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Aylair Livingstone is an attorney and creator of the Caribbean Freedom of Information group.  you can find her full presentation for the World Bank, “Freedom of Information in the Caribbean: 20 Years and Beyond,” here: WORLD BANK_PPT_FOI_FEB_2015The Caribbean has caught up with the gl...

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At CIMA, we aim to raise the visibility and improve the effectiveness of media development around the world. Over the next year, we’re looking to improve our own effectiveness in engaging our audience-delivering to you both the type and format of content you need. In order to do this, we need ...

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It’s easy to be pessimistic about the state of media in the world today. Despite the global spread of technology and connectivity, press freedom has been declining for almost a decade and the producers of high quality news and information are struggling to find new business models to sustain their...

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2017 IAMCR Pre-Conference Reflections on Foreign Aid, Philanthropy and Change in Media Systems 15 July 2017, 9:00 – 18:00 Universidad Tecnológica de Bolívar (Sede Manga) Campus Manga: Calle del Bouquet cra.21 #25-92, Cartagena, Bolívar Cartagena, ColombiaFor additional information on this event...

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There is a common perception in the international diplomatic community in Addis Ababa that putting public pressure on the Ethiopian government to improve human rights and other basic democratic freedoms is likely to backfire. Ethiopia’s current government—which has been strongly influenced by Et...

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In today’s digitized world, news organizations must be online to survive. And yet, online-only publications struggle to monetize their product, and sustain their content production.CIMA’s latest report, Advancing Independent Journalism While Building a Modern News Business: The Case of Malaysiak...

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Tuesday, February 28 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. EST (Lunch provided) National Endowment for Democracy 1025 F Street NW, Suite 800 Washington, DC 20004 Panelists: Tim Isgitt, Managing Director, Humanity United Tom Rosenstiel, Executive Director, American Press Institute Anya Schiffrin, Director of T...

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An update from the First High-Level Meeting of the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation Erik Solheim is the kind of development professional who would be most inclined to argue for the important role of media in development. The chair of the Development Assistance Committee of th...

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By Lela Vujanić In 2014, a group of journalists made the bold move to leave the Slovakian newspaper SME after it was partially acquired by an investment group with links to the government of Slovakia. They didn’t know they would soon be running a European media powerhouse. The journalists lau...

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Media is deeply intertwined within our political cultures, yet the broader development community often approaches media reform as if it were a technical problem that can be solved through training and technical assistance. What does it mean for media development practitioners to engage politically, ...