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Journalism Training in Sudan: A Move Towards Enhanced Cooperation
International Media Support (IMS) (2009), 23 pp.
"One of the major obstacles to the development of a professional media is the lack of qualified education and training and media training remains a neglected area in Sudan. Education and training in journalism and related areas provided by universities are not responding sufficiently to the needs of
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Under Attack: Practicing Journalism in a Dangerous World
Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2009), 46 pp.
"This report examines the key issues surrounding threats to the physical safety of journalists, particularly in countries with hostile media environments. While acknowledging the serious impact of repressive measures such as imprisonment, the focus of the report is sharply on incidents of violence.
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Empowering Independent Media: U.S. Efforts to Foster Free and Independent News Around the World
Deep Insights
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
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Research Project: Political Extremism, Terrorism and Media in Central Asia
Bishkek; Copenhagen: Public Association Journalists; International Media Support (IMS) (2008), 76 pp.
Entwicklung durch Vernetzung: Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologien in Afrika
Deep Insights
Berlin: Edition Sigma (2008), 272 pp.
"Entwicklungsländer und moderne Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologien (IKT): Wie geht das zusammen? Dieses oft diskutierte, aber selten detailliert untersuchte Thema wird in diesem Buch vor allem anhand Afrikas südlich der Sahara behandelt, einer Weltregion mit erheblichen Entwicklungshemmn
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Spheres of Influence: We Communicate, Therefore We Are
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
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Le pluralisme télévisuel en Afrique de l'Ouest: état de lieux
Dakar: Panos Afrique de l'Ouest (2008), 196 pp.
Radio and Development in Africa: A Concept Paper
Wardour: International Development Research Centre (IDRC) (2008), 58 pp.
"Radio seems to have proven itself as a developmental tool, particularly with the rise of community and local radios, which have facilitated a far more participatory and horizontal type of communication than was possible with the older, centralised broadcasting model of the 1960s and 70s. There seem
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L'action de la Commission Européenne dans le domaine media et développement
Bruxelles: Commission Européenne (2008), 7 pp.
The Kenyan 2007 Elections and Their Aftermath: The Role of Media and Communication
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
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Communication for Empowerment in Nepal: An Assessment of Communication and Media Needs Among Indigenous Peoples
Oslo; South Orange, New Jers.: UNDP Oslo Governance Centre; Communication for Social Change Consortium (2008), 102 pp.
"This report provides essential insights to how the indigenous peoples of Nepal are organized and represented by the national and local media. The report describes the media landscape in three districts inhabited by indigenous peoples and reveals that Nepal has one of the most vibrant media environm
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Towards a New Model: Media and Communication in Post-Conflict and Fragile States
Deep Insights
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
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The Uganda Tuberculosis Communication Strategy
Ministry of Health, Uganda (2008), viii, 21 pp.
Left in the Dark: The Unmet Need for Information in Humanitarian Responses
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
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Building Public Awareness of Development: Communicators, Educators and Evaluation
Paris: OECD Development Centre (2008), 38 pp.
"Donors and practitioners could make greater use of evaluations, and their findings, to increase the effectiveness and results of public communication, advocacy and education about global development. The first step is to understand the evaluation process and respect its rigours. The second is to ac
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Joint Evaluation of Citizens' Voice & Accountability: Synthesis Report
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
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The Role of Mass Media in Local and Regional Economic Development (LRED)
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
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