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The Sustainability Imperative in Media Development: A Critical Analysis of a Self-Serving Myth
Cham: Palgrave Macmillan (2025), xxiv, 396 pp.
"This book critically examines how the media assistance and broader "development" sectors have appropriated the catch-all concept of sustainability, originally rooted in economic and environmental fields, to suit their agendas. Analysing 289 project evaluations conducted globally between 1999 and 20
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State of the Media: Tonga
ABC International Development;University of Adelaide;Pacific Media Assistance Scheme (PACMAS) (2025), 38 pp.
"The media landscape in Tonga is in a state of digital transition, as it adapts to increasing audience demand for digital content and associated challenges relating to misinformation and disinformation. The findings in this report highlight how increased internet access in Tonga has transformed the
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State of the Media: Republic of the Marshall Islands
ABC International Development;University of Adelaide;Pacific Media Assistance Scheme (PACMAS) (2025), 37 pp.
"In conclusion, the findings from this report highlighted the continuing prominence of newspapers as a trusted source of information for Marshallese people, the ongoing challenge of reaching remote communities, and a growing interest in establishing a representative media body. While the rise of soc
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State of the Media: Vanuatu
ABC International Development;University of Adelaide;Pacific Media Assistance Scheme (PACMAS) (2025), 33 pp.
"The findings in this report foreground the importance of improving access to rural communities, so media can adequately represent issues relevant to Vanuatu’s geographically dispersed audiences. The report also identified opportunities for media to increase awareness of gender, disability and soc
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State of the Media: Solomon Islands
ABC International Development;University of Adelaide;Pacific Media Assistance Scheme (PACMAS) (2025), 43 pp.
"The Solomon Islands media continues to undergo significant developments as it adjusts to increased digitalisation and the use of social media. However, the findings in this report highlight the continuing importance of radio and print media as a trusted source of information for Solomon Islanders."
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Reimagining Funding for Journalism: Key Takeaways from IJF 2025
Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD) (2025)
"At the International Journalism Festival (IJF) in Perugia this year, journalism funding and sustainability took centre stage. International funders, media leaders, and innovators grappled with the urgent question of how to keep independent journalism not just alive—but thriving—in an era of shr
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State of the Media: Niue
ABC International Development;University of Adelaide;Pacific Media Assistance Scheme (PACMAS) (2025), 37 pp.
"The findings from this report highlight the importance of social media and online content as the primary sources of information for Niueans, especially the significant diaspora communities that reside abroad. It also highlights the important role that the small Niuean media sector plays in cultural
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State of the Media: Nauru
ABC International Development;University of Adelaide;Pacific Media Assistance Scheme (PACMAS) (2025), 33 pp.
"The findings in this report highlight the ongoing dominance of state-owned media platforms in Nauru, all run by the Nauru Media Bureau (NMB). With no private media currently operating, media freedom in the country is limited. The report also illustrated the rising popularity of foreign media and so
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State of the Media: Federated States of Micronesia
ABC International Development;University of Adelaide;Pacific Media Assistance Scheme (PACMAS) (2025), 33 pp.
"The findings in this report highlight the challenges associated with media access in FSM, which are amplified by the country’s dispersed geography. Internet is difficult to access outside of major population centres, however, the recent introduction of Starlink and expected completion of submarin
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State of the Media: Tuvalu
ABC International Development;University of Adelaide;Pacific Media Assistance Scheme (PACMAS) (2025), 33 pp.
"In conclusion, findings from this report highlight the pivotal role the national broadcaster, TVBC, continues to play in Tuvalu’s media landscape, with radio being a primary source of information for Tuvaluans. While infrastructure improvements have enhanced internet connectivity, the decline in
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State of the Media: Palau
ABC International Development;University of Adelaide;Pacific Media Assistance Scheme (PACMAS) (2025), 31 pp.
"Palau media continues to undergo significant developments as it adjusts to increased digitisation and a move away from traditional print media. Media organisations face challenges in creating financially sustainable business models to support this shift. While media freedom is protected in Palau, o
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Enabling a Sustainable News Environment: A Framework for Media Finance Legislation
Inspiring Practice
Center for News, Technology & Innovation (CNTI) (2024), 46 pp.
"This study examines 23 recently enacted or proposed legislative efforts from 2018 through 2024 aimed at providing revenue streams for journalism. We hope it offers a fulsome method for analyzing possible paths forward. There are two main parts of the report: Part One groups this legislation into se
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State of the Media: Timor-Leste 2024
ABC International Development;Asia Foundation (2024), 77 pp.
"This study provides a detailed snapshot of Timor-Leste’s media in late 2023, exploring the operations and business models of media outlets, the legal landscape, proposed government programs impacting media, and relevant infrastructure ahead of an anticipated significant increase in digital connec
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Media Viability in Southern Africa: An Exploratory Study
Harare: Media Monitors;UNESCO Regional Office for Southern Africa (2024), 51 pp.
"[...] Media Monitors conducted interviews with managers from six news outlets in six countries across Southern Africa. The study revealed that media viability challenges in the region stem from insufficient funding due to declining advertising and audience markets. The shift in audience consumption
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The Social Construct of Sustainability in Media Development
In: The Mediation of Sustainability: Development Goals, Social Movements, and Public Dissent
Ben Harbisher (ed.)
Rowman & Littlefield (2023), pp. 11-30
"After having considered the mediation of sustainability (or, to sum it up, how sustainability narratives are disseminated), this chapter focuses on the sustainability of mediation and to what extent Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are supportive in the process of sustaining this public discour
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Data Sharing to Foster Information as a Public Good: The Case of Media Viability and Safety of Journalists in the Digital Ecosystem
Paris: UNESCO (2023), 17 pp.
"Trends towards greater transparency of platforms, in the form of extending cooperation around data, offer benefit to the interests of all stakeholders. This policy brief considers the normative, institutional and technical mechanisms that support access to datasets that are not accessible generally
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Sustaining Journalism, Sustaining Democracy: A Policy Guide on Platforms and the Press
UCLA Information Policy Lab (2023), 68 pp.
"This publication considers the range of policy changes that have been tried or recommended by global regulators, assessing their impacts on press freedom and news media sustainability, with consideration for the risk of capture, and other potential tradeoffs of these interventions. It examines four
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Consultation on media viability in Tunisia
Tunis: Al Khatt;Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD);Pamt2;Pencils Consulting;UNESCO (2023), 20 pp.
"[...] a roundtable on media sustainability was organised in collaboration with several stakeholders in the sector, to propose concrete policy recommendations to ensure the sustainability of media organisations. The roundtable brought together local media representatives, media development organisat
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Consultation on media viability in Namibia
Windhoek: Editor's Forum of Namibia;Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD);Namibia Media Trust;UNESCO (2023), 20 pp.
Media Viability Accelerator: Overview
Internews (2023), 5 pp.
