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Barriers to Press Freedoms in Central America: Literature Review Report

Manuel Alejandro Guerrero

USAID (2024), 40 pp.

"Literature on Central America’s media landscape over the last two decades documents significant obstacles to press freedom. Professional, independent journalism faces structural challenges rooted in the excessive concentration of political, economic, and social influence. From a political economy ... more

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Conservando Juntos

Internews; USAID (2023), 4 pp.

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Moldova Media Enabling Democracy, Inclusion, and Accountability (MEDIA-M): Performance Evaluation

Sergiu Galitchi, Victoria Rosa, Pavel Sarghi, Maia Giorbelidze

USAID; Integra Government Services International (2023), 134 pp.

"The purpose of evaluating the Media Enabling Democracy, Inclusion, and Accountability in Moldova (MEDIA-M) activity is to assist the United States Agency for International Development in Moldova (USAID/Moldova) in understanding the extent to which the activity is on track to contribute to the Missi ... more

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Democratizing Digital: Landscape Assessment

Chrissy Martin Meier et al.

Digital Frontiers; USAID (2023), 57 pp.

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How-To: Bring More Women Online. A Practical Guide for Internet Service Providers and Technology Companies

Lana Alnesany, Stephanie Creed

USAID (2023), 67 pp.

"This guide is intended to act as a resource for Internet service providers and technology companies interested in incorporating a gender-sensitive approach to their work. The guide presents recommendations and actionable steps to design, operationalize, and sustain gender programs." (commbox)

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Freedom of Expression and Media Consumption Research in Armenia

Yerevan: Internews; USAID; Prisma Research and Analysis (2023), 71 pp.

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Greater Internet Freedom: Performance Evaluation

Anna Solovyeva, Catherine Coyer, Jessica Wallach, Samantha Austin

Washington, DC; Chicago: USAID; University of Chicago, NORC (2023), vi, 106 pp.

"This performance evaluation assesses selected thematic areas of the Greater Internet Freedom (GIF) project, a global activity designed to enhance digital security for civil society and media and increase citizen engagement in governing the Internet. The evaluation uses a mixed-methods approach incl ... more

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Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence as an Attack on Women’s Public Participation: Review of Global Evidence and Implications

Washington, DC: IREX; USAID (2023), 18 pp.

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Exploring the Role of Message Effects and Messenger Effectiveness in COVID-19 Vaccination Communication in Nigeria: Research Report

San Diego: Agency for All Project; University of California San Diego, Center on Gender Equity and Health; USAID (2023), 57 pp.

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The Space Between Us: Understanding Trust, Communication and Collaboration Between Media and Humanitarian Organizations in Public Health Emergencies

Rocio Lopez Inigo, Wayne Sharpe, Katherina Thomas

Internews; USAID (2023), 32 pp.

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Vibrant Information Barometer: Europe & Eurasia
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Washington, DC: IREX; USAID (2023), 355 pp.

