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Are Donors Taking the Journalism Crisis Seriously? An Analysis of Official Aid to Media 2010–2019
February 7, 2024
Mary Myers
Heather Gilberds
Digital Trust Initiatives: Seeking to Reward Journalistic Ethics Online
September 21, 2023
Eleonora Mazzoli
Chilling Legislation: Tracking the Impact of “Fake News” Laws on Press Freedom Internationally
July 19, 2023
Gabrielle Lim
Samantha Bradshaw
Investing in Facts: How the Business Community Can Support a Healthy Infosphere
March 16, 2023
Marius Dragomir
Fighting SLAPPs: What Can Media, Lawyers, and Funders Do?
December 15, 2022
Peter Noorlander
Media Reform amid Political Upheaval: Lessons from Burma, Ethiopia, Sudan, Tunisia, and Ukraine
October 5, 2022
Tarik Jusić
Heather Gilberds
Making Big Tech Pay for the News They Use
July 7, 2022
Courtney C. Radsch
Private Gatekeepers: Encrypted Messaging Apps and News Audiences
February 16, 2022
Laura Oliver
Twitter as a Newsgathering Tool: Challenges and Possibilities for Independent Media
November 18, 2021
Noah Amir Arjomand
Ali Ghazinejad
Tipping Point: Democratic Erosion and the Assault on Press Freedom
October 27, 2021
Kate Musgrave
Spyware: An Unregulated and Escalating Threat to Independent Media
August 25, 2021
Samuel Woodhams
United by Challenge: Regional Opportunities to Drive Media Reform in Southeast Europe
June 16, 2021
The Untapped Potential of Regional Cooperation for Media Reform in Southern Africa
March 22, 2021
Herman Wasserman
Youth and the News in Five Charts
February 3, 2021
Ayden Férdeline
The Wisdom of the Crowd: Promoting Media Development through Deliberative Initiatives
September 29, 2020
Craig Matasick
Are Punchlines the New Front Lines of Media Development?
August 10, 2020
Dillon Case
Kevin Bleyer
Local Radio Stations in Africa: Sustainability or Pragmatic Viability?
June 18, 2020
Mary Myers
Nicola Harford
The Rise of Internet Throttling: A Hidden Threat to Media Development
May 20, 2020
Samuel Woodhams
Building Regional Strategies for Media Development in the Middle East and North Africa (Arabic Translation)
March 5, 2020
Building Regional Strategies for Media Development in the Middle East and North Africa
March 5, 2020
Fatima el-Issawi
Nicholas Benequista
Supporting Media at a Time of Crisis: Donors Explore New Strategies
January 9, 2020
Laura Schwartz-Henderson
Mapping Digital Disinformation around Elections: A Case Study of Pakistan’s 2018 General Elections
October 21, 2019
Talal Raza
Strengthening the United Nations’ Role in Media Development
September 19, 2019
Bill Orme
China’s New Media Dilemma: The Profit in Online Dissent
June 27, 2019
Louisa Chiang
Big Data, Not Big Brother: New Data Protection Laws and the Implications for Independent Media Around the World
June 6, 2019
Ayden Férdeline
Media Development and the Open Government Partnership: Can Improved Policy Dialogue Spur Media Reforms?
