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How to Foster Constructive Dialogue as Part of Media Development? Lessons from a Case Study on Interactive Radio Formats in Niger

Ines Drefs, Lamine Soleymane

Bonn: Deutsche Welle DW Akademie (2023), 22 pp.

"This case study shows that media development endeavors to foster constructive dialogue require concerted effort. They have to be in closely interwoven with local realities and needs — be it at the country, community or individual level. The example of interactive radio formats in Niger illustrate ... more

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Creative Experiences to Encourage Participation. The Power of the Voice: Community Media in Latin America

Magnus Kossmann

Bonn: Deutsche Welle DW Akademie (2023), 88 pp.

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Pushing for Change: Laying the Groundwork for Tomorrow’s Journalism Today

Erik Albrecht

Bonn: Deutsche Welle DW Akademie (2023), 10 pp.

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Georgia: Media Freedom in Decline

Elena Zondler, Ekaterine Basilaia, Alexander Matschke, Evelin Meier

Bonn: Deutsche Welle DW Akademie (2023), 14 pp.

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Examining Media Coverage of Online Violence Against Women in East Africa

Pauline Awuor Okoth, Emmanuel Keith Kisaame, Sandra Komuhiimbo

Bonn: Deutsche Welle DW Akademie (2023), 62 pp.

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Constructive Journalism: Toolkit for Trainers

Bonn: Deutsche Welle DW Akademie (2023)

"This guide is for trainers who wish to introduce the concepts of constructive journalism to reporters and editors. It is aimed at journalists who wish to apply these principles as well as at editors interested in implementing a constructive approach in the newsroom or in creating constructive forma ... more

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Strategischer Plan 2022-2025: Freie Medien. Freie Meinung. Freie Menschen

Bonn: Deutsche Welle DW Akademie (2023), 15 pp.

"Die DW Akademie will ihre Präsenz in Partnerländern mithilfe ihres vielfältigen Netzwerks aus Partnerorganisationen in nahezu allen Teilen der Welt weiter ausbauen. Gemeinsam fördern wir menschliche Entwicklung durch die Stärkung von Meinungsfreiheit, Qualitätsjournalismus, gleichberechtigter ... more

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¡Cambia la historia! Cómo contar la violencia de género desde la mirada constructiva
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Laura Aguirre, Mariela Castañon, Paula Felgueras, Chani Guyot, Catalina Oquendo

Bonn: Deutsche Welle DW Akademie; alharaca (2023), 40 pp.

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Strategic Plan 2022-2025: Free Media. Free Expression. Free Societiesauthor(s)

Alexander Matschke (ed.)

Bonn: Deutsche Welle DW Akademie (2023), 15 pp.

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The state of media development: Global evidence on relevant and effective media support
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Ines Drefs, Rose Kimani, Dennis Reineck, Vera Freitag, Nick Benequista

Bonn: Deutsche Welle DW Akademie (2023), 81 pp.

"OECD Principle 1: Do no harm to public interest media– The media development sector is well-equipped when it comes to risk management: more than half of the surveyed organizations have effective risk mitigation strategies and over 40 percent have well-suited risk monitoring tools.– However, ro ... om remains for improvement: a lack of awareness amongst international organizations of cer tain local risks is one specific issue. Another is the risk of donors jeopardizing the editorial independence of media outlets by pursuing an unduly political agenda. Media assistance must be cautious when it comes to navigating geopolitical interests.– Interviewees also highlighted the risk of foreign funding being used to label recipient organizations as foreign agents. Another issue is brain drain to the detriment of media outlets if higher salaries are paid elsewhere, not least in the international development sphere.– When it comes to discrimination, the results suggest that media development organizations have a strong focus on gender-sensitivity and diversity in projects and beyond. However, only 23 percent of organizations have project guidelines for disability mainstreaming. OECD Principle 2: Increase financial and other forms of support– This study underlines how worried media development organizations are about the persistently small share of overall official develop ment assistance (ODA) invested in strengthening media systems and independent media. This is considered especially concerning in light of current democratic challenges and shrinking spaces for independent reporting worldwide.– In wider development co-operation, media are still often seen as tools for strategic communication rather than as a key pillar for democratic development. Such views tend to hinder the media development sector’s integration in other development fields. There is a need for awareness-raising and greater exchange with other development actors.– 23 percent of international media development organizations’ funding is allocated to core funding of public interest media. Acknowledgement of media as a public good and the associated need for core funding is considered key for effective support. OECD Principle 3: Take a whole system perspective– This principle demands a holistic and systemic approach to supporting public interest media. This study finds that the media development sector is quite well-positioned when it comes to underlying analyses of media and information environments.– However, there is a mismatch between the assessments conducted and donor decision-making. Interviewees also criticized funding cycles of one year or less as unsustainable. The average funding cycle of the media development organizations surveyed was 22 months.– A broad range of themes are supported by media development organizations across both traditional and newer media actors. There is nevertheless a need to consider further integration of newer actors into media development support. OECD Principle 4: Strengthen local leadership and ownership– This study finds that, according to international media development organizations’ budget estimates, an average of 40 percent of their funding reaches local and regional actors directly.– 75 percent of local and regional organizations agree that they are meaningfully involved in project implementation. However, only half feel that they are sufficiently involved in priority setting, hinting at room for improvement in this regard. – International organizations in most cases still take the lead role in applications for ODA funding. In some regions, however, local and regional partners have built up sufficient expertise and experience to be lead applicants for ODA funding, and this is working well.– The phenomenon of “parachuting in” external experts into partner countries rather than making use of local expertise is much less prevalent than it used to be but still exists. The results show that organizations focus on skills brought to the table rather than on the origin of the expert. OECD Principle 5: Improve coordination of support– Over 55 percent of respondents from all types of media development organizations agree that they are meaningfully involved in sector coordination. However, representatives from international media development organizations tend to see the degree of co-ordination in a more positive light than respondents from organizations based outside the Global North.– Only 30 percent of local and regional organizations agree that there is swift coordination of support by international media development actors during times of crisis. This is linked to a seeming failure to learn from previous crises. Instead, local and regional organizations in various parts of the world are taking the lead in crisis response in their regions and actively collaborating to ramp up crisis preparedness.– On a day-to-day basis, there is less collaboration than desired among donors, which can skew the market because particular segments are over- or underfunded. Media development organizations are doing a better job of coordinating with each other, even though this is sometimes hindered by competition or by the fact that some key decisions are made at donor level.– As regards administrative requirements, 33 percent of all surveyed media development organizations think that donors or organizations they partner with offer efficient pro cesses for managing funds. There is an urgent need to harmonize reporting requirements as well as to offer more flexibility in requirements depending on context. OECD Principle 6: Invest in knowledge, research and learning– This study finds that almost 60 percent of organizations have access to sector best practices and lessons learned, and precisely 50 percent have internal mechanisms to share their own lessons learned with others.– However, there is also wide consensus in the sector that producing and sharing evidence is not a donor priority, with slightly more than 30 percent of organizations indicating that they have sufficient funding for these types of activities.– There is considerable demand for annual reports from organiza tions such as Reporters Without Borders or Freedom House, but also for more actionable research on approaches that work. A mix between face-to-face conferences, newsletters and more in-depth webinar-type dives into specific topics emerged as the optimal way of keeping the sector informed." (Key findings, pages 8-9) more