"The 2023 Europe and Eurasia Vibrant Information Barometer (VIBE) covers 18 countries throughout Europe, Eurasia, and Central Asia. With VIBE, IREX strives to capture a modern and evolving media space where people are simultaneously producers, transmitters, consumers, and actors in the information t ... hat influences their lives and environments. This year’s edition focuses on the media and information space across the countries in the study during calendar year 2022, capturing the impact of the Kremlin’s February full-scale invasion of Ukraine. VIBE looks at four principles of information vibrancy: Principle 1: Information Quality; Principle 2: Multiple Channels: How Information Flows; Principle 3: Information Consumption and Engagement; Principle 4: Transformative Action: How Information Drives Behavior. VIBE includes 20 indicators that capture the most important elements of these four principles, and it relies on information from country experts who complete a VIBE questionnaire, provide scores for sub-indicators that support each of the 20 main indicators along with evidence to justify their scores, and then contribute to a panel discussion led by a moderator [...] For countries in Europe and Eurasia (E&E) included in this year’s publication, country-level scores were, again, mainly split into two VIBE classifications: Somewhat Vibrant (North Macedonia, Montenegro, Kosovo, Armenia, Moldova, and Ukraine) and Slightly Vibrant (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Russia, and Serbia). Azerbaijan and Belarus held the lowest scores in E&E, putting them in the Not Vibrant classification. In Central Asia, this year’s study put Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan in the Slightly Vibrant category. Turkmenistan’s score of 1 put it in the Not Vibrant classification. At the overall score level, some countries--including Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ukraine, and Moldova—saw increases in their scores. Others such as Serbia, North Macedonia, Kosovo, and Montenegro received the same country-level scores as they did in the 2022 VIBE study. Finally, other countries—including Albania, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, and Russia—experienced a decline in their country-level scores. Principle 1’s (Information Quality) lowest scores tended to fall in the indicator examining insufficient resources for content production and harmful information. Rapidly evolving models for financing media, declining advertising in traditional print and broadcast media, international tech giants siphoning off advertising funds, and local and global inflationary pressures, have all contributed to a financing desert for media. Many media are reliant on political or business benefactors for livelihood, while others look to international funding agencies for their survival." (Executive summary, page 7) more

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Understanding the Gender Digital Divide in Nigeria: Learning Brief

USAID; Banyan Global (2023), 7 pp.

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Inclusively Advancing Agri-Food Systems Through AI and Automation

Genesis Analytics; USAID (2023), 96 pp.

"This study has identified myriad potential benefits of AI and automation solutions in agri-food systems, with the largest being significant enhancements in agricultural productivity and outputs. Data collected from sensors, satellites, or drones can help SSPs prepare and use their available land op ... more

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Balkan Media Assistance Program: A Case Study in Locally Led Development

Washington, DC: USAID (2023), 7 pp.

"This case study highlights the achievements of the Balkan Media Assistance Program (BMAP) made possible by the project’s use of such locally led development enabling tools as engaging in co-design and relying on local expertise during the planning and implementation phases of the project. Highlig ... more

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Unsocial media: Tracing and exposing gendered disinformation in Kosovo

National Democratic Institute (NDI); USAID; UNDP Kosovo (2023), 23 pp.

"The purpose of this report is to trace and detect gendered disinformation, a concerning trend in the dissemination of news and information through social and online media platforms. Disproportionate targeting based on gender and sexual orientation, especially those in the public eye like politician ... more

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Information Ecosystem Assessment (IEA) on the Impact of Cyber Security Cybercrime Laws enacted by Southern Africa Governments on Media Freedom and Digital Rights

Dianne Hubbard, Frederico Links

Advancing Rights in Southern Africa (ARISA); Internews; USAID (2023), 633 pp.

"In 2023, Advancing Rights in Southern Africa (ARISA) through its consortium partner, Internews, undertook the most comprehensive review yet of laws affecting media practice and the freedom of expression, including cyber laws, penal codes, constitutions and acts of parliament, in the sixteen Souther ... more

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Inequity Driven Mistrust: Its Impacts to Infodemic Management and Health Response and What to Do About It

Alejandro Posada, Rocio Lopez Inigo, Majid Beesyna

Internews; USAID (2023), 45 pp.

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) Ethics Guide

Washington, DC: USAID (2023), 16 pp.

"This Guide is a resource for local-level policymakers across sectors seeking to understand the challenges, opportunities, and risks of AI adoption. The Guide includes a definition of AI, a discussion of ethical issues related to AI, and proposals for how these issues can be addressed. It also inclu ... more

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Biometrics and Digital Identity: Trend Analysis and Comparative Assessment

Internews; USAID (2023), 77 pp.

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Reconciliation Assessment in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Peaceful Co-Existence Through Social and Behavioral Change

American Institutes for Research; USAID (2023), 65 pp.

Vibrant Information Barometer: Europe & Eurasia Deep Insights

Vibrant Information Barometer: Europe & Eurasia
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