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Civil Society
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Media Assistance: Access to Public Information
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Communicating Development Projects, Media in Development Programmes
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Social Media in Political Communication
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Commercial Broadcasting
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Political Economy of Media
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Taxes
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Educational Issues: Reporting & Media Representation
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Extractive Industries & Mining Reporting
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Accountability & Transparency of the Media
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Defamation Law & Regulation
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Evaluation
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Gender Representation & Stereotypes in the Media
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Health Campaigns: Concepts & Strategies
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Indigenous Media, Indigenous Language Media Productions
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Developing Countries Reporting & Representation in Foreign / International Media
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Foreign News, International News
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United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
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Media Assistance: Investigative Journalism
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Journalists
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Journalists: Professional Identity & Values
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Television News
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Political Reporting
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Media Assistance: Business & Economics Journalism
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Media Assistance Research
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Communication Systems
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Organizational Communication, Institutional Communication
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Media & Information Literacy
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Media Governance
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Rule of Law
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Change & Process Management
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Music
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Political Culture
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Democratization
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Public Interest
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Parliaments
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Public & State Radios
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Call-In Dedication & Greeting Programs
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Media Effects
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Social Participation
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Research Methods
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Political Indicators
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Participatory Action Research
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Social Control
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Television
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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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‘Can You Hear Me?’ Mobile–radio Interactions and Governance in Africa
New Media & Society, volume 18, issue 9 (2016), pp. 2080-2095
"The exponential diffusion of mobile phones in Africa and their ability to interact with other media have created new avenues for individuals to interface with power. These forms of engagement, however, have primarily been interpreted through the lenses of the ‘liberation technology’ agenda, whi
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Triggering Change: How Investigative Journalists in Sub-Saharan Africa Contribute to Solving Problems in Society
Journalism, volume 17, issue 8 (2016), pp. 1074-1094
"This article analyses 12 cases of investigative journalism in Sub-Saharan Africa. The reporters all claimed to have contributed to change processes by influencing government policy, action by state administration, supporting the uptake of scientific solutions or provoking public debate. An assessme
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Infomediaries and Accountability
Birmingham: University of Birmingham, GSDRC (2016), 14 pp.
"There appears to be a research gap for in-depth comparative or meta-analysis examining how, where and why the media – or other infomediaries – has helped translate transparency initiatives into greater government accountability. Nevertheless, the small but growing body of single case studies do
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Communicating Citizens' Protests, Requiring Public Accountability: Case Studies from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Macedonia
Sarajevo: Mediacentar (2016), 384 pp.
"In the recent years, we have witnessed several protests, initiatives and social uprisings in the SEE region, through which the citizens demanded for government accountability, suggested better policy solutions and promoted better citizen participation. Regional research “Communicating citizens' p
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La comunicación política en América Latina: Entre la consolidación como disciplina y la apertura de nuevos enfoques de investigación inter-disciplinar
In: La contribución de América Latina al campo de la comunicación: historia, enfoques teóricos, epistemológicos y tendencias de la investigación
Buenos Aires: Prometeo Libros (2015), pp. 321-359
Media in Support of Sustainable Development and a Culture of Peace
Jakarta: UNESCO (2015), 123 pp.
"The conference called the 'Global Media Forum: The role of media in realizing the future we want for all' was hosted by the Government of Indonesia in 2014 [...] The event brought together journalists, media experts and young communicators from South East Asia and around the world, as a contributio
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Patronage, Politics and Performance: Radio Call-In Programmes and the Myth of Accountability
Third World Quarterly, volume 36, issue 8 (2015), pp. 1510-1526
"Assumptions about the role of call-in programmes as open spaces for pubic engagement and accountability often fail to account for the influence of existing power structures and multiple publics engaging in these programmes for a variety of reasons. Furthermore, the history of call-in programmes rev
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Production and Use of Independent Media: Road to Government Accountability
The Hague: Hivos (2014), 28 pp.
Communication for Transparency and Social Accountability
In: The Handbook of Development Communication and Social Change
Chichester: Wiley Blackwell (2014), pp. 370-392
"This chapter explains the innovative social change strategies that civil society stakeholders, exploring the appropriation and development of information and communications technology (ICT) tools and techniques for the empowerment of ordinary citizens, have sought to develop and carry out in practi
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Action for Transparency: Tackling Corruption and Mismanagement of Government Funds in Zambia and Uganda. A Baseline Study
Kalmar; London: Fojo Media Institute; InterMedia (2014), 39 pp.
"The purpose of the study is to provide baseline data and research-driven recommendations to help inform and later evaluate the impact of ‘Action for Transparency’. Action for Transparency is a three-year, media-for-development programme, managed by Fojo and its partners and funded by the Swedis
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In Search of Evidence: Media and Governance in Fragile States
Global Media Journal - German Edition, volume 4, issue 2 (2014), 11 pp.
"This article reflects on efforts to identify evidence about the role of media in fragile states. It explores and compares findings from two research projects and focuses on some of the lessons that have emerged from these exercises as well as on the relevance of the findings for media development.
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Business Journalism Thrives - Even Under Repressive Regimes
Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2014), 8 pp.
"Even as a growing number of authoritarian regimes crack down on the political press, business news is thriving. And the coverage is more vigorous than might be expected. Enterprising journalists are exposing mismanagement and unearthing shady business deals, and even at times exposing official corr
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The Power of Talk: Media and Accountability in Three African Countries
London: BBC Media Action (2014), 24 pp.
"This policy briefing offers an empirical contribution to evolving thinking on governance within the international development landscape. Using the example of media, we argue that interventions designed to foster demand-based accountability may not be as successful in some fragile settings as more d
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Baseline Community and Decision Maker Media Perception Survey
Ipsos Synovate; Tanzania Media Fund (TMF) (2013), 104 pp.
"This study has looked at the opinions of ordinary citizens (n=2000) as well as a small sample of decision makers at community level (n=200). Chapters 1 and 2 provide a background sketch and methodology for the survey, followed by a detailed overview of the findings for the general public and decisi
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Measurement Issues and the Relationship Between Media Freedom and Corruption
Athens, Ga.: University of Georgia, Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication (2013), 17 pp.
"Advocates for media freedom have consistently argued that corruption goes down when journalists operating in a free media environment are able to expose the excesses of governmental leaders. An evolving body of research finds evidence to support this assertion. Measurement of corruption is a compli
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"BBC Media Action has made strengthening the evidence base of reports, data sets, and analysis about the role of media and communication in democratic development a priority. Yet, the extent to which different donor organizations, foundations, think tanks, practitioners, and academics utilize resear
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Is There a Link Between Media and Good Governance? What the Academics Say
Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2012), 45 pp.
"From this short survey of some key thinkers, can we conclude that there is a causal link between media and good governance? Does the existence of a free media increase accountability and reduce corruption? Do media influence society in positive ways and liberate the individual? As one would expect,
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