realise their rights. Research findings show that young people are highly engaged with the
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Indirect and Direct Subsidies for Media: The European Experience
BBC Media Action; PRIMED (2022), 22 pp.
"This report presents four models of direct media subsidies in Europe: from Serbia, Croatia, Sweden and the European Union as well as an overview of reduced VAT rates for newspapers, digital publications and periodicals in EU countries and Serbia. In recent years, the value of direct state aid for m
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