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Donor Coordination, Funder Collaboration, Aid Harmonsation
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ICT Development Assistance
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Foreign Policies
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Media Assistance: Investigative Journalism
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Media Assistance: Criticism, Ideological Backgrounds, Vested Interests
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Church Development Cooperation
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Educational Broadcasting
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Media Assistance: Gender Focus
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OECD
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Journalism
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Safety of Journalists, Safety Risks of Media Workers
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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
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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
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Media Assistance: Project Planning & Implementation
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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
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Media System Analyses & Typologies
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Post-Socialist Media Systems & Landscapes
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Press Landscapes
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Television Landscapes
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Human Rights
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Media Management
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Deutsche Welle
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Press
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B92 (Radio Station, Belgrade)
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Access to Media & Information
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Access to Public Information, Freedom of Information, Right to Information
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Audience Research
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Information Needs
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Information Needs & Media Use: Refugees & Displaced People
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News Consumption & Information Sources of Media Users
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Authoritarian Regimes: Media Systems & Landscapes
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Puppetry
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Cinema in the Global South & Third Cinema
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Educational Films & Videos
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Arab Press Freedom Watch (Organization)
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International Organizations: Communication Strategies & Practices
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Coordinadora de Medios Populares de Ecuador (CORAPE)
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Human Rights Protection & Violations: Media Representation & Reporting
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Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
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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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Behaviour Change Communication
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Communicating Development Projects, Media in Development Programmes
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Communication for Local Development
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Communication for Social Change
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Development Communication: Indigenous & Traditional Communication
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Development Communication Theories
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Rural Communication for Development
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Digital Communication, Digital Media
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Digital Media Landscapes
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Digital Journalism, Online Journalism
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Social Media
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Digital Economies, Digital Societies
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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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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
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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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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
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Journalism Training Methods
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Journalists
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Journalists Dealing with Risks & Threats, Resilience & Wellbeing of Media Workers
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Journalists: Professional Identity & Values
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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
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France: Media Assistance
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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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Media Development in Transitional Democratic Cambodia

Malmö: Malmö University, Master Thesis in Communication for Development (2012), 65 pp.
"Through a series of qualitative interviews with a range of media stakeholders, the ultimate conclusion of this thesis is that the media landscape in Cambodia is diverse –with some (mostly foreign-owned and run) able to operate freely and independently, while others (most local Khmer media, partic ... more
"This article addresses the emerging patterns of contemporary media-based engagements between China and Africa and argues, after an examination of current media systems in both China and Africa, that, despite expressed worries to the contrary, because of reasons spanning from history to geo-politics ... more
"This paper aims to give insights into my research on media assistance and its effects on democratisation and state building processes in Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosnia). I try to analyse a process which lasts more than 15 years, and includes different aspects, from law making to establishing new me ... more

Freedom of Expression, Media and Digital Communications: A Practical Guide

EPRD Policy & Development;European Commission (2012), 39 pp.
"The European Commission has begun to integrate a political economy approach throughout the project cycle. This guide tailors the political economy approach to the media development sector specifically. Using a political economy media matrix (PEMM) as its basis, it explains how to integrate the PE a ... more
"Key recommendations: Explore ways of integrating EU diplomatic power alongside its development programmes in order to support freedom of expression and independent media and communicaitons; Enhance coordination between the different operational arms of the EU; Utilise EU’s convening power to brin ... more

Mapping Digital Media: News and New Media in Central Africa. Challenges and Opportunities

London: Open Society Foundations, Open Society Media Program (2012), 65 pp.
"In this report, Marie-Soleil Frère surveys the news landscapes of DRC, Burundi, and Rwanda. Marshaling an impressive range of data, she examines patterns of production and consumption, the often grim realities of law and regulation, the embryonic state of media policy, the role of donors, and the ... more

