Type: Blog Post
Thousands took to the streets of Budapest in the close of 2019, protesting Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s most recent step in his march against free expression in Hungary. But the restriction was a decade in the making. Since Orbán’s government came to power in 2010, the state of free speech in...

Type: Donor Profile
The European Endowment for Democracy (EED) is an independent, grant-making organization, established in 2013 by the European Union (EU) and EU member states to foster democracy in the European Neighborhood and beyond. All EU member states are members of EED’s Board of Governors, together with memb...

Type: Blog Post
For Omar Rincón, director of the Journalism Institute of the University of the Andes in Colombia, there are essentially three types of media landscapes in Latin America: Countries where media dominates the government and sets the agenda. These, according to Rincón, would be Mexico, Colombia, Peru,...

Type: Donor Profile
The United States government has long been a supporter of international media development efforts. This is done with the belief that a strong and independent press is essential for democracy to flourish. US government media development efforts are primarily channeled through the United States Depart...

Type: Blog Post
By Nicholas Benequista and Kate Musgrave Those who provide support to the development of media around the world have occupied a special, and quite separate, field within the broader realm of international development, and have worked largely in the shadow of larger governance concerns. But that may ...

Type: Blog Post
“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...

Type: Blog Post
March 13 is Digital Learning Day, which aims to encourage educators and leaders to “actively spread innovative practices and ensure that all youth have access to high-quality digital learning opportunities no matter where they live.” While this grassroots effort is very much focused on the Ameri...

Type: Blog Post
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 ...

Type: Blog Post
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...

Type: Event
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...