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Needs Assessment of Independent Media in the Neighbourhood: A Summary of the Report Produced for the European Commission’s DG NEAR
Manchester: University of Salford (2020), 19 pp.
"This summary presents the top-level findings of an eight-month research project aimed at assessing the needs of independent media in the EU Neighbourhood (East and South). The study was carried out by four international experts who visited 11 of the 16 partner countries and conducted interviews wit
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Media Coverage of Violent Extremism and Terrorism: An Assessment of the Needs of Journalists, Journalism Students, and Spokespersons of Public Institutions
Tirana: Albanian Media Institute (2020), 31 pp.
"The study revealed the lack of sufficient knowledge on the part of journalists on violent extremism and terrorism. Furthermore, alongside a lack of expertise on violent extremism, journalists in Albania also display a poor level of knowledge about religions, which makes it even harder for reporters
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Older People and Digitisation: Findings and Recommendations from the Eighth Government Report on Older People
Berlin: Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (2020), 53 pp.
"The Expert Commission for the Eighth Government Report on Older People has identified the digital technologies relevant to several areas of life, singled out emerging new developments and assessed how such developments are having an impact on life in old age. The publication summarises the Commissi
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Final Report. Jordan Media Assessment: Media Landscape Analysis
USAID; Management Systems International (MSI) (2020), 98 pp.
"The Media Landscape Analysis is Component I of the Jordan Media Assessment, a comprehensive review of the media sector in Jordan. Based on a thorough desk review of existing research on Jordan’s media scene, it focuses on the legal framework, political will and economic context that affect the wo
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"1. The survey indicated no significant differences between what journalists and managers considered important skills. Respondents from both groups indicated that formal journalism training was not adequate to the demands of the contemporary, digitized workplace. Training in digital skills can there
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"A dual training programme for professional journalism, as has long been practised in various European and non-European countries, does not yet exist in Afghanistan. It aims to combine theory and simulation of practice at institutes of tertiary education through a vocational training course with an
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"This report finds that the potential of ICTs to enable stronger governance, efective public service delivery and better government services is there. In all countries that are part of this study, critical foundational infrastructure is in place [...] But there’s still a lot to be unlocked. Increa
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Enabling Media Markets to Work for Democracy: An International Fund for Public Interest Media. Feasibility Study
London: BBC Media Action (2020), 121 pp.
"This study outlines the case for, and the practical feasibility of establishing, a new International Fund for Public Interest Media (IFPIM). Such a Fund would focus mainly on resource-poor settings across the world where the economic and political challenges confronting independent media have becom
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Evaluación de necesidades de información en la ciudad de El Alto (Bolivia)
Fundación UNIR; Internews (2020), 61 pp.
"En El Alto funcionan cerca de 60 medios impresos, de radio y televisivos, además de media docena de portales digitales informativos. Los periodistas suman alrededor de 200, aunque la mayoría de ellos carecen de una relación laboral formal y desarrollan su trabajo en condición de productores ind
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Civil Society & Media in Armenia: A Field Assessment for Learning, Evaluation and Research Activity II (LER II)
USAID; Cloudburst Consulting Group (2019), 109 pp.
"Three key cross-cutting priority areas for the civil society and media sectors emerge from this analysis: Civic Education: Without wide public understanding of and support for democracy, it is possible for public opinion to be manipulated, or frustrations exploited, and for public support for Armen
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The Business of Chin Media: News Audiences Challenges Survival
Deep Insights
New York: Media Development Investment Fund (MDIF) (2019), 90 pp.
"This report analyses the Chin media sector. It is based on research conducted by MDIF from late 2018 through December 2019, as well as a quantitative and qualitative survey conducted by Myanmar Survey Research (MSR) in May 2019. The report provides data on the Chin media operations themselves, as w
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A Review of the Pacific Media Landscape: A Baseline Study
Asia Pacific Media Educator, volume 26, issue 2 (2016), pp. 270-287
"This article draws upon the Pacific Media Assistance Scheme (PACMAS) State of Media and Communication Report to examine the implications of a changing media landscape for journalism practice in the Pacific region. The report contributes to an understanding of the diverse media and communications en
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Voices of Refugees: Information and Communication Needs of Refugees in Greece and Germany
London: BBC Media Action (2016), 52 pp.
"This study provides a snapshot of refugees’ experiences regarding communication and information at different points on their journey. It examines the communication behaviours and priority information needs of refugees in three areas: on their journey, in “transit” camps in Greece, and in Germ
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Assessment of the Media Sector in Bosnia and Herzegovina
USAID (2016), 59 pp.
"The purpose of this assessment is to compile a general portrait of the media landscape in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) in order to determine the broad status of reforms and needs in the media sector and make recommendations for potential further USAID involvement in the sector. The assessment team
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Regional Assessment on Access to and Quality of Information on Environmental Issues for Internews Project “Media for Improved Reporting on Environment and Natural Resources in Central Asia” Funded by the European Union
Bishkek: Internews; SIAR Research&Consulting (2016), 73 pp.
"The main objective of this research project was to develop a baseline around quantity and quality information on environment and natural resources in Kyrgyz Republic, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan in order to inform Internews’ Central Asia project, specifically capacity buil
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"In August 2014 Internews launched Boda Boda Talk Talk (BBTT) in the Protection of Civilians site known as PoC 3 in Juba. PoC 3 is the newest site and is adjacent to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) UN House base that contains PoC 1 and PoC 2. BBTT is a professionally produced reco
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Baseline Study: Fojo Media Institute Project Capacity Building of the School of Journalism and Communication, University of Rwanda
Kalmar: Fojo Media Institute (2015), 62 pp.
"This baseline study has been conducted within the inception phase of the project Capacity Building of the School of Journalism and Communication, to support the School of Journalism and Communication (SJC) under the University of Rwanda. The findings rest mainly on eight brief background papers ana
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Malakal: Nile FM: Baseline Assessment
Internews (2015), 9 pp.
"In February 2015, Internews established Nile FM, a community radio station in Malakal County, Upper Nile state [South Sudan]. As part of Internews' Humanitarian Information Service (HIS) that brings information to displaced and vulnerable populations throughout the country, Nile FM responds to the
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