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The Status of Media and the Role of Social Media in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan

Bishkek: Institute for War & Peace Reporting (IWPR) (2018), 53 pp.

Contains bibliogr. pp. 50-53

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Other editions: also published in Russian

"These recommendations are given to media of all four countries as they are important for the development of media in all four countries: It is necessary to create stronger communications between NGOs and the media; to foster cooperation and trust between the civil society and the media; to act as a watchdog by exposing corruption and help to promote good governance and accountability by providing accurate, balanced and timely information that is of interest and relevance to the public; to carry out monitoring and advocacy work within state structures; give voice to powerless groups and put pressure on public authorities; to contribute to public engagement; to diversify the sources of information for news reports; to conduct vocational trainings for journalists on investigative journalism, data journalism, fact checking; to develop editorial policy and to follow it." (Recommendations, page 49)
Kazakhstan, 4
Kyrgyzstan, 15
Tajikistan, 25
Uzbekistan, 34
Comparative Analysis, 45
Recommendations, 48