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Supporting New Media in Ukraine Through Polish Development Cooperation Program

Aleksandra Galus, Paulina Pospieszna

Srodkowoeuropejskie Studia Polityczne (SSP), issue 2 (2017), pp. 169-199

"This paper focuses on developmental assistance for new media in years 2007–2017 provided by Poland as donor in its priority partner country – Ukraine. The support given to Ukrainian journalists and media outlets fits Polish democracy assistance strategy within Official Development Assistance (O ... DA). In principle, media assistance aims to improve freedom of speech and freedom of press, and in longer perspective to contribute to the consolidation of democracy. Poland is involved in supporting pro-democratic changes in Ukraine, including media assistance, on the basis of development cooperation act (2013), multiannual development cooperation programmes (2012–2015, 2016–2020) and annual plans (2007–2017). In years 2008–2013 the support for Ukrainian media was maintained and intensified in 2014–2016 in connection with the implementation of ‘Poland-Canada Democracy Support Program’ dedicated to media assistance and local governance assistance. After the expiration of this program, no more funds were allocated by MFA in 2016–2017 to NGOs activities aimed at promoting the development of independent media. A first bilateral Polish-Ukrainian project concerning new media assistance and financed by Polish Aid was financed in 2012. Since then, NGOs started to include digital literacy and new technologies in projects’ proposals. The trainings of journalists in e.g. new online tools or direct support for establishing digital media outlets were continued until 2016. Six out of eleven media assistance projects implemented within ‘Poland-Canada Democracy Support Program’ responded to the need of strengthening online media and improving journalists’ skills. Poland seemed also to target its media assistance regarding the needs of Ukraine as recipient of aid. Such tendency was visible on the example of shifts of beneficiaries in 2014–2015. While before the outbreak of armed conflict between Ukraine and Russia Polish support had rather nationwide character, in 2014–2015 many projects concentrated on delivering aid to journalists and media from Eastern Ukraine. The vast majority of project was addressed to professional journalists gaining experiences in working online, while there was no significant interest in empowering Ukrainian bloggers or citizen journalists." (Summary, page 190-191) more

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Ukrainian Media Landscape - 2017

Kiev: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) (2017), 45 pp.

"The main points regarding the freedom of expression decrease in Ukraine include: the restriction of access to information channels (Russian books, TV channels, films, social networks, mail servers, etc.); persecution, in particular the detention and imprisonment of citizens expressing separatist vi ... more

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Freedom on the Net 2017: Manipulating Social Media to Undermine Democracy
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Sanja Kelly, Mai Truong, Adrian Shahbaz, Madeline Earp, Jessica White (eds.)

Washington, DC; New York: Freedom House (2017), 1060 pp.

"Governments around the world have dramatically increased their efforts to manipulate information on social media over the past year. The Chinese and Russian regimes pioneered the use of surreptitious methods to distort online discussions and suppress dissent more than a decade ago, but the practice ... more

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Gegen Propaganda und Lüge: StopFake.org. Prinzipien und Perspektiven

Jevhen Fedcenko, Viktorija Romanjuk, Marija Ždanova

Osteuropa, volume 66, issue 6-7 (2016), pp. 205-213

"Als Russland die Krim annektierte und den Krieg in der Ostukraine führte, setzte es gleichzeitig eine Propagandakampagne in Gang. Zur Bekämpfung von Desinformation und Falschmeldungen gründeten Dozenten und Studenten der Mohyla-Journalistenschule in Kiew im März 2014 das Informationsportal Stop ... more

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Ukrainian Media After the EuroMaidan: In Search of Independence and Professional Identity

Dariya Orlova

Publizistik, volume 61, issue 4 (2016), pp. 441-461

"The EuroMaidan protests that shook Ukraine in late 2013 to early 2014 triggered a chain of events that brought numerous changes and challenges for the Ukrainian society. The Ukrainian media landscape has also been affected by the new challenges and impetus for democratization. The post-Maidan perio ... more

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Facing Reality After the Euromaidan: The Situation of Journalists and Media in Ukraine

Paris: Reporters Without Borders (2016), 51 pp.

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On the Need to Amend Chapter XV of the Special Section of the Criminal Code of Ukraine

Lyudmila Mostepanyuk

Journal of Eastern European Law, volume 24 (2016), pp. 57-61

"The article deals with the issue of establishing criminal liability for crimes against journalists. Areas of research on this subject are identified. The basic research and publications on issues are reviewed. The need for introducing such liability is investigated. It is indicated that several spe ... more

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Media Sustainability Index 2016: The Development of Sustainable Independent Media in Europe and EurAsia

Leon Morse (ed.)

