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Prime Time Crime: Balkan Media in War and Peace

Kemal Kurspahic

Washington, DC: United States Institute of Peace Press (2003), xxiii, 261 pp.

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Medienwelten - Information und Macht

Der Überblick, issue 4 (2003), 149 pp.

"Viele autoritäre Regime fürchten den unkontrollierten Informationsfluss, gerade weil er gemeinsames Handeln ermöglicht und ihre Herrschaft gefährden könnte. Auch manche Kulturkritiker würden gerne Informationen kanalisieren, um einen Kulturimperialismus abzuwehren, bei dem sich ihrer Ansicht ... more

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The Wireless Internet Opportunity for Developing Countries

Boston: Wireless internet Institute (w2i);World Times (2003), xvi, 127 pp.

... And the Word Became Image: Taking on Television

Mediaforum (Catholic Media Council), issue 2-3 (2003), pp. 2-67

The Difficult Birth of the Fourth Estate: Media Development and Democracy Assistance in the Post-Conflict Balkans

Izabella Karlowicz

In: Reinventing Media: Media Policy Reform in East-Central Europe

Miklós Sükösd; Péter Bajomi-Lázár (eds.)

Budapest: Central European University Press;Open Society Institute (2003), pp. 115-135

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Reaching Audiences Worldwide: Perspectives of International Broadcasting and Audience Research 2001/2002

Oliver Zöllner (ed.)

Bonn: Conference of International Boradcasters' Audience Research Services (CIBAR);Paragon Verlag (2003), 131 pp.

The One to Watch: Radio, New ICT and Interactivity
Inspiring Practice

Bruce Girard (ed.)

Alfonso Gumucio Dagron; Jean-Pierre Ilboudo; Johan Deflander (contrib.)

Rome: FAO;Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2003), 250 pp.

"The cases presented in this book are among the first examples of the convergence of radio and new ICTs for development, and the book underscores the significant potential of the combination. In this convergence, radio promises to take on even greater significance and value. For this reason, we beli ... more

Access to Information: UNDP's Engagement and a Guide to Key Actors
Quick Overview

New York: UNDP, Bureau for Development Policy, Democratic Governance Group (2003), 96 pp.

"The first section provides summary information on 69 UNDP supported projects and initiatives as of 2002/03. These initiatives were identified primarily by desk research from three main sources: (i) direct feedback from the Sub-Regional Resource Facilities (SURFs)2), the COs and Regional Bureaux, (i ... more

U.S. Media Assistance Programs in Serbia: July 1997 - June 2002

Rich McClear, Suzi McClear, Peter Graves

Washington, DC: USAID, Bureau for Policy and Program Coordination (2003), xiii, 33 pp.

"Serbian media assistance programs reflect two approaches to media development. Though they occasionally created friction, the differing approaches produced positive results. The goal of USAID’s Office of Transition Initiatives (USAID/OTI) was to fund programs and media outlets that could dissemin ... more

Assessment of USAID Media Assistance in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1996-2002

Daniel De Luce

Washington, DC: USAID (2003), 29 pp.

Promoting Independent Media in Russia: An Assessment of USAID's Media Assistance

Krishna Kumar, Laura Randall Cooper

Washington, DC: USAID (2003), 48 pp.

"USAID media-related assistance to Russia totaled over $44 million during the June 1992-September 2002 period. Television-focused funding absorbed $22.4 million; projects focused mainly on the print media accounted for just over $7 million; and funding for the media sector as a whole was over $14.5 ... more

Overview of Media Support to Southeast Europe

Yasha Lange

Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe, Media Task Force (2003), 28 pp.

"The overview of activities to support the media in Southeast Europe is not equally detailed and comprehensive for each country or organization. Also, the information made available for this overview was provided in different ways: narrative or tables, divided by country or type of activity. This ma ... more

Media Landscape of South East Europe 2002

Sofia: ACCESS-Sofia Foundation (2003), 230 pp.

Spreading the Word on the Internet: 16 Answers to 4 Questions. Reflections on Freedom of the Media and the Internet. Amsterdam Conference, June 2003

Christiane Hardy, Christian Möller (eds.)

Vienna: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (2003), 224 pp.

Media in South Eastern Europe: Legislation, Professionalism and Associations

Yasha Lange et al.

Amsterdam: Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe, Media Task Force (2003), 56 pp.

"This document contains reports written by Media Working groups in nine countries in November 2003. The reports describe the media landscape and provide information on media legislation, journalistic professionalism, media associations and donor activities. The sections on the media landscape provid ... e a quick picture of the media in South Eastern Europe today: a high number of media outlets but far fewer sustainable and genuinely independent ones, virtually no direct governmental control but remaining influence in several key areas and a generally difficult transformation process of former state broadcasters. The information on media legislation reveals both progress and remaining difficulties. Defamation laws are strict, usually not in line with European standards and regularly abused, leading to many pending court cases and high fines. Access to Information laws are adopted in five countries, but implementation is problematic. Broadcast legislation is frequently debated and revised, regulatory bodies are insufficiently independent and public broadcasters require additional safeguarding against political influence. Professionalism is a concern. By no means only due to a lack of training, of which there has been a lot in the past years, but particularly due to structural problems. Journalists often work without proper contracts, affecting their position. They are generally low-paid and skilled people leave the profession. Young and cheap employees, sometimes preferred by owners, do not feel in a position to oppose influence on editorial policy. Lack of resources impact on quality, as there is little or no money for investigative reporting or domestic production of quality television programs. And in several cases, links between media owners and political parties affect the editorial independence. Media associations and watchdog organizations have proven tremendously important in defending press freedom and promoting quality. Several countries have seen the growth of professional and respected institutions, while in others the associations are divided, small and have limited credibility among journalists. Effective unions are generally lacking, training institutions have improved with outside support and press freedom organizations have increased strength and influence but are seeking sustainability. Finally, brief information is provided on donor assistance – much more is available in the Overview on support to the media in SEE, also prepared by the Media Task Force. Overall, outside assistance has made a great and positive difference in improving the diversity, quality and sustainability of the media. Suggestions for future support include the further strengthening of associations, in-house training rather than seminars, work on drafting and implementing media legislation (e.g. revising defamation clauses) and support to investigative journalism and domestic television production." (Overview, page 2) more

The Media Environment in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Gwyneth Henderson, Jasna Kilalic, Boro Kontic

USAID Bosnia (2003), 47 pp.

"It probably does not need saying again, but the media market in BiH is a mass. Not just because there are too many outlets fighting for an audience and seeking all too little available money, but because noone knows much with any accuracy. So claim and counter claim for audience share, coverage, ci ... more

Media in Multilingual Societies: Freedom and Responsability

Ana Karlsreiter (ed.)

Vienna: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (2003), 168 pp.

Before Emergency: Conflict Prevention and the Media

Mariano Aguirre, Francisco Ferrándiz, José Manuel Pureza (eds.)

Bilbao: University of Deusto;HumanitarianNet (2003), 200 pp.

From State to Public Service: The Failed Reform of State Television in Central Eastern Europe

Alina Mungiu-Pippidi

International Policy Fellowship Program (CPS) (2003), pp. 31-62

"This comparative study questions whether the transformation of state television into public service television was successful in Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Romania. It analyzes the context in which public service televisions operate, as well as their professional identity and ... more

Media Sustainability Index 2002: Development of Sustainable Independent Media in Europe and Eurasia

Mark Whitehouse, Theo Dolan (eds.)

Washington, DC: IREX (2003), xxi, 232 pp.