May 28, 2019
Paul Rothman
How Social Media Taxes Can Burden News Outlets: The Case of Uganda
May 14, 2019
Juliet Nanfuka
Confronting the Crisis in Independent Media: A Role for International Assistance
March 28, 2019
Nicholas Benequista
A Regional Approach to Media Development in West Africa
March 14, 2019
Gilbert Tietaah
Sulemana Braimah
“Free Internet” and the Costs to Media Pluralism: The Hazards of Zero-Rating the News
November 8, 2018
Daniel O'Maley
Amba Kak
Defending Independent Media: A Comprehensive Analysis of Aid Flows
June 19, 2018
Mary Myers
Linet Angaya Juma
A New Wave of Censorship: Distributed Attacks on Expression and Press Freedom
May 24, 2018
Daniel Arnaudo
Pluralismo en los medios, confianza pública y democracia: nueva evidencia de Latinoamérica y El Caribe
February 8, 2018
Mariana Rodríguez
Elizabeth J. Zechmeister
Media Pluralism, Public Trust, and Democracy: New Evidence from Latin America and the Caribbean
February 8, 2018
Mariana Rodríguez
Elizabeth J. Zechmeister
Information Not Found: The “Right to Be Forgotten” as an Emerging Threat to Media Freedom in the Digital Age
January 9, 2018
Michael J. Oghia
In Repressive Countries, Citizens Go ‘Dark’ to Share Independent News
December 11, 2017
Kate Musgrave
Pathways to Media Reform in Sub‑Saharan Africa: Reflections from a Regional Consultation
December 5, 2017
Herman Wasserman
Nicholas Benequista
Advocating for Openness: Nine Ways Civil Society Groups Have Mobilized to Defend Internet Freedom
November 15, 2017
Sarah Oh
In the Service of Power: Media Capture and the Threat to Democracy
August 16, 2017
International Standards for Freedom of Expression: A Basic Guide for Legal Professionals in Latin America
July 27, 2017
Estándares internacionales de libertad de expresión: Guía básica para operadores de justicia en América Latina
July 27, 2017
Live from the Bully Pulpit: The Abuse of Obligatory Presidential Broadcasts in Latin America
May 15, 2017
Andrés Cañizález
A Slowly Shifting Field: Understanding Donor Priorities in Media Development
April 25, 2017
Shanthi Kalathil
The Power of Airwaves: The Role of Spectrum Management in Media Development
April 12, 2017
Nathalia Foditsch
Media Development in the Digital Age: Five Ways to Engage in Internet Governance
March 22, 2017
Corinne Cath
Niels ten Oever
Daniel O'Maley
Beyond the Great Firewall: How China Became a Global Information Power
March 7, 2017
Shanthi Kalathil
Same Beds, Different Dreams? Charitable Foundations and Newsroom Independence in the Global South
February 26, 2017
Media Feast, News Famine: Ten Global Advertising Trends That Threaten Independent Journalism
January 5, 2017
Michelle Foster
Media Development and Countering Violent Extremism: An Uneasy Relationship, a Need for Dialogue
October 26, 2016
Cuba’s Parallel Worlds: Digital Media Crosses the Divide
August 30, 2016
Mexican Journalism, Still in the Line of Fire
July 13, 2016
Captured News Media: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, and Montenegro
June 7, 2016
Media as a Form of Aid in Humanitarian Crises
April 20, 2016
Curbing Media, Crippling Debate: Soft Censorship in Bulgaria
March 31, 2016
Journalist Security in the Digital World: A Survey – Are We Using the Right Tools?
March 1, 2016
Rethinking Public Service Broadcasting’s Place in International Media Development
February 16, 2016
Media in Latin America: A Path Forward
January 19, 2016
Bad Practices, Bad Faith: Soft Censorship in Macedonia
December 17, 2015
Eroding Freedoms: Media and Soft Censorship in Montenegro
November 24, 2015
Breaking Promises, Blocking Reform: Soft Censorship in Mexico
October 29, 2015
Media Reform Stalled in the Slow Lane: Soft Censorship in Serbia
October 29, 2015
Articles of Asphyxiation: Soft Censorship in Hungary
October 29, 2015
Captured News Media: The Case of Turkey
October 22, 2015
The Politics of Media Development
September 9, 2015
Environmental Reporting and Media Development: Equipping Journalists with the Training and Tools to Cover a Critical Beat
July 28, 2015
Global Journalism Education: A Missed Opportunity for Media Development?
June 15, 2015
Championing Press Freedom: African Journalists Push Back Against Repression
April 21, 2015
Watchdogs Under Watch: Media in the Age of Cyber Surveillance
April 6, 2015
Official Development Assistance for Media: Figures and Findings
March 30, 2015
Advancing Independent journalism While Building a Modern News Business: The Case of Malaysiakini
February 25, 2015
Throwing the Switch: An Update on the State of the Global Transition to Digital TV Broadcasting
January 1, 2015
Telling It Straight: How Trustworthy Government Information Promotes Better Media
November 14, 2014
Measuring the Audience: Why It Matters to Independent News Media and How It Can Contribute to Media Development
October 27, 2014
Africa’s Media Boom: The Role of International Aid
October 13, 2014
Business Journalism Thrives— Even Under Repressive Regimes
August 26, 2014
Journalism Training In The Digital Era: Views From the Field
August 5, 2014
Soft Censorship, Hard Impact: A Global Review
June 11, 2014
Understanding Data: Can News Media Rise to the Challenge?
