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Journalismus in Burundi: Erfahrungswelten in Konflikt und Transformation
Wiesbaden: Springer (2019), xvii, 469 pp.
"Das Buch befasst sich mit der Rolle von Medien in einem politischen Ausnahmezustand. Bettina Haasen hat in Burundi Journalistinnen und Journalisten zu ihrem beruflichen Rollenselbstverständnis befragt und diese Aussagen unter Berücksichtigung ihrer sozialen Herkunft und den Zielen der internation
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Confronting the Crisis in Independent Media: A Role for International Assistance
Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2019), 25 pp.
"With independent media around the world in crisis, what is the role of international donors and private foundations? And how can these international actors provide effective support when the driving forces behind independent media’s decline—simultaneously technological, financial, social, polit
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Redefining Media Development: A Demand-Driven Approach
In: International Media Development: Historical Perspectives and New Frontiers
New York et al.: Peter Lang (2019), pp. 30-41
"Media development specialists and activists need a concept of media development that understands and addresses the deeply political nature of the media as an institution. We also need a way to cope with rapidly changing technology and the media's increasingly global nature. Media development is as
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Supporting Media for Democracy (2013-2019)
Deep Insights
Brussels: European Endowment for Democracy (EED) (2019), 20 pp.
"This publication presents EED’s work in the area of independent media, and reflects on lessons learned in six years of media and democracy support. It offers an analysis of the worrying trends and challenges faced by media today and calls for an urgent re-set in thinking about donor support to me
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How foreign aid fuels African media’s payola problem
Project Syndicate, February 12 (2019)
"Today, a typical journalist in Africa is a professional workshop attendee. Non-governmental organisations from every sector “train” journalists in their subject matter, often with content conceived in Western capitals by people with no experience in journalism or in the target countries. Journa
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Challenges and Entry Points for Regional Media Development Support in Sub-Saharan Africa
Kalmar: Fojo Media Institute (2019), 44 pp.
"The report is written from a media perspective and focuses on regional media initiatives and challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa. Seven focus areas that are instrumental for the future of quality journalism have been investigated: Professionalism – capacity to demand accountability; Gender and media
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"This Mozambique Media Strengthening Program (MSP) final report is an overview of IREX’s implementation of a wide range of assistance activities to strengthen the media and healthrelated communications sectors in Mozambique over a seven-year period. These activities have significantly contributed
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Evaluation Report Executive summary Colombia. Dealing with the aftermath of the conflict: Access to human rights-related information and sensitive reporting of local media in Colombia
Bonn: Deutsche Welle DW Akademie (2019), 3 pp.
"DW Akademie’s project in Colombia supports initiatives that promote the inclusion of diverse experiences in the country’s historical memory, focusing in particular on the local effects of the peace process. In general, these initiatives are aimed at giving Colombians, mainly victims and people
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Impact Dashboard 2019
New York; Prague: Media Development Investment Fund (MDIF) (2019), 50 pp.
"In 2018, 92.5 million people received their news from MDIF clients, 51.9 million online and 40.6 million through traditional media. After five years of working with MDIF, client reach increased on average by 191.1% (a median of 33.2%). In 2018, MDIF clients generated $355.2 million in revenues, wit
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International Media Development: Historical Perspectives and New Frontiers
Deep Insights
New York et al.: Peter Lang (2019), xv, 277 pp.
"This collection is the first of its kind on the topic of media development. It brings together luminary thinkers in the field—both researchers and practitioners—to reflect on how advocacy groups, researchers, the international community and others can work to ensure that media can continue to s
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UNDP’s Engagement with the Media for Governance, Sustainable Development and Peace
Deep Insights
Oslo: UNDP Oslo Governance Centre (2019), 82 pp.
"This report features 13 case studies that together highlight the range and impact of UNDP’s engagement with the media for the purpose of achieving development outcomes. These examples vary widely in scope and aim: from an election media monitoring initiative in Georgia to an initiative promoting
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A Regional Approach to Media Development in West Africa: Recommendations from a Consultative Process
Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2019), 21 pp.
"West Africa sits at a critical juncture that will determine whether the coming years are spent defending against reversals in media freedom and pluralism, or moving forward toward new and lasting progress. In this context, the Media Foundation for West Africa consulted stakeholders from all 16 coun
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Whispered Support: Two Decades of International Aid for Independent Journalism and Free Expression
In: Myanmar Media in Transition: Legacies, Challenges and Change
Singapore: ISEAS (2019), pp. 95-130
"This chapter is drawn primarily from Jane Madlyn McElhone's thirteen years of in-field experience in Myanmar and other nations in transition, as well as key informant interviews she conducted in 2017 and 2018 [...] Our discussion is driven by a series of interlinked questions. Who were the key medi
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An Introduction to Funding Journalism and Media
Key Guides
Ariadne European Funders for Social Change and Human Rights (2018), 43 pp.
"Section 1 summarises the background to and rationale for philanthropic funding of the media, including from a social justice and human rights perspective. This should help Ariadne grantmakers who are not sure if and why they should support media directly to make an informed decision, or to help mak
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Journalism and Media Grantmaking: Five Things You Need to Know. Five Ways to Get Started
Philadelphia: Wyncote Foundation; Media Impact Funders, new ed. (2018), 34 pp.
"This booklet is a starter guide for foundations interested in exploring how to make impactful journalism and community-information grants. It shares the experiences of dozens of foundations that have recently funded news and information projects. It also introduces the work of peer foundations that
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Media and Development
Deep Insights
London; New York: Routledge (2018), xv, 300 pp.
"Drawing on case studies from all over the world – including: ‘hate radio’ in Rwanda; theatre for development in India; telenovelas in Latin America; mobile banking and money in Africa, and; GIS and humanitarianism in Haiti – thsi book will be of interest to all undergraduate and postgraduat
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'No News is Bad News' Programme: Internal Mid-Term Evaluation Pakistan
Free Press Unlimited (2018), 18 pp.
"The No News Is Bad News (NNIBN) programme started in January 2016. The aim of the NNIBN Programme is to work towards the following vision: media and journalists, as independent players in civil society, constitute a diverse and professional media landscape and function as change catalysts. This is
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Responding to the Needs of Independent Russian-Language Media: 2018. Recommendations for Donors and Media Developing Institutions Operating in the Countries of the Eastern Partnership
Baltic Centre for Media Excellence (2018), 9 pp.
"This brief provides research-based evidence and analysis to assist donors in taking decisions and setting priorities on the types of interventions and funding modalities to strengthen independent media in the countries of the Eastern Partnership, in particular Russian-language media. The final goal
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