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- The price of silence: the growing threat of soft censorship in Latin America (2008)
- Overview of corruption in the media in developing countries (2013)
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- The politics of corruption and the media in Africa (2009)
- Media and anti-corruption (2019)
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The truth hunt: a dangerous investigation in the Balkans
Sofia:
Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS)
(2022), 31 pp.
ISBN 978-3-98574-030-7
"In this story of persistent struggle in the name of truth, a young journalist joins forces with her older colleague in uncovering a complicated corruption case that leads to many dead ends. When the welfare of vulnerable people is at stake, it takes two mdern-day heroes to save the day, but every h...
Investigative journalism, RTI law and the fight against corruption in Ghana: reflections from a stakeholder forum in Accra
Accra:
Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA); Deutsche Welle DW Akademie
(2021), 10 pp.
"The RTI Act is considered the mother of all anti-corruption tools in Ghana. It is expected that citizens will utilize the law to access public information thereby engendering transparency and accountability in governance. Again, that active information disclosure by government and public institutio...
Media and anti-corruption
U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre; Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI); Transparency International
(2019), 17 pp., bibliogr. p.15-17
"The media can play a paramount role in exposing corruption and initiating legal, political and penal action against it. Different media genres unfold their respective strengths and show their limits as anti-corruption tools depending on the different levels on which they take effect, on the audienc...
Investigating land and corruption in Africa: a training manual for journalists
Berlin:
Transparency International
(2017), 150 pp.
ISBN 978-3-96076-071-9
CC BY-ND
"This manual is for anyone who provides training and capacity-building for investigative journalists in Africa including facilitators, trainers, lecturers and teachers. It has been written to support journalists in Africa to investigate and report stories of land corruption; a subject that remains u...
Tras las pistas de los dineros públicos: guía para investigar contratación pública y redes de poder
Consejo de Redacción; La Silla Vacía; Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA)
(2017), 61 pp.
"Los periodistas que leamos esta guía, de principio a fin, encontraremos una ruta rápida para investigar procesos relacionados con la contratación pública y la identificación y construcción de redes de poder; a su vez, se encontrarán elementos para hacer consultas en bases de datos. Todo esto...
Training manual: reporting on court processes pertaining to corruption and on investigative journalism
Belgrade:
Council of Europe
(2015), 62 pp.
ISBN 978-86-84437-73-2
Overview of corruption in the media in developing countries
U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre; Transparency International; Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI)
(2013), 10 pp.
"In developing countries, the media is often confronted by a combination of factors that create fertile grounds for corruption, such as lack of training and technical skills, low professional standards, limited financial resources, opaque or government controlled ownership structures, inadequate and...
The politics of corruption and the media in Africa
Journal of African media studies, volume 1, issue 1 (2009), pp. 155-171
"This paper explores the linkages between debates about corruption and the role of the media in Africa. It advances arguments about how citizens in Africa encounter corruption – both grand and petty – and how they perceive it, as well as factors that may contribute to the development of corrupt ...
El precio del silencio: abuso de publicidad oficial y otras formas de censura indirecta en América Latina
Buenos Aires; New York:
Asociación por los Derechos Civiles (ADC); Open Society Institute
(2008), 191 pp.
ISBN 978-987-23559-1-3
Other Editions: also published in English
"El precio del silencio' revela una tendencia creciente en varios países de América Latina: la interferencia “tras bambalinas” que ejercen los gobiernos sobre los medios de comunicación y la independencia editorial. Esta “censura sutil” y sus continuos efectos inhibitorios aún no han rec...
Corruption and development aid: confronting the challenges
Boulder, Colorado; Freiburg:
Rienner; Lambertus
(2008), xiv, 169 pp., bibliogr. p.141-158, index
ISBN 978-1-68585-426-3 (online); 978-1-58826-571-5 (pbk)
Other Editions: German ed.: Korruption begrenzen. 2nd ed. Freiburg: Lambertus, 2008; 1st. ed. 2000
"Although corruption has always been a quietly recognized aspect of development aid programs, the taboo against openly discussing it is only now being widely overcome. Georg Cremer systematically addresses the subject, exploring the nature and impact of corruption, the conditions under which it is m...
The price of silence: the growing threat of soft censorship in Latin America
Buenos Aires; New York:
Asociación por los Derechos Civiles (ADC); Open Society Institute
(2008), 179 pp.
ISBN 978-1-891385-83-4
Other Editions: also published in Spanish
"The Price of Silence exposes a growing trend across several countries in Latin America: behind-the-scenes government interference with media freedom and editorial independence. This “soft censorship” and its pervasive chilling effects have not received the attention they deserve. By conducting ...
Corruption in emergencies: what role(s) for media? Report from U4 working meeting 30 May, 2006
Bergen:
Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI); Utstein Anti-Corruption Resource Centre (U4)
(2006), 32 pp.
"As part of a broader analysis of corruption in emergencies, the U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre initiated a dialogue on the role(s) of the media. On 30 May 2006, a working meeting held at NORAD offices in Oslo brought together donors, NGOs and journalists, including media practitioners from Sri ...
