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Inspiring Practice
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Key Guidance
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Top Insights
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Media Landscapes, Media Systems, Media Situation in General
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Development and Media
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Media Law & Regulation
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Development Communication, Communication for Development (C4D)
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Democracy / Democratization and Media
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Media Assistance: Regional Approaches & Experiences
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Media Assistance Projects & Programs: Case Studies
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Journalism Education & Training
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Governance & Accountability: Role of Media / Communication
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Media Freedom, Press Freedom
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Media in the Global South / Developing Countries
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Media Assistance: Donor Organizations
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Politics and Media
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Media Assistance in Conflict Regions & Fragile Countries
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Conflicts and Media
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Media Viability & Financial Sustainability
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Media Assistance: Journalism Education & Training
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Media, Mass Media
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Media & Communication Policies
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Community Radios
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UNESCO
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Deutsche Welle DW Akademie
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Public Service Broadcasting
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Television
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Education and Communication / Media
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UNESCO & IPDC Media Assistance
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Media Assistance: Financial Sustainability & Management
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Political Transition and Media
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Democracy Assistance
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Diversity & Pluralism in Media / Communication
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Friedrich Ebert Foundation
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Public Diplomacy, Cultural Diplomacy
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Conflict-Sensitive & Peace Journalism
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Nonprofit Organizations, NGOs
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Media Assistance: Evaluation, Monitoring, Impact Assessment
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Media Assistance: Country Strategies & Experiences
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Media Assistance: Implementing Organizations
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Media Assistance: Law & Regulation, Media Policy Consultancies
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Radio
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Civic Engagement, Citizen Participation, Civil Society & Media
4
Cultural Cooperation (Development Aid)
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Media Assistance: Digital Journalism & Social Media
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China: Transnational Information Operations, International Broadcasting, Public Diplomacy
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World Information and Communication Order
4
Transnational Broadcasting, International Broadcasting
4
European Union (EU)
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United Nations (UN)
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Associations & Networks of Journalists
4
Media Development Investment Fund (MDIF)
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Konrad Adenauer Foundation
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Fragile / Post-Conflict States
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Audiences & Users
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Media Use, Media Consumption
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Media Assistance: Authoritarian Countries
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Freedom of Expression
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Citizen Journalism, Community Journalism
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Community Media
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Media Assistance: Community Radios
3
Conflict Areas: Media Systems, Media Landscapes, Role of Media
3
Modernization Development Approaches, Developmentalism
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Donor Coordination, Funder Collaboration, Aid Harmonsation
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ICT Development Assistance
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Good Practice Examples
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Foreign Policies
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Media Assistance: Investigative Journalism
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Journalistic Quality
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News Agencies
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Corruption Reporting & Role of Media in Curbing Corruption
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Media Assistance: Criticism, Ideological Backgrounds, Vested Interests
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Media Assistance: Transition Countries & Defective Democracies
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USA: Media Assistance
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Public Funding & Support Policies for Media
3
Radio Landscapes
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Financing Media, Financial Media Management
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Media Outlets, Media Associations
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Watchdog Role of the Media
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Communication & Media Indicators
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Rural Communication, Media in Rural Areas
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Flow of Information
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Trust in the Media, Credibility of Media
2
Independent & Oppositional Media in Authoritarian Regimes
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Campaigning
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Television Programme & Format Trade
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Media / Communication Control
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State Influence on the Media
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Government Communication Strategies
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Public Relations
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Community Communication
2
Alternative Communication & Media
2
Conflict Reporting, Armed Conflict Reporting
2
Information Warfare, Psychological Warfare
2
Media Law & Regulation in Conflict Areas
2
Media Monitoring, Media Observatories
2
Creative & Cultural Industries
2
Church Development Cooperation
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Development Journalism & Media Representation of Development Issues
2
Poverty Reduction: Role of Media
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Social Change & Media / Communication
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Data Journalism, Computer-Assisted Investigative Reporting
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Internet
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Economic Development: Role of ICTs & Media
2
Disaster & Humanitarian Crisis Reporting
2
Media Markets
2
Political Economy of Media
2
Poverty & Poverty Reduction
2
Educational Broadcasting
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Educational Radios
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Media Assistance: Gender Focus
2
History of the Press
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OECD
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OSCE
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United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
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Journalism
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Safety of Journalists, Safety Risks of Media Workers
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Election Reporting
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European Union: Media Assistance
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Germany: Media Assistance Actors, Practices, Priorities
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Media Assistance: Aims, Priorities, Funding Policies
