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Syria Media Map

Institute for War & Peace Reporting (IWPR) (2013), 32 pp.

This report addresses the state of the media in Syria; the laws that regulate and restrict the media, and the attacks on the media and journalists. The report also provides a Media Map, a list of print and online publications, radio and TV stations in Syria. According to the conclusion, "the interna ... more

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Global Mapping of Communication for Development Interventions in Peacebuilding and Conflict Transformation

Beatrice M. Spadacini

New York: UNICEF (2013), 54 pp.

"The findings of this global mapping are organized into five main sections: The role of children, adolescents and youth in peacebuilding; mainstreaming C4D for peacebuilding in the education system; C4D for peacebuilding: adding value to education; most effective C4D approaches used for peacebuildin ... more

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When Words Were Weapons: Kenya’s Media Turn the Tide on Hate Speech and Conflict

Callie Long

Arcata, Calif.; Washington, DC: Internews (2013), 71 pp.

"When violence broke out in the final days of 2007 after a bitterly contested election in Kenya, Internews responded within days, working with journalists who were trying and failing to make sense of the unprecedented post-election conflict that swept across their country. Five and a half years late ... more

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You Say You Want a Revolution... Then What? The Challenges of Media Training in Post-Qaddafi Libya

Carolyn Robinson

Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2013), 28 pp.

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Peacebuilding and Public Service Media: Lessons from Star Radio and Media Development in Liberia

Elizabeth Goodfriend

London: London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (2012), 39 pp.

"Star Radio, one of Liberia’s leading nationally broadcast radio stations, went off-air at the end of 2010 following a staff strike. Started as an international project with funding from international donors, the station did not have the capacity to compete in a challenging market when donor fundi ... more

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The Media of Afghanistan: The Challenges of Transition
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David Page, Shirazuddin Siddiqi

London: BBC Media Action (2012), 27 pp.

"[...] Afghanistan is a fragile, fractured state and has one of the most fragile and fractured media, where almost anyone with sufficient funds and the opportunity to move quickly has been able to establish a media presence. This environment has enabled the flourishing of television, radio and other ... media established and owned by powerful political and religious leaders, or by those with allegiance to them. Some fear a future of increased ethnic, sectarian and factional strife being played out through the airwaves. Though there are some very successful commercial television channels, there is no independent and widely trusted national media capable of transcending or creating communication across the fracture points in Afghan society. Most media is either localised or seen as serving political, religious or other agendas. The future of the national broadcaster, RTA, still the only broadcaster with a truly national presence, is uncertain. While journalism as a whole has expanded greatly, investigative journalism remains limited. The sustainability of the newly established commercial media is widely questioned. With the total annual advertising market in the country estimated by some at little more than $20 million, there are real concerns that if donor support declines much of the media will wither or fall prey to factional, religious or extreme forces. There is no shortage of such forces. A number of media outlets already play upon ethnic and sectarian tensions. The Taliban, notorious when in power for shutting down media and banning video tape, have embraced the web and run one of the most effective media strategies in the country. In 2012, the mood music is one of compromise with the Taliban. Concern in the country is growing that new found media freedoms may be the price of that compromise. The role of donors in media support in Afghanistan is probably greater than in any other country at any other time. Such support is largely responsible for the development of a substantial media sector, but it faces criticism that it is poorly coordinated, short term and not informed by aid effectiveness principles; that it focuses too heavily on advancing the agendas of the donors; and that in some sectors it is distorting the media market in ways that create dependency and inhibit the development of genuinely sustainable Afghan media ventures." (Executive summary) more

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Media in Kosovo: Long Walk to Modernity

Petra Sorge

Südosteuropa Mitteilungen, volume 52, issue 4 (2012), pp. 32-47

"In spite of the multi-million international investment to establish democratic media in post-war Kosovo, media in the young republic continue to underperform. On the 2011/12 Press Freedom Index, Kosovo ranked on the 86th position worldwide. The article sheds a light on the reasons for this dilemma ... more

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Country Case Study: South Sudan. Support to Media Where Media Freedoms and Rights Are Constrained

Kate Noble, Carol Morgan

London: BBC Media Action (2012), 20 pp.

