Type: Blog Post
On November 23, 2009, a convoy of 58 men and women, 32 of them journalists, were slaughtered by gunmen outside of Ampatuan, a town in the southern Philippine province of Maguindanao.  The victims were headed to the provincial office of the Commission on Elections to watch the wife of Esmael Manguda...

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View Dave Kaplan’s PowerPoint Presentation >> Featuring: Sheila Coronel @SheilaCoronel Columbia University David E. Kaplan @gijn Global Investigative Journalism Network View PowerPoint Presentation >> Drew Sullivan @DrewOCCRP Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project Wednesd...

Type: Publication
Why are independent media that contribute to democracy and economic progress failing to take root or survive in many countries?  We at the Center for International Media Assistance suggest that one piece of the answer may be found in a concept known as media capture. Media capture is a systemic gov...

Type: Blog Post
Most killers of journalists walk free. The statistics are staggering: worldwide, almost nine out of 10 cases of journalist killings are met with impunity.  To mark the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists and the tenth anniversary of the UN Plan of Action on the Safety o...

Type: Publication
The Center for International Media Assistance is pleased to release The Politics of Media Development: The Importance of Engaging Government and Civil Society, By Paul Rothman of CIMA’s staff.  In the field of media development, the public sector is often viewed as a barrier to the development of...

Type: Publication
In the coming decades, climate change is poised to disrupt the global economy. Low-income countries stand to lose the most, yet environmental reporting around the world often fails to inform the public on a level that transcends the politics of the moment. This report examines how media development ...

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CIMA is pleased to release a new report, Iraq’s News Media After Saddam: Liberation, Repression, and Future Prospects, by Sherry Ricchiardi, a veteran journalist, journalism professor, and media consultant. This report examines the state of Iraq’s media and provides a prognosis for the future as...

Type: Event
Over 50 people attended the discussion hosted by CIMA on November 3, 2011. Independent media play a crucial role in underpinning good governance, and many development organizations are increasingly interested in supporting media programs. While stakeholders use the media to communicate development ...

Type: Publication
CIMA is pleased to release a new report, Independent Media in Exile, by Bill Ristow, a veteran journalist and international journalism trainer. The report explores the challenges faced by journalists living in exile from countries with repressive regimes and examines the impact that their courageous...

Type: Publication
CIMA is pleased to release a new report, Funding Free Expression: Perceptions and Reality in a Changing Landscape, by Anne Nelson, a veteran journalist, journalism educator, and media consultant. This report, researched in collaboration with the International Freedom of Expression Exchange (IFEX), e...