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Media Assistance: Cooperation Among Stakeholders, Power Relations, Ownership
2
Media Assistance Donors: Multilateral Organizations
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Media Assistance: Funding Policies
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Media Assistance: Governance, Accountability, Combating Corruption
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Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA)
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Media Assistance: Media & Information Literacy
2
Media Assistance: Project Planning & Implementation
2
Media Assistance: Public Service Broadcasting
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Media Assistance: Radio
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Netherlands: Media Assistance
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United Kingdom: Media Assistance
2
Media System Analyses & Typologies
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Post-Socialist Media Systems & Landscapes
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Press Landscapes
2
Television Landscapes
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Human Rights
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Media Management
2
Deutsche Welle
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Public Spheres
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Press
2
Radio Stations
2
B92 (Radio Station, Belgrade)
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Digital Television
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Non-Western Communication Approaches
2
Access to Media & Information
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Access to Internet & Digital Communications
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Access to Public Information, Freedom of Information, Right to Information
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Information Gaps
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Advertising Markets & Industries
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Government Advertising, State Advertising
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Radio Advertising
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Transnational Advertising, International Advertising
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Celebrity Humanitarianism
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Agricultural Information & Extension
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Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
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Audience Research
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Information Needs
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Information Needs in Disasters & Humanitarian Crises
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Information Needs & Media Use: Refugees & Displaced People
1
News Consumption & Information Sources of Media Users
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Authoritarian Regimes: Media Systems & Landscapes
1
Puppetry
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Sat-7 (Television Channel)
1
Cinema in the Global South & Third Cinema
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Educational Films & Videos
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Films
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Media Assistance: Film Funding
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Videos
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Censorship
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Indirect Censorship, Soft Censorship
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Arab Press Freedom Watch (Organization)
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International Organizations: Communication Strategies & Practices
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NGOs & Civil Society Organizations: Communication Strategies & Practices
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Strategic Communication Planning
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Community Media Impact
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Community Radio Associations & Networks
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Coordinadora de Medios Populares de Ecuador (CORAPE)
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Community Radio & Gender
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Community Radio Sustainability & Financing
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Community Radio Training Methods & Training of Trainers
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Participatory Communication
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Traditional Communication
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Oral Cultures & Traditions, Oral History, Oral Testimonies
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Conflict Prevention, Mediation & Reconciliation: Role of Media
1
Extremism & Terrorism Reporting
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Human Rights Protection & Violations: Media Representation & Reporting
1
Human Security Reporting
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War Propaganda, Propaganda in Conflicts
1
Contents of Media
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Cultural Domination, Media Imperialism, Cultural & Media Dependency
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Cultural Change
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Cultural Projects (Development Cooperation)
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Culture and Development
1
National Character
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Developing Countries
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Donor Agencies
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Donor NGOs
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United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
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USAID - Office of Transition Initiatives (OTI)
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Open Society Foundations (NGO network)
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National Development Planning
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ICT / Internet Projects (Development Aid)
1
Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
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Millenium Development Goals (MDG)
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Development Theories
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Ethics in Development Assistance
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Good Governance
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Government Development Cooperation, Official Development Assistance (ODA)
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North South Relations
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Western Approaches
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Behaviour Change Communication
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Communicating Development Projects, Media in Development Programmes
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Communication for Local Development
1
Communication for Social Change
1
Development Communication: Indigenous & Traditional Communication
1
Development Communication Theories
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Influence of Media on Development Aid
1
Rural Communication for Development
1
Rural Radio Programmes, Rural Radios, Rural Development & Radio
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Digital Communication, Digital Media
1
Digital Media Landscapes
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Digital Journalism, Online Journalism
1
Social Media
1
Blogging, Blogs
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Digital Economies, Digital Societies
1
Humanitarian Aid
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Disinformation, Misinformation, Fake News
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Countering Hate Speech, Disinformation & Propaganda
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Economics of Media
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Commercial Broadcasting
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Media Industries
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Media Ownership
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Media Ownership Regulation & Transparency
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Economic Conditions
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Industrialized Countries
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Neoliberalism
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Civic Education: Use & Role of Media
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Training Centres
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Open, Distance and Digital Education (ODDE)
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Vocational Training
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Political Parody and Satire
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Communication for Sustainable Development
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Ethics in Media & Communication
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Defamation Law & Regulation
