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EJC Releases New Handbook on Communications Stra...
Too often, developing communications strategies for civil society organizations is ignored. The belief, I think, is that if the mission is there, then people will support it, and it will take root. Many think there’s no need for a methodology in engaging communities in what we do. But the prob... |
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Journal of Democracy 25 Years In: An Interview w...
Taking the Temperature of Democracy “When we started, it was a time when, suddenly, democracy was moving to the center of public consciousness,” Marc Plattner, the co-editor of the Journal of Democracy, says. “There was not a wide literature on democracy in developing countries.” Plattner, a... |
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The Great Debate: Freedom of Information and Med...
UN Representative, Global Forum for Media Development This Monday, the UN General Assembly began its final phase of negotiations over the UN’s next set of global development goals, which will succeed the expiring Millennium Development Goals and guide international development priorities and aid f... |
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Measuring the Audience
A Wrap-Up of CIMA’s Discussion As the coordinator of CIMA’s events, I spend a lot of time on a lot of different topics—from hammering out the concept of the event to finding panelists to wrapping my mind around topics that I am sometimes, frankly, not the most familiar with. This event was... |
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Making the Case for Media’s Impact on Demo...
Those working in the media development field may often take for granted the idea that independent media, and its counterpart, access to information, are essential to a free and open society. The burden of proof falls upon us to show the impact of media on development issues like good governance, and... |
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Top Reads of the Week: CIMA’s Digital Media Ma...
Each week, CIMA compiles what we see as the most interesting and thought-provoking pieces on news and trends in digital media, known as the Digital Media Mashup. To get this mailing in your inbox, subscribe here. You can also see other top reads from CIMA’s DMM at IJNet’s blog. Here are ... |
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The Global Transition to Digital TV Broadcasting
This year marks a deadline for a global agreement to transition from the obsolescent analog technology to digital broadcasting for television. Though the deadline is self-imposed, with no formal sanctions if it is missed, it marks a possible turning point for many countries’ media development. ... |
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Attack on Charlie Hebdo Magazine is an Attack on...
The attack on Charlie Hebdo today is an attack on free expression everywhere. At least 12 were killed and several others wounded when gunmen invaded the Paris office of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo early this morning. Though the perpetrators are still unknown, officials believe it is the wor... |
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A New World Order: Journalists versus ‘Democra...
Journalists are no longer special. That is Joel Simon’s sad but all-too-true assessment of why journalists are becoming an endangered species in many parts of the world. By CPJ’s count 60 journalists around the world were killed in 2014. “We live in an information age, and yet the people who b... |
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The Role of Audience Research in Independent Med...
“Know your audience” is the basic tenet of any communicator—and newsrooms are no different. In fact, a failure to understand their audiences will certainly lead to a news organization’s failure; either failure to report on facts and events relevant to their communities, or failure to keep an... |