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

Oslo; South Orange, New Jersey: UNDP Oslo Governance Centre;Communication for Social Change Consortium (2008), 54, 17 pp.
"On the occasion of its 40th anniversary, RNTC invited stakeholders in the field of media and development for a two-day conference, held in Hilversum on June 5-6, 2008, on "Media and development: future scenarios for international cooperation" [...] This report is an attempt to give a reflection of ... more

Market Forces, Media Assistance and Democratization

International Conference State and Democracy (2008), 45 pp.
"In the last two decades, western governmental and nongovernmental organizations have invested heavily in the development of media in countries outside their borders in an effort to foster the development of democratic institutions and liberalized economic regimes. This paper examines the assumption ... more

Neoliberalism, Nongovernmental Organizations, and Communication in Sub-Saharan Africa

In: Global Communications: Toward a Transcultural Political Economy
Paula Chakravartty; Yuezhi Zhao (eds.)
Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield (2008), pp. 243-261
"In der Debatte um die politische Wirkung von Medien wird häufig übersehen, dass internationale Akteure schon längst auf ausländische Kommunikationsräume Einfluss nehmen. Thema dieser Arbeit ist das Instrument der externen Medienhilfe, bei der mit finanzieller, materieller und beratender Unters ... more
"This paper has demonstrated that the benefits for the general Afghan and Iraqi public derived from the ‘promotion of independent media’ by institutions like the NED are questionable, especially for parties interested in encouraging more deliberative or participatory forms of democracy. Instead, ... more

Conceptual and Methodological Issues in Media Monitoring

Athens, GA: University of Georgia, James Cox Center for International Mass Communication Training and Research (2007), 58 pp.

Media & ED: What Are Organisations Doing?

Donor Committee for Enterprise Development (2007), 4 pp.
Extracted and summarised texts from selected international declarations and statements on the role of media and communication in democratisation and development, from the The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) to the 10th UN Inter-agency round table on communication for development.
"Communication is a prerequisite for better, more transparent and accountable governance, and for wealth creation and economic growth. It underpins all the MDGs and is arguably as central a need of human beings as food, shelter, health and security. Governments and development actors need to recogni ... more

Money Matters: How Independent Media Manage to Survive. 15-16 September 2006

Aachen: Catholic Media Council (CAMECO);Forum Medien und Entwicklung (fome) (2007), 77 pp.
"Discussions on how to support sustainability of independent media generally focus on the political conditions, the legal framework and – especially in German development cooperation – on the quality of journalistic coverage. Nevertheless, economic factors are of equal importance, not only for p ... more
"Medien können eine zentrale Rolle für Transparenz, Korruptionsbekämpfung und Bürgerbeteiligung spielen. Die Stärkung eines unabhängigen Mediensektors muss daher ein Grundpfeiler der Demokratieförderung werden." (Abstract)

Toward Economic Sustainability of the Media in Developing Countries

Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2007), 27 pp.
"Exporting Press Freedom examines the history and practice of media assistance, and argues that the dilemma of media independence and sustainability is best understood as an economic problem rather than one of poor editorial standards or lack of will. It includes profiles of news and public affairs ... more

Media Assistance in the Swiss Development Cooperation: Media - A Key Player for Realizing Social Accountability. Orientation Guide

Berne: Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC);Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) (2007), 31 pp.
"This publication is a short, easy-to-read introduction to the field of media assistance. Following the usual steps of the project cycle, it describes the principal elements to analyse needs in media assistance and to select specific intervention strategies. The document distinguishes six interventi ... more