If the press is not free, if speech is not independent and untrammeled, it makes no difference under what form of government you live, you are a subject and not a citizen. – U.S. Senator William E. Borah
The Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) is dedicated to improving U.S. efforts to promote independent media in developing countries around the world.
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Digital Media Mash Up
CIMA's Digital Media Mash Up is a compilation of news stories relating to digital media and media development. Published weekly since the beginning of 2011, the newsletter also contains event announcements and recent research.The Mash Up is a complete resource for readers who want to keep up with the latest happenings in the digital media world.
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Latest Updates
- Read summaries of CIMA's event on "Can Media Development Make Aid More Effective?" on the websites of the Council on Foreign Relations, the National Democratic Institute, and the World Bank.
- The Council on Foreign Relations is seeking nominations for the 2012-2013 Edward R. Murrow Press Fellowship. More information is available here. >>
- ICFJ calls for nominations for its 2012 Knight International Journalism Award >>
- Explore Internews Network's Media Map to explore, interact with, and analyze data on media development around the world >>
- Read a review of CIMA's report on News on the Go: How Mobile Devices Are Changing the World's Information Ecosystem on MobileActive.org >>
- CIMA served on the Executive Steering Committee for UNESCO's 2011 World Press Freedom Day. Attendance broke records with more than 800 participants. Read full coverage of the event on IJNet >>
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Event Highlights
Matching the Market and the Model: The Business of Independent News Media
On November 17, over 60 people attended CIMA's panel discussion that explored how the lack of management skills and inexperience in developing effective business models pose a significant risk to the sustainability of independent news media. While media in many countries have shaken off political controls of the past and are operating with unprecedented freedom, media managers and editors in emerging democracies often find they are unable to take full advantage of this new space because they lack basic skills in business management.
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Country Profiles
CIMA has compiled data on the media in developing countries around the world. This data is drawn primarily from IREX's Media Sustainability Index, Freedom House's Freedom of the Press index, and Reporters Without Borders's Press Freedom Index. While these indexes measure different aspects of press freedom, by including each of them, we hope to provide a more complete picture of the media in each country. Also included in these summaries is data from the Committee to Protect Journalists as well as news updates from IFEX.
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CIMA has compiled a list of the many groups involved in media development around the world. Learn more about these groups.