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Responsibility
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Self-Regulation of Media
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Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Tools
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Impact Assessment & Outcome Evaluation
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Outcome Harvesting (Evaluation Methodology)
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Female Journalists & Media Workers
1
Gender and Radio
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Media Conferences, Media Festivals
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Action Plans
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Health Journalism
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Sexual Health Communication, Reproductive Health Education, Family Planning
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Colonial Legacies
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Precolonial Period
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International Communication
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Developing Countries Reporting & Representation in Foreign / International Media
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Foreign Correspondents
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Foreign News, International News
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International Media & Communication Policies
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Media Assistance: Transnational Exchange & Cooperation
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Satellite Television
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Transnational Journalism Cooperation & News Exchange
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Transnational Media Corporations, International Media Companies
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Commonwealth
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Francophonie
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Council of Europe
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Financing Journalism
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Investigative Journalism
1
Journalism Training Methods
1
Journalists
1
Journalists Dealing with Risks & Threats, Resilience & Wellbeing of Media Workers
1
Journalists: Professional Identity & Values
1
Television News
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Inter Press Service (IPS)
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Photojournalism
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Government & Government Performance: Media Representation & Reporting
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Working Conditions of Journalists & Media Personnel
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China: Media Assistance
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Financing Media: Philanthropic Support
1
France: Media Assistance
1
Media Assistance: Citizen Participation & Civil Society
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Knight Foundation
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Media Assistance: Effects
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Media Assistance: History
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Media Assistance: Impacts, Effectiveness, Efficiency
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CFI (French Media Assistance Organization)
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Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD)
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International Media Support (IMS) (Media Development NGO, Denmark)
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IREX
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Radio Nederland Training Centre (RNTC)
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Southern Africa Media Development Fund (SAMDEF)
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Media Assistance: Interaction with Foreign Policies
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Media Assistance: Interaction with Military Communication Strategies
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Media Assistance: Lessons Learned
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Media Assistance: Mapping of Programs & Donors
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Media Assistance Research
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Media Development Indicators
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Sweden: Media Assistance
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Communication & Information Needs
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Communication Networks
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Communication Systems
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COVID-19 Pandemic: Effects on Journalism, Media & Communication
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Information
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Diffusion of Innovations
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Tax Reductions for Media
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Media Governance
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Regulatory Bodies
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Television Law & Regulation
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Consulting, Consultants, Consultancies
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Failures, Mistakes, Shortcomings: Experiences & Learnings
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Organisational Development & Capacity Building
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International Institute for Journalism (IIJ) of GIZ
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Radio Television Afghanistan (RTA)
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Civic Engagement, Citizen & Community Participation
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Military
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Democracy
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Political Transition
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Public Interest
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State
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Agenda Setting
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Media Capture, Vested Political & Other Interests in the Media
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National Identity & Media, Nationalism & Communication
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Political Communication
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Propaganda
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Newspapers
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Coordination
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Local Ownership, Local Stakeholder Participation
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Project Coordination
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Project Design, Project Planning
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Sustainability
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Public Media, State Media
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Commercial Radios
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Radio Engineering & Technologies
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Media Effects
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Taliban
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Research in Media & Communication
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Applied Communication Research
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Research Methods
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Qualitative Analysis
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Media Sustainability Index (MSI)
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Civil Society
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Corruption & Combating Corruption
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Resilience
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Society & Media, Media Sociology
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Sociology
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Technologies, Information & Communication Technologies
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Digital Switchover
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Informatics
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Short Wave Radio (SW)
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Technology Transfer
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Mobile Phones, Smartphones
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Mobile Phone Use for Social Purposes, Mobiles for Development
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Regional Television
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Television Networks
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Theories of Communication & Media
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Language
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Media Assistance: Review of the Recent Literature and Other Donors’ Approaches
Top Insights
iMedia Associates;Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) (2017), 82 pp.