June 2, 2014
By the Numbers: Tracing the Statistical Correlation Between Press Freedom and Democracy
April 22, 2014
Buying Compliance: Governmental Advertising and Soft Censorship in Mexico
March 26, 2014
Supporting Internet Freedom: The Case of Iran
March 13, 2014
Capturing Them Softly: Soft Censorship and State Capture in the Hungarian Media
January 28, 2014
Soft Censorship: Strangling Serbia’s Media
January 28, 2014
The Last Gasp of Empire: Russia’s Attempts to Control the Media in the Former Soviet Republics
January 8, 2014
Media Literacy 2.0: A Sampling of Programs Around the World
November 21, 2013
The Long Shadow of Chinese Censorship: How the Communist Party’s Media Restrictions Affect News Outlets Around the World
October 21, 2013
CCTV’s International Expansion: China’s Grand Strategy for Media
October 21, 2013
A Clash of Cultures: Hate Speech, Taboos, Blasphemy, and the Role of News Media
October 3, 2013
Breathing Life into Freedom of Information Laws: The Challenges of Implementation in the Democratizing World
September 10, 2013
Profiles in Blogging: How Bloggers Around the World Practice Their Craft
August 8, 2013
South Africa’s Media 20 Years After Apartheid
July 11, 2013
Is There a Link Between Digital Media and Good Governance? What the Academics Say
June 19, 2013
Applying Standards: Media Owners and Journalism Ethics
May 7, 2013
The New Gatekeepers: Controlling Information in the Internet Age
April 17, 2013
U.S. Government Funding for Media: Trends and Strategies
March 19, 2013
You Say You Want a Revolution … Then What? The Challenges of Media Training in Post-Qaddafi Libya: A First-Person Essay
February 28, 2013
Global Investigative Journalism: Strategies for Support
January 14, 2013
Investigative Reporting in Emerging Democracies: Models, Challenges, and Lessons Learned
January 10, 2013
Working in Concert: Coordination and Collaboration in International Media Development
December 18, 2012
Calling the Shots: How Ownership Structures Affect the Independence of News Media
November 26, 2012
Content Analysis: Can Shared Indicators Improve Monitoring and Evaluation
October 10, 2012
Making Media Development More Effective
October 5, 2012
Bigger Cities, Smaller Screens: Urbanization, Mobile Phones, and Digital Media Trends in Africa
September 18, 2012
The Video Revolution
August 24, 2012
Challenges for Independent News Media in Pakistan
July 26, 2012
Is There a Link Between Media and Good Governance? What the Academics Say
June 21, 2012
The Medium versus the Message: U.S. Government Funding for Media in an Age of Disruption
June 11, 2012
A Pilot Study for GFMD’s Media Development Toolkit
May 15, 2012
Empowering Independent Media: U.S. Efforts to Foster a Free Press and an Open Internet Around the World — Second Edition: 2012
April 26, 2012
Dangerous Work: Violence Against Mexico’s Journalists and Lessons from Colombia
April 11, 2012
Digital Media in the Arab World One Year After the Revolutions
March 28, 2012
Covering Elections: The Challenges of Training the Watchdogs
March 2, 2012
Continental Shift: New Trends in Private U.S. Funding for Media Development
November 30, 2011
Challenges for Independent Media in a Post-Gaddafi Libya
November 7, 2011
Media Codes of Ethics: The Difficulty of Defining Standards
November 2, 2011
The Legal Enabling Environment for Independent Media in Egypt and Tunisia
October 3, 2011
News on the Go: How Mobile Devices Are Changing the World’s Information Ecosystem
September 27, 2011
Matching the Market and the Model: The Business of Independent News Media
August 22, 2011
Media and the Law: An Overview of Legal Issues and Challenges
July 20, 2011
Confronting the News: The State of Independent Media in Latin America
June 28, 2011
Independent Media in Exile
June 15, 2011
Funding Free Expression: Perceptions and Reality in a Changing Landscape
