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Empowering Independent Media: U.S. Efforts to Foster a Free Press and an Open Internet Around the World
Deep Insights
Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA), 2nd ed. (2012), 149 pp.
"This report examines seven central areas of media development—funding, digital media, sustainability, media law, journalists' safety, journalism education, and monitoring and evaluation. It also delves in-depth into four areas deserving of greater attention: citizen journalism, investigative jour
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Mapping Digital Media: News and New Media in Central Africa. Challenges and Opportunities
London: Open Society Foundations, Open Society Media Program (2012), 65 pp.
"In this report, Marie-Soleil Frère surveys the news landscapes of DRC, Burundi, and Rwanda. Marshaling an impressive range of data, she examines patterns of production and consumption, the often grim realities of law and regulation, the embryonic state of media policy, the role of donors, and the
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International Media Development Cooperation: A Guide to the Literature
Forum Medien und Entwicklung (fome), draft version (2012), 41 pp.
"This guide aims to bring together the most relevant literature on media development cooperation, both of practical and academic nature, and regardless of ideological background. It focuses on the role of external actors in media development. Included are publications which explicitly address the ro
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Partner, Prototype or Persuader? China’s Renewed Media Engagement with Ghana
Communication, Politics & Culture, volume 45 (2012), pp. 174-196
"This article provides an empirically grounded assessment of China’s increasing role in the African mediasphere. It examines the strategic importance of Chinese media assistance to Ghana along three dimensions: the potential appeal of the Chinese approach to information regulation for countries st
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An Explosion of News: The State of Media in Afghanistan
Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2012), 56 pp.
"The exponential media growth in Afghanistan over the last decade is due to the enthusiasm of Afghan entrepreneurs and to support from the United States and other nations, states this report. According to the executive summary "support from the United States, the biggest donor, has waxed and waned.
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Freedom of Expression, Media and Digital Communications: A Practical Guide
Key Guides
EPRD Policy & Development; European Commission (2012), 39 pp.
"The European Commission has begun to integrate a political economy (PE) approach throughout the project cycle. This guide tailors the political economy approach to the media development sector specifically. Using a political economy media matrix (PEMM) as its basis, it explains how to integrate the
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Challenges for Independent News Media in Pakistan
Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2012), 47 pp.
"For two years running, Pakistan has been ranked by international media monitors as the most dangerous place on earth for journalists. Media workers have been kidnapped, tortured, and beaten to death for delving into the nation’s potent military apparatus and spy agencies. Bodies have been found w
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Conference on Media Development in Myanmar
Copenhagen: International Media Support (IMS) (2012), 47 pp.
"This report summarises the presentations and recommendations made at the Conference on Media Development in Myanmar organised by the Myanmar Ministry of Information and Culture and UNESCO in cooperation with International Media Support (IMS) and Canal France International with support from the Gove
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Medienförderung in der deutschen Entwicklungszusammenarbeit
Zeitschrift für Außen- und Sicherheitspolitik (ZfAS), volume 5, issue 1 (2012), pp. 31-39
"Die Entwicklungen in Nordafrika und auf der Arabien halten uns eindrücklich vor Augen, dass Meinungs- und Pressefreiheit Motor für gesellschaftliche Umbruchsituationen sind und wesentlich zur politischen Teilhabe beitragen können. Vor dem Hintergrund der weltweiten Verbreitung neuer Informations
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Media Development in Transitional Democratic Cambodia
Malmö: Malmö University, Master Thesis in Communication for Development (2012), 65 pp.
"Through a series of qualitative interviews with a range of media stakeholders, the ultimate conclusion of this thesis is that the media landscape in Cambodia is diverse –with some (mostly foreign-owned and run) able to operate freely and independently, while others (most local Khmer media, partic
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Researching Media Assistance as a Tool of Democratisation and State Building in Post Conflict Societies: Lessons from the Case of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Global Media Journal - German Edition, volume 2, issue 2 (2012), 18 pp.
"This paper aims to give insights into my research on media assistance and its effects on democratisation and state building processes in Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosnia). I try to analyse a process which lasts more than 15 years, and includes different aspects, from law making to establishing new me
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Differing Paradigms of Media Systems Development in Contemporary Africa: Does the ‘Chinese Model’ Have a Place?
Journal of Asian and African Studies, volume 47, issue 1 (2012), pp. 52-67
"This article addresses the emerging patterns of contemporary media-based engagements between China and Africa and argues, after an examination of current media systems in both China and Africa, that, despite expressed worries to the contrary, because of reasons spanning from history to geo-politics
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A Pilot Study for GFMD’s Media Development Toolkit: Testing Standards, Strengthening Professionalism. An Assessment of Ghana’s Media Landscape
Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA); IREX; Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD) (2012), 49 pp.
"The study did not aim to carry out new surveys or collect information that was not already publicly available. Since the toolkit is aimed at providing media development organizations with a tool to assess media landscapes without having to carry out extensive new research, the Ghana study worked on
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Freedom of Expression, Media and Digital Communications: Key Issues
EPRD Policy & Development; European Commission (2012), 35 pp.
"Key recommendations: Explore ways of integrating EU diplomatic power alongside its development programmes in order to support freedom of expression and independent media and communicaitons; Enhance coordination between the different operational arms of the EU; Utilise EU’s convening power to brin
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Medienentwicklungszusammenarbeit: Stiefkind der Wissenschaft, Liebling der Praxis? Empirische Befunde und Lösungsvorschläge für Probleme der Praxis aus kommunikationswissenschaftlicher Sicht
In: Theoretisch praktisch? Anwendungsoptionen und gesellschaftliche Relevanz der Kommunikations- und Medienforschung
Konstanz: UVK (2012), pp. 219-234
Topic Guide on Communication and Governance
Birmingham; Washington, DC: Governance and Social Development Resource Centre (GSDRC), University of Birmingham; World Bank, Communication for Governance and Accountability Program (CommGAP), 2nd ed. (2011), 67 pp.
Africa’s Evolving Infosystems: A Pathway to Security and Stability
Washington, DC: National Defense University Press (2011), iii, 57 pp.
"Linked by mobile telephony and supported by geographical information systems, civil society networks now have unprecedented opportunities to develop security-monitoring programs, provide information needed for effective health care, create banking services, and provide farmers with market informati
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Deepening Participation and Improving Aid Effectiveness Through Media and ICTs: A Practical Manual Translating Lessons Learned Into Daily Practice
Berne: Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) (2011), 25 pp.
"A critical review of project reports, studies, and evaluations was conducted to distil lessons learned and find out what really works and why. The results of this review are close to a paradigm shift: Starting as a magic solution from its beginnings, ICTs are now considered as just another normal m
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Developing Independent Media as an Institution of Accountable Governance: A How-To Guide
Key Guides
Washington, DC: World Bank, Communication for Governance and Accountability Program (CommGAP) (2011), xi, 81 pp.
"This handbook is designed for those who may be interested in supporting media development programs, but are unclear about the whys, hows, and whens. It introduces the fundamentals of media development, provide ways to conceptualize and analyze the sector, and helps guide programming based on politi
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French Media Assistance: Developing Tailor-Made Regional Cooperation Strategies
In: The "Fourth Estate" in Democracy Assistance: Practices and Challenges of German and International Media Development Cooperation. 6th Symposium Forum Media and Development
St. Augustin; Berlin; Aachen: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS); Catholic Media Council (CAMECO) (2011), pp. 16-22