Presenting the challenges in meeting the information needs of the people of South Sudan, this report highlights a need for long-term and harmonised efforts to support media.

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Media Practice in Iraq

Ahmed Khalid Al-Rawi

Basingstoke, Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan (2012), xi, 221 pp.

"A historical survey of the Iraqi media from its beginning up to the present day, focusing on the post-2003 media scene and the political and societal divisions that occurred in Iraq after US-led occupation. Investigates the nature of the media outlets and offers an analysis of the way Iraqi satelli ... more

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Support to Media Where Media Freedoms and Rights Are Constrained: What Works and Why? Global Synthesis Report

Mary Myers

London: BBC Media Action (2012), 32 pp.

"This report addresses the challenges of supporting independent media in countries where media freedoms are restricted, based on country case studies in Bangladesh, Cambodia, South Sudan, Syria and Uganda. According to Myers, the dilemmas of foreign support include short-term donor strategies, the l ... more

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Propagandaschlacht am Hindukusch

Merjam Wakili, Kefa Hamidi

Message, issue 4 (2012), pp. 22-25

"Afghanische Journalisten sind weit davon entfernt, unabhängig arbeiten zu können. Ihre Etats kommen aus dem Westen, aus Pakistan oder Iran. Die Kritik daran wächst." (Seite 22)

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Communication for Peacebuilding Priority Grant Program: Learning Group Report

Lauren Kogen, Nina Sheth

Washington, DC: United States Institute of Peace (USIP) (2012), 16 pp.

"This report summarizes the findings of the learning group that was formed by the three grantees of USIP’s 2011 Communication for Peacebuilding priority grant program: Radio La Benevolencija in the Democratic Republic of Congo; Internews Network in the Central African Republic; and The World Polic ... more

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Dialogue Through Film: A Handbook

London: Conciliation Resources (2012), 58 pp.

"Dialogue Through Film is a unique initiative bringing together young Armenians from Nagorny Karabakh and Azerbaijanis to make short films about the conflict that divides them. Over 30 young film-makers have taken part, and thousands of Armenians and Azeris have watched their films. This handbook of ... more

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The Media of Somalia: A Force for Moderation?

Jamal Abdi, James Deane

London: BBC World Service Trust (2011), 12 pp.

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Libya Media Assessment

Matt Abud, Ben Moran

Washington, DC; London: Internews (2011), 43 pp.

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Communication in Crisis: Assessing the Impact of Mayardit FM Following the May 2011 Abyei Emergency

Nina McMurry

Turalei, Warrap State (SS): Internews (2011), 21 pp.

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Evaluating Media Interventions in Conflict Countries: Toward Developing Common Principles and a Community of Practice

Amelia Arsenault, Sheldon Himelfarb, Susan Abbott

Washington, DC: United States Institute of Peace (USIP) (2011), 35 pp.

"A wide array of media development practitioners, donors, international broadcasters, and methodologists, all with extensive experience working in media initiatives in conflict environments met in Caux, Switzerland, in December 2010, to establish the Caux Guiding Principles, whose full text is in th ... more

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Strengthening Somali Media Capacity for Democracy and Human Rights: Evaluation Report

Pierre Robert, Aurélie Ferreira

United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF);Transtec (2011), 23 pp.

"This report is the evaluation of the project “Strengthening Somali media capacity for democracy and human rights” implemented by the National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ), from September 2008 to August 2010. The project budget was US$180,000. The project aimed at strengthening the capaci ... more

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Radio in Zones of Conflict: Abnormal Measures for Abnormal Circumstances

David Smith

In: Radio in Africa: Publics, Cultures, Communities

Liz Gunner; Dina Ligaga; Dumisani Moyo (eds.)

Johannesburg: Wits University Press (2011), pp. 256-269

"A radio station for Somalis, by Somalis and about Somalis went on air on 1 March 2010. Radio Bar-Kulan ('meeting place' in Somali) uses FM, short wave, satellite and the internet to ensure that access is available to all who want it. The history of the station has its roots in peacekeeping. The suc ... more

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Global Media Policy and Crisis States

Monroe E. Price

In: The Handbook of Global Media and Communication Policy

Robin Mansell; Marc Raboy (eds.)

Malden, Mass.: Wiley Blackwell (2011), pp. 180-191

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