Type: Publication
The Center for International Media Assistance is pleased to publish One Size Does Not Fit All: Objectives and Priority Areas for Media Assistance in Different Societies, a thought-provoking paper that we hope will stimulate a lively and sustained discussion among media assistance practitioners. One ...

Type: Event
Pushing Back: Next Generation of Journalists in Eastern Europe and Eurasia A Conversation with the 2015-2016 Vaclav Havel Fellows When: Thursday, April 21, 2016 from 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM (EDT) Where: National Endowment for Democracy 1025 F Street Northwest #800, Washington, DC 20004 _______________...

Type: Blog Post
In the aftermath of Russia’s deadly attack in Mariupol, Ukraine, that left nearly 600 civilians dead, journalist Maria Ponomarenko found herself ensnared in a legal battle for posting online that Russia was responsible, which the Russian defense ministry denied. In February 2023, she was sentenced...

Type: Blog Post
By Aleksander Dardeli Governments have directly and indirectly resumed predominance of the media markets in many former communist-bloc nations in Central and Eastern Europe. Responsible editorial standards that were introduced after the fall of communism have eroded or are altogether out of fashion....

Type: Blog Post
This week, IREX released the 14th edition of its Media Sustainability Index (MSI) for Europe and Eurasia. The 2015 MSI paints a worrisome picture of the state of media systems in the region, but despite headline-grabbing setbacks in countries like Azerbaijan, Russia, and Hungary, there is still reas...

Type: Event
Over 80 people attended CIMA’s discussion on the monitoring and evaluation of media assistance projects. In recent

Type: Event
Recent arrests of prominent bloggers in Azerbaijan, government control of TV stations in Georgia, and legal restrictions