"Le Programme d’appui aux médias ivoiriens (PAMI) a proposé de 2004 à 2007 un appui sectoriel aux médias de Côte-d’Ivoire, pays en situation de conflit interne depuis le coup d’État avorté de septembre 2002. Il a été suivi, pour un an, par le Programme d’appui à la presse ivoirienn
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e (PAPI), centré sur la presse écrite. Le premier projet avait pour objectif de responsabiliser les acteurs quand le second entendait surtout subventionner les entreprises de presse les plus respectueuses des règles éthiques du métier. Financés par l’Union européenne, ils ont été mis en oeuvre par le Gret, qui disposait d’un bureau à Abidjan. L’étude d’impact tente d’appréhender les effets structurants du PAMI et du PAPI sur le secteur des médias de Côte-d’Ivoire, en se situant du point de vue des acteurs locaux. S’appuyant sur plusieurs sources d’information, l’analyse présente des résultats contrastés, dus, entre autres, à la conduite des projets dans un contexte politique qui se dégradait toujours plus. Le PAMI et le PAPI ont eu un impact très net sur la restructuration du secteur, en soutenant l’adoption d’une nouvelle loi plus libérale, le renforcement de l’interprofession (association d’éditeurs, syndicats) ou encore la renégociation de la convention collective. Mais on note de plus faibles effets sur l’autorégulation, qui a pourtant bénéficié d’un soutien technique et financier de tout premier ordre, et sur la formation des journalistes." (Résumé)
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"This book is essential reading for anybody interested in development communication. Mefalopulos, a World Bank development communication officer with wide-ranging experiences in the field, presents four modules. The first module concisely presents the concepts and applications of development communi
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cations and their relevance for development operations. The second module addresses communication officers and practitioners who want to become acquainted with the theoretical foundations. The third focuses on methodological applications of development communication, describing the typical program cycle of communication-based assessment, strategy design, implementation and evaluation. The fourth module presents practical experiences to illustrate DevComm's relevance, including e.g. the use of development communication in poverty reduction strategies or strengthening local voices through community radio. Given its modular structure, this straight-forward publication is a valuable resource on the strategic use of communication processes in development." (CAMECO Update 4-2008)
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"Does USAID’s democracy promotion program work? Although some prior studies have examined specific projects in individual countries, no prior effort has studied the question on a world-wide basis, and no prior study has encompassed the entire post Cold-War period. [...] In the first phase of that
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research, we found that the answer to that question was “yes.” That is, on average, in the period 1990-2003, USAID’s investments in democracy promotion produced significant increases in the national level of democracy as measured by Freedom House and Polity IV indicators. [...] The current report presents the results of the second phase of the project “Cross-National Research on USAID’s Democracy and Governance Programs.” [...] In the current effort, the data set is extended from 14 years to cover 15 years (1990-2004) and 165 countries, yielding 2,416 observations (country-years). [...] USAID civil society and media assistance have a significant positive impact directly on their respective sectors, and USAID human rights assistance has a significant negative impact on the human rights outcome." (Executive summary, page 2, page 5)
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"IPDC’s support for community radio in Nepal has been a strategic, defining factor in the growth of the community media sector. The Programme has regularly supported small, distinct projects that have catalyzed the growth of the sector at different times by promoting replicable models, establishin
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g precedents and benchmarks, and building the capacity of key organizational players. Between 1993 and 1997, IPDC played a key role in the establishment of the country’s first independent broadcaster, Radio Sagarmatha. In 1999, the Programme was instrumental in setting up Nepal’s first rural radio licensee, Community Radio Madanpokhara. In 2002, IPDC provided critical support to Radio Lumbini, the region’s fi rst cooperative broadcaster, and Radio Swargadwari, a station in the heart of the country’s armed conflict. In 2006, IPDC supported the Nepal Association of Community Radio Broadcasters in a broad, sector-wide initiative. Community radio has gone from one license in 1997 to nearly 90 at the end of 2007." (Page 3)
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"From 1995 to 2005, the international community provided significant support to media in the Western Balkans. Based on a meta-analysis of 37 project reports and interviews with a broad range of media experts, this study finds that direct support to independent media was a key factor in helping the c
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itizens of several Balkan countries to rid themselves of authoritarian regimes. At the same time, the publication states that often journalism training - the greatest share of media support - has had few lasting effects. Support for legislative and regulatory reform has been efficient and effective, but the new media legislation has not been sufficiently well implemented. The overall conclusion (page 36): 'Media assistance in the Balkans proved itself an effective way to promote democracy by removing barriers to the enjoyment of fundamental rights to information and expression as protected by international law, and without intervening in political choices themselves. When media support was perceived as being primarily driven by political objectives, it was in danger of being like the problem it sought to alleviate and obscuring the concept of independent media." (CAMECO Update 1-2008)
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