Conference on Media Development in Myanmar

Copenhagen: International Media Support (IMS) (2012), 47 pp.
"This report summarises the presentations and recommendations made at the Conference on Media Development in Myanmar organised by the Myanmar Ministry of Information and Culture and UNESCO in cooperation with International Media Support (IMS) and Canal France International with support from the Gove ... more
"This article provides an empirically grounded assessment of China’s increasing role in the African mediasphere. It examines the strategic importance of Chinese media assistance to Ghana along three dimensions: the potential appeal of the Chinese approach to information regulation for countries st ... more

Model Interventions: The Evolution of Media Development Strategies in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo, and Macedonia from 2000 to 2007

New York: Columbia University, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Doctoral Thesis (2012), 309 pp.
"International donors came to see media development as a silver bullet for democratization efforts to foster freedom of speech, civil society, good governance, as well as an engaged citizenry. Donors and practitioners initially believed that institutions, once established, would function in a specif ... more
"The article presents the main results of the investigation, ‘Current Situation and Prospects of Spanish Cooperation in Culture and Communication with the Rest of Ibero-America, 1997–2007’. The text offers an overview of the initiatives which took place during the period studied, by country, c ... more

International Media Development Cooperation: A Guide to the Literature

Forum Medien und Entwicklung (fome), draft version (2012), 41 pp.
"This guide aims to bring together the most relevant literature on media development cooperation, both of practical and academic nature, and regardless of ideological background. It focuses on the role of external actors in media development. Included are publications which explicitly address the ro ... more

Media in Turmoil: An Assessment of the Media Sector in Yemen

Copenhagen: International Media Support (IMS) (2012), 13 pp.

Medienentwicklungszusammenarbeit: Stiefkind der Wissenschaft, Liebling der Praxis? Empirische Befunde und Lösungsvorschläge für Probleme der Praxis aus kommunikationswissenschaftlicher Sicht

In: Theoretisch praktisch? Anwendungsoptionen und gesellschaftliche Relevanz der Kommunikations- und Medienforschung
Susanne Fengler; Tobias Eberwein; Julia Jorch (eds.)
Konstanz: UVK (2012), pp. 219-234

A Pilot Study for GFMD’s Media Development Toolkit: Testing Standards, Strengthening Professionalism. An Assessment of Ghana’s Media Landscape

Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA);IREX;Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD) (2012), 49 pp.
"The study did not aim to carry out new surveys or collect information that was not already publicly available. Since the toolkit is aimed at providing media development organizations with a tool to assess media landscapes without having to carry out extensive new research, the Ghana study worked on ... more
"At the request of the Norwegian, Swedish and subsequently Danish Embassies in Bangkok, International Media Support (IMS) conducted an assessment of the current media environment inside Myanmar during two missions between July and November 2011. The assessment was motivated by a democratic reform pr ... more

Rethinking Media Development

Arcata, Calif.; Washington, DC: Internews;World Bank Institute (2011), 26 pp.
"The international development community needs to spend less time training journalists and more time on efforts to build country level leadership for a strong and independent media as a key institution of development. This means longer-term programs, facilitating carefully planned and rigorous appro ... more

Topic Guide on Communication and Governance

Birmingham; Washington, DC: Governance and Social Development Resource Centre (GSDRC), University of Birmingham;World Bank, Communication for Governance and Accountability Program (CommGAP), 2nd ed. (2011), 67 pp.
"A critical review of project reports, studies, and evaluations was conducted to distil lessons learned and find out what really works and why. The results of this review are close to a paradigm shift: Starting as a magic solution from its beginnings, ICTs are now considered as just another normal m ... more

Independent Review of Aid Effectiveness

Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC);Australian Aid (AusAID) (2011), 7 pp.
"The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) is a public broadcaster with a Charter obligation to ‘transmit overseas programs of news, current affairs, entertainment and cultural enrichment’. The Corporation delivers extensive audio and screen-based content for audiences throughout Australia a ... more

Communication for Development: Strengthening the Effectiveness of the United Nations

New York: UNDP, Bureau for Development Policy (2011), ix, 127 pp.
This publication outlines four communication approaches used by United Nations organizations: (i) behaviour change communication; (ii) communication for social change; (iii) communication for advocacy; and (iv) strengthening an enabling media and communications environment. The second part provides ... more