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La deuda en Alfabetización Mediática e Informacional en Centroamérica: Necesidades de las y los jóvenes en Guatemala y El Salvador para un uso inteligente de medios

Bonn: Deutsche Welle DW Akademie (2023), 51 pp.

"Las competencias y conocimientos en Alfabetización Mediática e Informacional (AMI) sirven para enfrentar fenómenos como la desinformación, la discriminación, el discurso de odio y el ciberacoso. La AMI se puede transmitir de diversos modos: se puede aprender con materiales lúdicos en la escue ... more

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DW Akademie Report 2022/23: Developing Media. Strengthening Human Rights

Alex Bodine, Nils Brock, Klaus Dahmann et al.

Bonn: Deutsche Welle DW Akademie (2023), 61 pp.

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Mapping Out Regional Consultations: A Practical Orientation to Organizing Consultations

Judith Liesenfeld, Miriam Küller

Bonn: Deutsche Welle DW Akademie (2023), 17 pp.

"Carrying out regional consultations with multiple stakeholders can help establish a shared understanding of major challenges and build consensus about promising paths forward. They are particularly useful in complex environments with many different actors. This guide provides some practical guidanc ... more

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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

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Evaluation Report Executive summary Colombia | Amazon Basin. Strengthening alliances: Together media and civil society actors in Colombia and the Amazon basin support discussions on human rights and environmental protection

Bonn: Deutsche Welle DW Akademie (2022), 3 pp.

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Case Study: EthioCheck Lab. Developing Fact-Checking Strategies with Human Centered Design — Insights of an Approach in Ethiopia

Katrin Proschek, Julius Endert

Bonn: Deutsche Welle DW Akademie (2022), 42 pp.

"DW Akademie initiated a human-centered design (HCD) process as a starting point for a media development project in Ethiopia. The aim was to develop a better understanding and assess the current situation regarding misinformation and disinformation. The process with journalists and media experts fro ... more

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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

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Let it be as Local as Possible: Dismantling Information and Communication Hierarchies in Displacement Settings

Hannah Murphy

Bonn: Deutsche Welle DW Akademie (2022), 33 pp.

"This paper serves to explore how we can embrace a more expansive and inclusive view of media by drawing on case studies and examples of good practice, particularly with regards to the COVID-19 response, which necessitated major operational changes and reliance on local partners. By collating and sh ... more

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South Asia Consultations: Media, Information, and Participation in Displacement and Migration Settings

Utsa Sarmin, Priyankar Dey, Miriam Kueller

Bonn: Deutsche Welle DW Akademie (2022), 14 pp.

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The Shared Language of Podcasting
Key Guides

Barbara Gruber, Julia Minner, Ola Möller

Deutsche Welle DW Akademie; MethodKit (2022)

"Together with podcast experts from around the world we defined the essential elements of podcasting and mapped how we can talk about podcasts. The shared language helps you to explore, develop and evaluate podcasts - individually or together!" (Page 1)

¡Cambia la historia! Cómo contar la violencia de género desde la mirada constructiva Deep Insights

The state of media development: Global evidence on relevant and effective media support Deep Insights

The Shared Language of Podcasting Key Guides

¡Cambia la historia! Cómo contar la violencia de género desde la mirada constructiva
Deep Insights

The state of media development: Global evidence on relevant and effective media support
Deep Insights

The Shared Language of Podcasting
Key Guides