Washington, DC: IREX (2016), xxii, 318 pp.

"The three countries that this year experienced a decrease in overall score—Belarus, Azerbaijan, and Kazakhstan—were ones last year that had showed small but unexpected increases. Last year’s Executive Summary indicated that such increases were unlikely to be part of a larger upward trend; pan ... more

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Performance Evaluation of the Ukraine Media Project, 2011–2015

Katerina Tsetsura, Lyubov Palyvoda, Dariya Orlova

Washington, DC: USAID (2016), xi, 161 pp.

"The current five-year Ukraine Media Project (U-Media) runs from October 1, 2011 to September 30, 2016 and is implemented by Internews. U-Media builds on the previous eight years of the Strengthening Independent Media in Ukraine Project, also known as U-Media and also implemented by Internews. The p ... more

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Media Consumption Survey - Ukraine 2016

Internews (2016), 42 pp.

"The Internews annual media consumption survey shows more Ukrainians searching for news online and fewer getting their news from television. Trust in Ukrainian online media is also up, matching the trend in greater consumption. The survey also shows that Ukrainians are consuming Russian media far le ... more

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Freedom on the Net 2016. Silencing the Messenger: Communication Apps Under Pressure
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Sanja Kelly, Mai Truong, Adrian Shahbaz, Madeline Earp (eds.)

Washington, DC; New York: Freedom House (2016), 1021 pp.

"Internet freedom has declined for the sixth consecutive year, with more governments than ever before targeting social media and communication apps as a means of halting the rapid dissemination of information, particularly during antigovernment protests. Public-facing social media platforms like Fac ... more

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Media Ownership Monitor Ukraine

Reporters Without Borders (2016), 611 pp.

"Ukrainian mass media outlets are mostly driven by their owners’ individual interests and thus serve as instruments to securing political and economic power. Corruption and lack of financial transparency further inhibit the healthiness of the country’s media landscape. The Media Ownership Monito ... more

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The Coverage of the Conflict in the East by the Ukrainian Media: Investigating the Values, Guidelines, and Practices of the Journalists

Dariya Orlova

Kyiv: Detector Media NGO (2016), 19 pp.

"Ukrainian journalists find it hard to remain neutral and independent when covering the conflict in their country. Many are torn between feelings of patriotism and their role as detached observers, new research has found. Of the 47 Ukrainian journalists, representing 42 different media outlets, inte ... more

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Fake News: The Narrative Battle Over the Ukrainian Conflict

irina Khaldarova, Mervi Pantti

Journalism Practice, volume 10, issue 7 (2016), pp. 891-901

"The crisis in Ukraine has accentuated the position of Russian television as the government’s strongest asset in its information warfare. The internet, however, allows other players to challenge the Kremlin’s narrative by providing counter-narratives and debunking distorted information and fake ... more

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CANnual Report 2016: A New Constellation in the Advertising Industry of Central and Eastern Europe

Budapest: WeCAN Communications (2016), 214 pp.

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Overcoming Barriers: Media in Covering Conflict-Sensitive Issues

Maryna Bezkorovaina, Daria Orlova, Roman Shutov, Yevhen Zaslavskyi

Kyiv: OSCE; Detector Media (2016), 45 pp.

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Conflict Sensitive Journalism: Best Practices and Recommendations

Mykhailo Buromensky, Serhy Shturkhetsky, Emma Beals, Zoya Kazanji, Michelle Betz, Chris Schuepp

Kyiv: OSCE; International Media Support (IMS) (2016), 101 pp.

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Countering Russian Propaganda

Per Concordiam: Journal of European Security and Defense Issues, issue special issue (2016), 38 pp.

"In this issue we discuss some of the arguments and debates related to the highly charged and topical issue of Russia’s strategic narrative and how it is disseminated. Propaganda, in numerous forms, creates a barrier to more constructive engagement and dialogue. This issue’s contributors find th ... more

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Attacks on the Press: Journalism on the World's Front Lines, 2015 Edition

Bill Sweeney (ed.)

New York: Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ); Wiley (2015), 256 pp.

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CANnual Report 2015: The Advertising Economy of Central and Eastern Europe Reflected in Numbers

Budapest: WeCAN Communications (2015), 196 pp.

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