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Expression Restricted: An Account of Online Expression in Pakistan

Asad Baig, Sadaf Khan

Bytes for All;Association for Progressive Communications (APC);APC Impact (2015), 37 pp.

"How is freedom of expression in Pakistan’s digital spaces governed? What protections do journalists and bloggers enjoy? What is censored and how conducive is the environment for political and religious expression online? This research looks at these questions within the premise of an internationa ... more

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Press Freedom in Turkey’s Inter-Election Period: 2015 Joint International Emergency Press Freedom Mission to Turkey

Vienna: International Press Institute (IPI) (2015), 39 pp.

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Environmental Reporting and Media Development: Equipping Journalists with the Training and Tools to Cover a Critical Beat

Jennifer Dorroh

Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2015), 6 pp.

"In the next few decades, we face unprecedented challenges and tough choices about how to use Earth’s resources. Whether we thrive as a species will depend on our ability to think globally and creatively, and to work across borders to solve our common problems. News media worldwide should play a k ... more

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Freedom of Opinion and the Media in German Development Policy

Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) (2015), 18 pp.

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Propaganda and Freedom of the Media

Vienna: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (2015), 78 pp.

"This non-paper aims to facilitate the OSCE participating states in formulating national and international law and policy toward the current spread of propaganda intertwined with the conflict in and around Ukraine. It distinguishes two sorts of propaganda in the contemporary world. The first is call ... more

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Strengthening Media in the Pacific: Country Situational Reports from Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu

Roderick Kanama, Lisa Williams-Lahari, Kiery Mannasah

International Federation of Journalists (IFJ);Media Association Blong Vanuatu (MAV);Media Association Solomon Islands (MASI);Papua New Guinea Media Workers Association (PNGMWA) (2015), 26 pp.

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CFI’s Programmes: Media & Enterprise

Paris: CFI (2015), 8 pp.

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Le paysage médiatique guinéen: état des lieux, enjeux et défis

Corinne Matras, Daniel Fra, Michel Leroy, Mohamed Camara, Monique Curtis

Chasseur d’Etoiles;Expertise France (2015), 191 pp.

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Baseline Assessment of the “Guidelines for EU Support to Media Freedom and Media Integrity in the Enlargement Countries 2014-20”

Pam van de Bunt, Davor Glavas, Tihomir Loza, Enton Dimni, Dijan Albayrak

European Commission;Particip (2015), 99, 173 pp.

"For this assessment more than 390 surveys were made in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Turkey [...] In addition to the survey a further 150 in-depth interviews were held, complemented by a Focus Group in each country, which ... more

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Media Assistance and Elections: Toward an Integrated Approach

Stockholm: International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) (2015), 43 pp.

"This paper presents an overview of the main challenges to the integration of media development in electoral assistance programming. Despite widespread acknowledgement that the media is critical to electoral processes, and that it has the potential to impact voter behaviour, electoral assistance pro ... more

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National Communication Strategy for Malaria Control in Uganda

Kampala: Ministry of Health (2015), 40 pp.

"This Uganda national communication strategy for malaria prevention and control has been developed to facilitate the implementation of the Uganda Malaria Reduction Strategy (UMRS) 2014-2020. The strategy will offer a framework where every stakeholder shall take recommended actions to fund, prevent, ... more

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The Deep Web and the Darknet, a Look Inside the Internet's Massive Black Box

Daniel Sui, James Caverlee, Dakota S. Rudesill

Washington, DC: Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars (2015), 17 pp.

"The scale of the Internet’s underworld is immense. The number of non-indexed web sites, known as the Deep Web, is estimated to be 400 to 500 times larger than the surface web of indexed, searchable web sites. And the Deep Web is where the dark side of the Internet flourishes. While there are plen ... more

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Countering Online Hate Speech

Iginio Gagliardone, Danit Gal, Thiago Alves, Gabriela Martínez

Paris: UNESCO (2015), 71 pp.

"The present report provides a global overview of the dynamics characterizing hate speech online and some of the measures that have been adopted to counteract and mitigate it, highlighting good practices that have emerged at the local and global levels. While the study offers a comprehensive analysi ... more

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Combattre les discours de haine sur internet

Iginio Gagliardone, Danit Gal, Thiago Alves, Gabriela Martínez

Paris: UNESCO (2015), 82 pp.

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De-Westernisation: Key Concept Paper

Antje Glück

Media, Conflict and Democratisation (MeCoDEM) (2015), 28 pp.

"This paper outlines the main debates surrounding De-Westernisation, which addresses global imbalances in the creation and distribution of academic knowledge. In addition to providing a comprehensive overview of the field, the working paper suggests further steps in order to enrich a global set of p ... more

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Bringing Plurality and Balance to the Russian Language Media Space: Feasibility Study on Russian Language Media Initiatives (RLMIs) in the Eastern Partnership and Beyond. Summary and Recommendations

European Endowment for Democracy (EED) (2015), 5 pp.

"Recommendations revolve around five building blocks of a co-ordinated strategy that calls for: 1. A regional news hub for the Russian language that embodies the values of fairness, accuracy and watchdog reporting, and builds a network of partners to leverage high-quality news content to wider audie ... more

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Crowdfunding in Emerging Markets: Lessons from East African Startups

Washington, DC: World Bank (2015), 15 pp.

"The discussion of opportunity costs, choosing a platform and networking strategies highlights the clear need for more industry data and transparency [...] Further, the private sector can monetize research on network effects and fundraising norms across the continent [...] Regarding the supply of ca ... more

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Throwing the Switch: An Update on the State of the Global Transition to Digital TV Broadcasting

John Burgess

Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2015), 10 pp.

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Public Service Media in Divided Societies: Relic or Renaissance?

Phil Harding

London: BBC Media Action (2015), 28 pp.

"Argues that renewed energy and resources should be invested in strategies that support media systems rooted in public service values of trust, independence, universality and putting the public interest before all others. Despite formidable challenges, support strategies should include a revitalised ... more

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Getting Textbooks to Every Child in Sub-Saharan Africa: Strategies for Addressing the High Cost and Low Availability Problem

Birger Fredriksen, Sukhdeep Brar, Michael Trucano

Washington, DC: World Bank (2015), xv, 106 pp.

"The objective of the study is to identify the cost and financing constraints to text book provision and thereby help countries remove constraints on timely provision of affordable textbooks to all students in primary and secondary education. To this end, the study focuses exclusively on cost and fi ... more