June 1, 2011
Voices from Villages: Community Radio in the Developing World
April 5, 2011
Iraq’s News Media After Saddam: Liberation, Repression, and Future Prospects
March 10, 2011
Social Media in the Arab World: Leading up to the Uprisings of 2011
February 3, 2011
Caught in the Middle: Central and Eastern European Journalism at a Crossroads
January 20, 2011
By the People: The Rise of Citizen Journalism
December 16, 2010
U.S. Government Funding for Media Development
December 7, 2010
The Pentagon, Information Operations, and International Media Development
November 23, 2010
Registering Reporters: How Licensing of Journalists Threatens Independent Media
November 23, 2010
Cash for Coverage: Bribery of Journalists Around the World
September 28, 2010
Evaluating the Evaluators: Media Freedom Indexes and What They Measure
September 21, 2010
Winds From the East: How the People’s Republic of China Seeks to Influence the Media in Africa, Latin America, and Southeast Asia
September 8, 2010
U.S. Universities and Media Development
August 26, 2010
Covering Corruption: The Difficulties of Trying to Make a Difference
July 21, 2010
Shifting Sands: The Impact of Satellite TV on Media in the Arab World
May 17, 2010
Reinventing the Media Investor
March 1, 2010
Broadcasting in UN Blue: The Unexamined Past and Uncertain Future of Peacekeeping Radio
February 16, 2010
Libel Tourism: Silencing the Press Through Transnational Legal Threats
January 6, 2010
Under Attack: Practicing Journalism in a Dangerous World
December 22, 2009
Funding for Media Development by Major Donors Outside the United States
December 2, 2009
Throwing the Switch: Challenges in the Conversion to Digital Broadcasting
November 19, 2009
Experimentation and Evolution in Private U.S. Funding of Media Development
October 28, 2009
Digital Media in Conflict-Prone Societies
October 19, 2009
Media Literacy: Citizen Journalists
October 1, 2009
Media Literacy: Empowering Youth Worldwide
October 1, 2009
Media Literacy: Understanding the News
October 1, 2009
Challenges to U.S. Government Support for Media Development
September 11, 2009
Print and Broadcast Media Freedom: Disparities and Opening
September 1, 2009
The Role of New Media in the 2009 Iranian Elections
July 9, 2009
Good But How Good?: Monitoring and Evaluation of Media Assistance Projects
June 25, 2009
Krishna Kumar’s One Size Does Not Fit All
June 3, 2009
YouthTube: Empowering Youth Through Independent Media
May 28, 2009
Sword and Shield: Self-Regulation and International Media
May 5, 2009
Support for Independent Media in Liberia’s New Democracy
February 17, 2009
Soft Censorship: How Governments Around the Globe Use Money to Manipulate the Media
January 9, 2009
The Role of Cell Phones in Carrying News and Information
November 1, 2008
Empowering Independent Media: U.S. Efforts to Foster Free and Independent News Around the World
July 18, 2008
Scaling a Changing Curve: Traditional Media Development and the New Media
March 3, 2008
The Role of Media-support Organizations and Public Literacy in Strengthening Independent Media Worldwide
February 5, 2008
U.S. Public and Private Funding of Independent Media Development Abroad
December 10, 2007
Independent Media’s Vital Role in Development
December 10, 2007
Community Radio: Its Impact and Challenges to Its Development
October 9, 2007
The State of Media in Sudan
September 12, 2007
University Journalism Education: A Global Challenge
August 1, 2007
Media Assistance: Challenges and Opportunities for the Professional Development of Journalists
July 25, 2007
Toward Economic Sustainability of the Media in Developing Countries
June 22, 2007
Media Law Assistance: Establishing an Enabling Environment for Free and Independent Media to Flourish
May 18, 2007
Global Investigative Journalism: Strategies for Support
January 1, 2007