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Money Matters: How Independent Media Manage to Survive. 15-16 September 2006
Aachen: Catholic Media Council (CAMECO); Forum Medien und Entwicklung (fome) (2007), 77 pp.
"Discussions on how to support sustainability of independent media generally focus on the political conditions, the legal framework and – especially in German development cooperation – on the quality of journalistic coverage. Nevertheless, economic factors are of equal importance, not only for p
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Exporting Press Freedom: Economic and Editorial Dilemmas in International Media Assistance
Deep Insights
New Brunswick; London: Transaction Publishers (2007), 310 pp.
"Exporting Press Freedom examines the history and practice of media assistance, and argues that the dilemma of media independence and sustainability is best understood as an economic problem rather than one of poor editorial standards or lack of will. It includes profiles of news and public affairs
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Development, Governance and the Media: The Role of the Media in Building African Society
London: Polis, London School of Economics and Political Science (2007), 70 pp.
"Any approach to media development must include systems-wide measures including development of an enabling regulatory framework and increased access to information. Future media development processes must be African-owned and African-led, ultimately empowering Africans at all levels of society. With
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Media in Sudan at a Crossroads: Assessment and Outline of a Strategy for Media Support
Copenhagen: Association for Media Development in South Sudan (AMDISS); Article 19; International Media Support (IMS) (2007), 78 pp.
"This assessment describes and contextualises a series of challenges for an environment conducive to freedom of expression brought about by the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) signed in 2005 and the changes to the political framework in Sudan. The aim is to establish a comprehensive overview of
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Die entwicklungspolitische Arbeit der Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung: 5. Medien und Kommunikation
In: Die internationale Arbeit der Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung: von den Anfängen bis zum Ende des Ost-West-Konfllikts
Bonn: J. H. W. Dietz Nachf. (2007), pp. 169-180
"Übersicht über die internationale Medien-Entwicklungszusammenarbeit (MEZ) der Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung von den Anfängen im Jahr 1960 bis 1997." (commbox)
"This publication is a short, easy-to-read introduction to the field of media assistance. Following the usual steps of the project cycle, it describes the principal elements to analyse needs in media assistance and to select specific intervention strategies. The document distinguishes six interventi
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Foreign Support for Media Freedom: Advocacy in the Arab Mediterranean: Globalization from Above or Below?
Mediterranean Politics, volume 11, issue 1 (2006), pp. 1-20
"Recent structural changes to the Arab audio-visual media scene have encouraged an increasing number of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) involved in media freedom advocacy to launch initiatives aimed at making Arab broadcast media more pluralistic and boosting the independence and professionali
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SIDA Policy Culture and Media in Development Cooperation
Stockholm: Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) (2006), 13 pp.
"Both culture and media play important roles in the development of democratic governance, the promotion of a democratic culture and the strengthening of civil society. Culture and media can play crosscutting roles in Sida’s work, in addition to direct contributions in the areas of culture and medi
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Building a Community Radio Network in Afghanistan
In: Promoting Democracy in Postconflict Societies
Boulder, Colo.; London: Rienner (2006), pp. 257-272
"The experience of establishing community stations in Afghanistan provides four distinct, but interrelated lessons [...] The project has demonstrated that international organizations can promote community stations in impoverished, war-tron societies that have had no experience of independent or comm
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Why Templates for Media Development Do Not Work in Crisis States: Defining and Understanding Media Development Strategies in Post-War and Crisis States
Deep Insights
London: London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (2006), 36 pp.
"This document examines how media policy can be adapted to developing countries affected by crises and war. Based on the outcome of discussions at a workshop, areas the document covers include: the role of the media in fragile states; training journalists; media challenging the state. Recommendation
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Timor-Leste Media Assessment
USAID Timor-Leste (2006), 17 pp.
"After interviewing numerous media experts and reviewing all available information, the media assessment team recommends additional donor support for media as part of an overall approach to promoting democracy and governance. The team recommends a comprehensive media assistance program that focuses
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Promoting Independent Media: Strategies for Democracy Assistance
Deep Insights
Boulder, Colo.; London: Rienner (2006), 189 pp.
"This book represents one step in explaining international efforts to promote independent media. It attempts to examine the nature and significance of media assistance, discussing the evolution of the field, the focus of various programming approaches, and the possible impact of such efforts. It pre
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"About 80 representatives from government, civil society, think tanks and media organizations in developing countries, as well as representatives from multilateral and bilateral donor agencies, academic institutions, and international civil society organizations participated in a dialogue about deep
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Communication for Development: Making a Difference
Glocal Times, issue 7 (2006), 16 pp.
"In the year 2006, it is estimated that 1.3 billion people world-wide still live in absolute poverty. Most are in developing countries, but poverty also reaches into industrialized regions, such as North America and Europe. The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) set by the Member States of the Unit
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International Assistance to Promote Independent Media in Transition and Post-Conflict Societies
Democratization, volume 13, issue 4 (2006), pp. 652-667
"This article focuses on an important but neglected area of democracy assistance: international aid to build and strengthen independent media in transition and post-Conflict societies. The purpose of such assistance is to promote democratization by facilitating the free flow of information, transpar
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Confidence-Building, Market Forces and the Public Good: Challenges of Media Intervention in Post-Conflict Macedonia
In: Transacting Transition: The Micropolitics of Democracy Assistance in the Former Yugoslavia
Bloomfield, CT: Kumarian Press (2006), pp. 125-141
"This chapter recalls and evaluates international intervention in Macedonia's media landscape immediately after the violent conflict in the country in 2001. It focuses in particular on the media component of the Confidence Building Initiative (CBI), funded by USAID's Office for Transition Initiative
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