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Youngest Country; Oldest Problem: Attacks on the...
Sherry Ricchiardi, Ph.D. , is a media development specialist. In May, she was a guest speaker at World Press Freedom Day Conference in Juba, South Sudan, and conducted workshops as part of the Department of State U.S. Speaker Program on Journalism Training and Safety. The views expressed here are ... |
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My Time at the Annenberg-Oxford Media Policy Sum...
Earlier this month, I attended the 2015 Annenberg-Oxford Media Policy Summer Institute – a two-week seminar that brings together young scholars and regulators from around the world to discuss important trends in technology and its influence on information policy. As a representative of CIMA, my co... |
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Negotiating Freedom of Expression
Raza Rumi is a Visiting Fellow at the National Endowment for Democracy. The views expressed here are his own. The unresolved debate on freedom of expression was reignited when Islamic militants killed 14 staffers of French magazine Charlie Hebdo last January, ostensibly for the cartoons that offende... |
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The Next Billion: Internet Governance Forum USA
So what will be the obstacles to getting just the next billion online? The question was debated at the annual U.S. Internet Governance Forum in Washington, and will be the subject of another round of debates at the Global Internet Governance Forum in Brazil later this year. There are 3 billion peo... |
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Egypt’s New Anti-Terrorism Law
Update: The Egyptian government passed the new anti-terror law on August 16, setting a minimum fine of $25,000 for journalists who publish false news. The original draft included prison time for journalists breaking this law, but this was removed from the bill following criticism from domestic an... |
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New report: The “dark side” of media develop...
Media development, as we define it at CIMA, encompasses more than interventions and investment by donors and implementers in the global media sphere—it refers to the evolution of media systems in and of themselves. Taken in that vein, there is a “dark side” to media development, one that refer... |