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The Role of the Media in the Upcoming Somaliland Elections: Lessons from Kenya

Nicole Stremlau, Matthew Blanchard, Yusuf Abdi Gabobe, Farhan Ali Ahmed

Oxford; London: Programme in Comparative Media Law and Policy, Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, University of Oxford;Center for Global Communication Studies, Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania;Stanhope Centre for Communications Policy Research (2009), 45 pp.

"This report explores issues of media policy during post-election violence. We examine the case of Kenya, where 1,133 people were killed after the 2007 elections, to distill lessons for Somaliland’s upcoming elections. There are indications the elections in Somaliland will be highly contentious an ... more

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Media Literacy: Empowering Youth Worldwide

Paul Mihailidis

Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2009), 30 pp.

"Government agencies, NGOs, foundations, and private developers looking to support civic and democratic endeavors in the developing world should be made aware of media literacy as a key educational component for developing stable democratic discourse. This report explores support and development of ... more

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Media Literacy: Citizen Journalists

Susan D. Moeller

Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2009), 26 pp.

"In environments where poor infrastructure, minimal access to technology, and small-scale economies impede the creation or sustainability of mainstream independent media, and in countries where repressive governments limit the ability of professional journalists to operate freely, citizen journalist ... more

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Under Attack: Practicing Journalism in a Dangerous World

Bill Ristow

Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2009), 46 pp.

"This report examines the key issues surrounding threats to the physical safety of journalists, particularly in countries with hostile media environments. While acknowledging the serious impact of repressive measures such as imprisonment, the focus of the report is sharply on incidents of violence. ... more

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Internet Access for Development

Sam Paltridge (prepar.)

Paris: OECD (2009), 108 pp.

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Media Training Trends and Practices in Nepal: A Status Report

Shekhar Parajulee, Devraj Humagain, Arjun Panthi, Harsha Man Maharjan

Kathmandu: Martin Chautari (2009), vii, 62 pp.

"Martin Chautari (MC) has been researching various aspects of Nepali media for almost a decade now. In this study, MC’s focus is on one of the major components of the media sector in Nepal, namely, media training, a subject which has so far been neglected by academics and other researchers. In thi ... more

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Playing with Fire: Power, Participation, and Communication for Development

Alfonso Gumucio Dagron

Development in Practice, volume 19, issue 4-5 (2009), pp. 453-465

"Communication and its role in development and social change is still poorly understood and supported by large development players, despite decades of innovative practice and positive outcomes. Gaps between discourse and action, outdated evaluation methods, short timeframes, red tape, and power rela ... more

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El papel de las TIC en el desarrollo: Propuesta de América Latina a los retos económicos actuales

Raúl L. Katz

Madrid; Barcelona: Fundación Telefónica;Ariel (2009), xii, 191 pp.

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Digital Media in Conflict-Prone Societies

Ivan Sigal

Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2009), 38 pp.

"Much violent conflict today takes place in or near civilian populations with access to global information networks, so the information gathered by various parties to conflict may potentially be distributed in real time around the globe. The ability to communicate, and to produce and receive diverse ... more

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Sword and Shield: Self-Regulation and International Media: A Report

Bill Ristow

Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2009), 33 pp.

"1. The media development community should work within individual media houses to create in-house, publicly reported complaint systems rather than relying solely on outside press councils to do the job. 2. Funding groups should encourage media criticism, in forms such as local journalism reviews. 3. ... more

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Investing in Cultural Diversity and Intercultural Dialogue

Paris: UNESCO (2009), xiii, 402 pp.

"There is a need to encourage cultural sensitivity in the production and consumption of communication and information contents, thereby facilitating access, empowerment and participation. To this end, action should be taken to: a. Support the production and distribution of innovative and diversified ... more

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Print and Broadcast Media Freedom: Disparities and Opening

Karin Deutsch Karlekar

Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2009), 27 pp.

"Using historical data from Freedom House's Freedom of the Press index this report assesses regional trends regarding differing levels of print and broadcast media freedom. While an initial set of data covering 1980-88 shows a clear pattern of print media ranked as freer than broadcast media in ever ... more

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Media Literacy: Understanding the News

Susan D. Moeller

Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2009), 28 pp.

"Media literacy training is a tool the development sector can use to educate citizens and other stakeholders to better understand the role of information in a democracy and pressure governments to be accountable and to root out corruption. A media literate citizenry is essential to building and sust ... more

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Towards Information Literacy Indicators: Conceptual Framework Paper

Ralph Catts, Jesus Lau

Paris: UNESCO (2008), 44 pp.

"This paper provides a conceptual framework for the identification of indicators of information literacy (IL) and proposes a pathway for cost effective and timely development. The paper includes a definition of IL; a model that links information literacy with other adult competencies including Infor ... more

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The Kenyan 2007 Elections and Their Aftermath: The Role of Media and Communication

Jamal Abdi, James Deane

London: BBC World Service Trust (2008), 16 pp.

"The media have shaped and will continue to play a central role in shaping Kenya’s democracy. The recent record of the media, according to many within it, is that media has undermined as well as invigorated that democracy. An understanding of democracy and democratic governance in Kenya is not pos ... more

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Broadcasting, Voice, and Accountability: A Public Interest Approach to Policy, Law, and Regulation
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Steve Buckley, Kreszentia Duer, Toby Mendel, Seán Ó Siochrú

Washington, DC: World Bank (2008), 402 pp.

"According to the introduction, this 'guide is intended as a tool for media reform particularly in developing and transitional democracies. At the same time, it should be useful anywhere people aspire to a deeper democracy. Building democracy is a process, often long-term, and promoting free, plural ... more

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Acceso a la información y tranparencia en el poder judicial: Guía de buenas prácticas en América Latina

Buenos Aires: Asociación por los Derechos Civiles (ADC) (2008), 67 pp.

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Lineamientos de política para el fortalecimiento del servicio comunitario de radiodifusión sonora

Bogotá: Consejo Nacional de Política Económica y Social (2008), 22 pp.

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The Uganda Tuberculosis Communication Strategy

Ministry of Health, Uganda (2008), viii, 21 pp.

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Banking on Mobiles: Why, How, for Whom?

Ignacio Mas, Kabir Kumar

Washington, DC: Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP) (2008), 27 pp.

"This paper examines how banks can translate the potential of mobile phones into greater financial access for poor people. Although mobile phone operators have been able to use the mobile phone for mobile remittance and bill payment services in several countries, banks have had little success in usi ... more

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