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Sword and Shield: Self-Regulation and International Media: A Report

Bill Ristow

Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2009), 33 pp.

"1. The media development community should work within individual media houses to create in-house, publicly reported complaint systems rather than relying solely on outside press councils to do the job. 2. Funding groups should encourage media criticism, in forms such as local journalism reviews. 3. ... more

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Zimbabwe

Sarah Chiumbu

Johannesburg: Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA);Africa Governance Monitoring and Advocacy Project (AfriMAP) (2009), x, 106 pp.

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Joint Evaluation of Citizens' Voice & Accountability: Synthesis Report

Alina Rocha Menocal, Bhavna Sharma

London: Department for International Development (DFID) (2008), xxi, 109 pp.

"Citizens’ Voice and Accountability (CV&A) work has emerged as a priority in the international development agenda from the 1990s onwards. In their CV&A work, donors recognise the importance of context: it shapes relation to that context. However, context awareness has not proven sufficient to enab ... more

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Media and Conflict: Afghanistan as a Relative Success Story

Yll Bajraktari, Christina Parajon

Washington, DC: United States Institute of Peace (USIP) (2008), 8 pp.

"The development of media in post-Taliban Afghanistan has been relatively successful (compared with both the Taliban regime and other countries subject to international intervention) in establishing free and responsible expression despite the lack of electricity, harsh terrain, absence of viable med ... more

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The Kenyan 2007 Elections and Their Aftermath: The Role of Media and Communication

Jamal Abdi, James Deane

London: BBC World Service Trust (2008), 16 pp.

"The media have shaped and will continue to play a central role in shaping Kenya’s democracy. The recent record of the media, according to many within it, is that media has undermined as well as invigorated that democracy. An understanding of democracy and democratic governance in Kenya is not pos ... more

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Broadcasting, Voice, and Accountability: A Public Interest Approach to Policy, Law, and Regulation
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Steve Buckley, Kreszentia Duer, Toby Mendel, Seán Ó Siochrú

Washington, DC: World Bank (2008), 402 pp.

"According to the introduction, this 'guide is intended as a tool for media reform particularly in developing and transitional democracies. At the same time, it should be useful anywhere people aspire to a deeper democracy. Building democracy is a process, often long-term, and promoting free, plural ... more

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Empowering Independent Media: U.S. Efforts to Foster Free and Independent News Around the World
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Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2008), 96 pp.

"This report provides an assessment of U.S. international media development efforts, both public and private, and calls on future efforts to be more long-term, comprehensive, and need-driven. Recommending a more holistic assistance approach, the report looks at the international media development fi ... more

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The Missing Link: Fostering Positive Citizen-State Relations in Post-Conflict Environments
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Henriette von Kaltenborn-Stachau

Washington, DC: World Bank, Communication for Governance and Accountability Program (CommGAP) (2008), 117 pp.

"Donor policies place great emphasis on the importance of state-building in post-Conflict states, and many donors also recognize the relevance civil society and a professional media sector have for successful transformation processes, says this report. However, operationally and conceptually these a ... more

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Towards a New Model: Media and Communication in Post-Conflict and Fragile States
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Shanthi Kalathil, John Langlois, Adam Kaplan

Washington, DC: World Bank, Communication for Governance and Accountability Program (CommGAP) (2008), 105 pp.

"There is very little undestanding of the role that communicartion processes play in the numerous starnds of post-conflict reconstruction, including peacebuilding, governance, and long-term development. This paper addressess this gap by distilling lessons learned from the media and communication str ... more

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The Promise of Ubiquity: Mobile as Media Platform in the Global South
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John West

Paris: Internews Europe (2008), 89 pp.

"There have been an estimated 3.8 billion mobile phones in the world in 2008 and most of the growth has been taking place in the Global South. 15 million people in Africa now individually own mobile phones but do not have access to a TV at home. A higher percentage of Kenyans use mobile commerce tha ... more

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L'action de la Commission Européenne dans le domaine media et développement

Bruxelles: Commission Européenne (2008), 7 pp.

