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Empowering Independent Media: U.S. Efforts to Foster Free and Independent News Around the World
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Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2008), 96 pp.

"This report provides an assessment of U.S. international media development efforts, both public and private, and calls on future efforts to be more long-term, comprehensive, and need-driven. Recommending a more holistic assistance approach, the report looks at the international media development fi ... more

The Missing Link: Fostering Positive Citizen-State Relations in Post-Conflict Environments
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Henriette von Kaltenborn-Stachau

Washington, DC: World Bank, Communication for Governance and Accountability Program (CommGAP) (2008), 117 pp.

"Donor policies place great emphasis on the importance of state-building in post-Conflict states, and many donors also recognize the relevance civil society and a professional media sector have for successful transformation processes, says this report. However, operationally and conceptually these a ... more

New Media and International Media Development: A Resource Guide for Europe and Eurasia

Matthew Vanderwerff

Washington, DC: USAID (2008), 32 pp.

"This paper begins by analyzing the trends and technologies comprising new media. Social networking sites, new mobile phone technologies, and online broadcasting sites like YouTube are assessed to show how they can be incorporated in media assistance projects. The second section continues to examine ... more

Towards a New Model: Media and Communication in Post-Conflict and Fragile States
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Shanthi Kalathil, John Langlois, Adam Kaplan

Washington, DC: World Bank, Communication for Governance and Accountability Program (CommGAP) (2008), 105 pp.

"There is very little undestanding of the role that communicartion processes play in the numerous starnds of post-conflict reconstruction, including peacebuilding, governance, and long-term development. This paper addressess this gap by distilling lessons learned from the media and communication str ... more

The Promise of Ubiquity: Mobile as Media Platform in the Global South
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John West

Paris: Internews Europe (2008), 89 pp.

"There have been an estimated 3.8 billion mobile phones in the world in 2008 and most of the growth has been taking place in the Global South. 15 million people in Africa now individually own mobile phones but do not have access to a TV at home. A higher percentage of Kenyans use mobile commerce tha ... more

L'action de la Commission Européenne dans le domaine media et développement

Bruxelles: Commission Européenne (2008), 7 pp.

The Way Forward for Community Radio in Kenya: Proceedings of the National Seminar Held in Nairobi on 25-26th June 2008

Njuki Githethwa (ed.)

Nairobi: EcoNews Africa;UNESCO;BBC World Service Trust (2008), 60 pp.

Spheres of Influence: We Communicate, Therefore We Are

A. S. Panneerselvan, Lakshmi Nair

Kathmandu: Panos South Asia (2008), 31 pp.

"Having a vibrant media scene is a necessary prerequisite to human development and good governance. But, the time has come for us, media practitioners and support organisations, to accept and recognise that this is too complex to bring about on our own. It would be prudent to recognise the limitatio ... more

The Role of Mass Media in Local and Regional Economic Development (LRED)

Véronique Stolz, Tobias Stolz, Gavin Anderson

Abuja: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) (2008), 21 pp.

"This paper has highlighted that the mass media can play an important, if not critical, role in both enhancing the flow of information and improving public-private dialogue in the local context. The paper therefore recommends explicitly incorporating media into the approaches of LRED. This means wor ... more

Le pluralisme télévisuel en Afrique de l'Ouest: état de lieux

Mactar Silla, Pauline Bend (eds.)

Dakar: Panos Afrique de l'Ouest (2008), 196 pp.

Joint Evaluation of Citizens' Voice & Accountability: Synthesis Report

Alina Rocha Menocal, Bhavna Sharma

London: Department for International Development (DFID) (2008), xxi, 109 pp.

"Citizens’ Voice and Accountability (CV&A) work has emerged as a priority in the international development agenda from the 1990s onwards. In their CV&A work, donors recognise the importance of context: it shapes relation to that context. However, context awareness has not proven sufficient to enab ... more

Freedom of Oppression: Government Communication on Swedish Democracy Support

Regeringskansliet (2008), 90 pp.

Research Communication

Department for International Development (DFID) (2008), 23 pp.

Media and Good Governance

Department for International Development (DFID) (2008), 17 pp.

"This briefing builds on DFID’s commitments set out in our 2006 White Paper, Making Governance Work for the Poor. The main purpose is to provide an overview of the relationship between media and governance, and to highlight some of the principal opportunities and challenges to engaging with the se ... more

Left in the Dark: The Unmet Need for Information in Humanitarian Responses

Imogen Wall, Lisa Robinson

BBC World Service Trust (2008), 8 pp.

"When crisis or disaster strikes, people need help. They need, shelter, food, water and safety. They need these things rapidly and effectively. Modern humanitarian responses have become more effi cient and effective at providing these things. This policy briefing argues that people need information ... more

Communication for Empowerment in Mozambique: An Assessment of Communication and Media Needs at the Community Level

Faruco Sadique Ibraimo, Barry Driscoll

Oslo; South Orange, New Jersey: UNDP Oslo Governance Centre;Communication for Social Change Consortium (2008), 79 pp.

"Communication for Empowerment is an initiative which, in its global context, aims to enable average citizens including those from marginalised strata of society and those living in poverty to take informed decisions on their own lives, have access to channels that allow their voice to be heard and ... more

Gender Policy for Community Radio

Montreal: AMARC Women's International Network (WIN) (2008), 7 pp.

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Building for the Future: An Overview of Nepal's Media and Recommendations for Development Priorities

International Media Support (IMS);Article 19;Fondation Hirondelle;International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) (2008), 45 pp.

Joint Roadmap for the Action of the African Union Commission and the European Commission at the Conclusion of the Media and Development Forum

Ouagadougou: African Union Commission;European Commission (2008), 7 pp.

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Research Project: Political Extremism, Terrorism and Media in Central Asia

Bishkek; Copenhagen: Public Association Journalists;International Media Support (IMS) (2008), 76 pp.