A New Battlefront: The Effect of Commercial Spyware on Independent Media Wednesday, September 29 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. EDT Speakers Samuel Woodhams, CIMA Report Author Spyware: An Unregulated and Escalating Threat to Independent Media Ron Deibert, Director, The Citizen Lab, Munk School of...
Thinking Globally, Acting Locally: Shaping the Future of Global Digital Democracy through Localized Approaches Thursday, July 29 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. EDT Speakers Gideon Sarpong, Policy Analyst and Media Practitioner, Ghana Meri Baghdasaryan, Human Rights Attorney, Armenia Catherine Muya...
This event is co-organized by Indiana University's Ethics, Values and Technology: Developing Character for a Digital World series. Tuesday, April 13 11:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. EDT Speakers: Aric Toler, Training Director, Bellingcat Dragana Obradović, Director, Balkan Investigative Reporting ...
Strategic lawsuits against public participation, or SLAPPs, are lawsuits taken against media organizations or activists with the sole purpose of silencing them. Cases are reported in increasing numbers across Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Americas. The damage done by SLAPPs is far-reaching and curbi...
Reforming the media sector is central to ensuring the success of a democratization effort. Yet, the path to progress is not straightforward—reform efforts can easily stall, and media advocates face strong headwinds as they contend with entrenched political and business interests. By examining past...
Widespread use of encrypted messaging apps (EMAs) in developing countries and emerging democracies has prompted news outlets in these regions to experiment with them as mechanisms for distributing the news. From news products designed specifically for sharing via EMAs to private channels used to cir...
In partnership with Indiana University’s School for Global and International Studies (SGIS), CIMA is pleased to announce the creation of “The Mark Helmke Postdoctoral Scholarship on Global Media, Development, and Democracy.” [caption id="attachment_6493" align="alignleft" width="263"] The H...
By Martin Scott, Mel Bunce, and Mary Myers In the past five years, the number of intergovernmental initiatives supporting media freedom has increased significantly. Major examples include the Media Freedom Coalition (MFC), the International Partnership for Information and Democracy and most recentl...
As the global journalism industry struggles to adapt to shrinking revenue brought on by the failure of traditional business models, Big Tech companies continue to dominate the digital advertising market. This uneven playing field has led policymakers in the US, EU, and Australia to attempt to rebala...