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Spheres of Influence: We Communicate, Therefore We Are

A. S. Panneerselvan, Lakshmi Nair

Kathmandu: Panos South Asia (2008), 31 pp.

"Having a vibrant media scene is a necessary prerequisite to human development and good governance. But, the time has come for us, media practitioners and support organisations, to accept and recognise that this is too complex to bring about on our own. It would be prudent to recognise the limitatio ... more

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Acceso a la información y tranparencia en el poder judicial: Guía de buenas prácticas en América Latina

Buenos Aires: Asociación por los Derechos Civiles (ADC) (2008), 67 pp.

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The Role of Mass Media in Local and Regional Economic Development (LRED)

Véronique Stolz, Tobias Stolz, Gavin Anderson

Abuja: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) (2008), 21 pp.

"This paper has highlighted that the mass media can play an important, if not critical, role in both enhancing the flow of information and improving public-private dialogue in the local context. The paper therefore recommends explicitly incorporating media into the approaches of LRED. This means wor ... more

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Le pluralisme télévisuel en Afrique de l'Ouest: état de lieux

Mactar Silla, Pauline Bend (eds.)

Dakar: Panos Afrique de l'Ouest (2008), 196 pp.

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Freedom of Oppression: Government Communication on Swedish Democracy Support

Regeringskansliet (2008), 90 pp.

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Research Communication

Department for International Development (DFID) (2008), 23 pp.

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Television Across Europe: More Channels, Less Independence. Follow-up Reports 2008
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Budapest: Open Society Institute (OSI), EU Monitoring and Advocacy Program (EUMAP) (2008), 456 pp.

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Left in the Dark: The Unmet Need for Information in Humanitarian Responses

Imogen Wall, Lisa Robinson

BBC World Service Trust (2008), 8 pp.

"When crisis or disaster strikes, people need help. They need, shelter, food, water and safety. They need these things rapidly and effectively. Modern humanitarian responses have become more effi cient and effective at providing these things. This policy briefing argues that people need information ... more

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Guidelines for Broadcasting Regulation
Key Guidance

Eve Salomon

Paris; London: UNESCO;Commonwealth Broadcasting Association (CBA), 2nd revised ed. (2008), 89 pp.

"Amidst the fast-changing broadcast media landscape, the present book examined many “balancing acts” which stake-holders both in government and private sector have to undertake to establish and maintain an effective and credible broadcast regulation mechanism. For example, it requires a balancin ... more

Broadcasting, Voice, and Accountability: A Public Interest Approach to Policy, Law, and Regulation Top Insights

Empowering Independent Media: U.S. Efforts to Foster Free and Independent News Around the World Top Insights

The Missing Link: Fostering Positive Citizen-State Relations in Post-Conflict Environments Top Insights

Towards a New Model: Media and Communication in Post-Conflict and Fragile States Top Insights

The Promise of Ubiquity: Mobile as Media Platform in the Global South Inspiring Practice Top Insights

Television Across Europe: More Channels, Less Independence. Follow-up Reports 2008 Top Insights

Guidelines for Broadcasting Regulation Key Guidance

Broadcasting, Voice, and Accountability: A Public Interest Approach to Policy, Law, and Regulation
Top Insights

Empowering Independent Media: U.S. Efforts to Foster Free and Independent News Around the World
Top Insights

The Missing Link: Fostering Positive Citizen-State Relations in Post-Conflict Environments
Top Insights

Towards a New Model: Media and Communication in Post-Conflict and Fragile States
Top Insights

The Promise of Ubiquity: Mobile as Media Platform in the Global South
Inspiring Practice

Top Insights

Television Across Europe: More Channels, Less Independence. Follow-up Reports 2008
Top Insights

Guidelines for Broadcasting Regulation
Key Guidance