"The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) has commissioned iMedia Associates (iMedia) to conduct a Capitalisation Exercise (CapEx) of its media assistance, with the primary objective of examining its current programmes and bringing out lessons learned. As the second output of this CapE
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Innovative Approaches in Supporting Media: Synthesis Report. SDC/SENAP Regional Workshop, June 27-29th, 2017, Nairobi
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), Southern, Eastern, Northern Africa and Palestine Division (SENAP) (2017), 19 pp.
"The overall goal of the workshop was to find new and innovative ways in supporting media in increasingly challenging contexts and to enhance effectiveness of current approaches in order to boost democratisation processes and governance (principles such as citizen participation, efficiency in public
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Deutsche Ansätze für Entwicklungskommunikation: Die Konzeption von Medien und Kommunikation für Entwicklung durch die Deutsche Welle Akademie
Leipzig: Universität Leipzig, Institut für Kommunikations- und Medienwissenschaft, Master Thesis (2017), 180 pp.
"Als Untersuchungsmaterial wurden die organisationseigenen, deutschsprachigen Veröffentlichungen ausgewählt, die auf der Website der DW Akademie dokumentiert sind [...] Insgesamt gingen 113 einzelne Textdokumente in die qualitative Inhaltsanalyse ein" (Seite 73-74) [...] "Unter der Einschränkung
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The death of B92: How it survived Milosevic’s authoritarianism but didn’t survive democracy
International Journal of Digital Television, volume 8, issue 2 (2017), pp. 261-276
"This article examines how broadcaster B92, once the top-billed independent media in Serbia that resisted Milosevic’s authoritarianism, could not survive democracy. Although it withstood the crackdown and censorship of the war regime, it was eventually sunk by what could be considered ‘market ce
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A Slowly Shifting Field: Understanding Donor Priorities in Media Development
Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2017)
"Funding to support independent media remains a small, but vital part of international assistance. But while the share of aid directed at this issue remains steady, there are signs that priorities within this field of international support may be shifting. This report looks at the trends identified
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Accountability, Nation and Society: The Role of Media in Remaking Nepal
London: BBC Media Action (2016), 23 pp.
"This briefing explores some of the key challenges facing the Nepali media. It outlines growing concerns over politicisation and co-option, particularly of the mainstream Kathmandu-based media, as well as other economic and technological challenges facing the media. The briefing further outlines how
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Implicit Counterinsurgency: Media, Development and Security in Afghanistan
George Washington University, Master Thesis (2016), iv, 69 pp.
"This paper focuses on post-September 11, 2001 media assistance in Afghanistan at the confluence of the development and defense sectors, otherwise known as the security-development nexus. It is out of this nexus that a burgeoning press-state system developed amid an ongoing conflict between the Gove
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The Governance and Sustainable Livelihoods Strands in Media Development
Bonn: Deutsche Welle DW Akademie (2016), 14 pp.
