"This article looks at the relationship between four major newspapers in Nigeria and foreign donors. The discussion centres on the attractions and drawbacks of foreign donor funding from these newspapers’ point of view and highlights points of convergence and divergence in the agendas of the newsp
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apers and the international donors. The aim of the discussion is, through this case study of four newspapers, to highlight some issues pertaining to aid in the media sector, emphasising the perspective of the aid recipients, as opposed to the donors’, whose point of view tends to be more widely articulated." (Abstract)
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"Initially launched in 2004 by Eurasia-Media, the Russian Independent Print Media Program (RIPMP) provides intensive training and assistance to promising independent local Russian newspapers, under the premise that by nurturing select publications into ‘beacons of excellence’, best practices eff
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ectively reverberate through the wider regional Russian newspaper industry. The organization's work over the past 8 years has helped develop and launch quality independent media outposts in small-to-midsize cities across Russia. These publications – in relatively little known places such as Berdsk, Krasnoturinsk, Kachkanar, Zheleznogorsk, Zhukovskii and Pervouralsk to name a few – now regularly receive independently juried awards for their journalism, are admired by like-minded regional newspapers seeking to improve their coverage, and actively work with Eurasia-Media and the AIRP in promoting both organizations’ goals towards fostering quality independent sources of local news in Russia's regions." (Executive summary)
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"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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"There are no neat prescriptions for nurturing a free press in a society that has little or no democratic legacy. Every step is a first step and there are no well-worn paths or time-honored institutions. There have been obvious successes in Albania. The technical and material aid to the newspapers h
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as propelled production practices from the 1940's into the 1990's in only a few short years. Broadcasting, while still laboring under the yoke of government ownership, is changing due to cultural and political influences from abroad, and aid programs have put the building blocks in place to offer alternatives to government programming when and if laws allow. But technical successes are only part of the recipe for building a free and independent media. Albania's most potent legacy is one of totalitarian rule, and without a great deal of political maturation, the aid given to the media could easily be turned into a tool for exploiting the seamy and the sensational. Or worse; the underdog free press could become the lapdog of yet another repressive regime." (Conclusion)
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"The Plan of Operation for Phase I of the Rural Press Project in Kenya was signed between the Government of Kenya and UNESCO in June 1979. This phase continued until 1983, to be succeeded by Phase II from 1984 to 1987. Phase III, the final phase of the project, lasted from 1987 until 1991 [...] Proj
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ect Activities: The project secured the equipment and materials needed, trained the required personnel and established 11 rural newspapers throughout the country. Conclusion: From the evaluations performed and other reports submitted to UNESCO, there is no doubt that rural newspapers are an appropriate information and communication strategy in supporting development processes of rural societies. The overwhelming interest and enthusiastic embrace of this project by the rural communities are testimony to the fact that such newspapers are ideal for information communication for rural development empowerment and furtherance of participatory democracy." (Executive summary)
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"Intéressante analyse des conditions économiques et de la gestion des entreprises de presse au Sud du Sahara: statut de l'entreprise, problème de l'indépendance économique, aides apportées au développement de la presse (aides gouvernementale et internationale)." (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfatt
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ah Fakhfakh: The use of mass media in the developing countries. Brussels: CIDESA, 1971 Nr. 739, topic code 140)
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"Nach Nominierungen in der Presse durch die großen Zeitungen und als Folge der ungünstigen sozialen Lage der Journalisten wurde zwischen Journalisten und Druckern vereinbart, unabhängige Zeitungen zu gründen und herauszugeben - Einzelheiten über die Vorbereitung und Herausgabe von zwei Zeitunge
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n in englischer und tamilischer Sprache durch die Madras Cooperative Printing and Publishing Co. seit September 1909 - Der Kauf von Rotationsdruckmaschinen durch den Berufsverband der indischen Journalisten wurde von den Gewerkschaften der Länder des Ostblocks subventioniert." (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfattah Fakhfakh: The use of mass media in the developing countries. Brussels: CIDESA, 1971 Nr. 1897, topic code 19)
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