"This paper exams the theory and practice of media development by differentiating two major models: The good governance and the sustainable livelihoods strand. Based on this the author questions how governments, organizations, and civil society today collaboratively rethink and organize media system
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The Role of Independent Media in Curbing Corruption in Fragile Settings
London: BBC Media Action (2016), 19 pp.
"This policy briefing examines the prospects for media being able to play that role, especially in fragile states. It concludes that the evidence supporting the effectiveness of media as an accountability actor continues to mount even when the performance of other anti-corruption measures are called
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Assessment of the Media Sector in Bosnia and Herzegovina
USAID (2016), 59 pp.
"The purpose of this assessment is to compile a general portrait of the media landscape in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) in order to determine the broad status of reforms and needs in the media sector and make recommendations for potential further USAID involvement in the sector. The assessment team
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Infocore Definitions: Media Assistance
Brussels: Global Governance Institute (2016), 6 pp.
"Media Assistance is the attempt to influence the media governance of a country or region in order to support the development of the proper functioning of liberal democracies in conditions of peace and respect of human rights. The process of media assistance takes various forms/instruments (see B) a
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Review and Renewal of Commonwealth Media Development Fund (CMDF)
London: Commonwealth Secretariat (2016), 29 pp.
"A performance review found that CMDF’s planned outputs were generally achieved. From 1993 until 2011, the Commonwealth Media Development Fund (CMDF) administered more than 400 demand-driven activities. Project documentation was improved and attempts were made to monitor and evaluate project activ
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The enigma of news media development with multi-pronged ‘capture’: The Afghanistan case
Journalism, volume 18, issue 10 (2016), pp. 1233-1255
"This qualitative study of influences on a purposive sample of Afghan journalists was carried out in the year after the US military mission was declared over. After more than a hundred million dollars of Western government funding had been invested in development of liberal democratic journalism, th
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Supporting the Media Sector in Eastern and Southern Africa Region: Capitalisation of Experiences in SDC Supported Programs, Kigali 24-26.05.2016. Synthesis Report
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), Southern, Eastern, Northern Africa and Palestine Division (SENAP) (2016), 22 pp.
"Burundi: even in very difficult situations, SDC partners managed to identify entry points and continue their work. Networking with international media as a source of information is very crucial in such situations. Policy dialogue is also important to work on issues that divide the government and me
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The Potential and Reality of Data Journalism in Developing Media Markets
Internews (2016), 11 pp.
"Data has the potential to help communities understand their biggest challenges – why people become sick or well, why development initiatives succeed or fail, how government actions align with citizens’ priorities. However, most people do not have the skills or inclination to engage with data di
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Panorama de los medios en Ecuador: Sistema informativo y actores implicados
Bonn: Deutsche Welle DW Akademie (2016), 62 pp.
"En Ecuador escasean tanto los análisis de los medios de comunicación privados, públicos o comunitarios, como del consumo mediático o de la formación periodística. Los pocos datos disponibles han impedido que se puedan realizar estudios complejos y exhaustivos. El presente informe se centra en
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A Review of the Pacific Media Landscape: A Baseline Study
Asia Pacific Media Educator, volume 26, issue 2 (2016), pp. 270-287
"This article draws upon the Pacific Media Assistance Scheme (PACMAS) State of Media and Communication Report to examine the implications of a changing media landscape for journalism practice in the Pacific region. The report contributes to an understanding of the diverse media and communications en
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Development Agenda: Considering the Dark Side of the Media
Bonn: Deutsche Welle DW Akademie (2015), 8 pp.
"Instead of serving the public and speaking truth to power, many media may act as mouthpieces of the powerful, repeat rumors without verification, discriminate against minorities, and feed the polarization of societies. Such media actions have a harmful influence that reaches far beyond the media se
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The Media and Development
D+C: Development and Cooperation, volume 42, issue 1 (2015), pp. 10-29
Developing Media. Strengthening Human Rights: 50 Years Media Development
Bonn: Deutsche Welle DW Akademie (2015), 50 pp.
