Type: Event
The events of the Arab Spring highlighted the potential of digital and traditional media to transform political structur

Type: Event
A major challenge in developing countries is balancing economic growth with environmental sustainability. According to t

Type: Blog Post
By Mary Myers, Nicola Harford, and Martin Ssemakula Throughout sub-Saharan Africa, radio remains a dominant source of news and information for a vast majority of people. These media outlets are a lifeline for citizens during a public health crisis. They provide vital information on how to stay healt...

Type: Blog Post
By Marija Šajkaš and Milka Tadić Mijović As EU and U.S. assistance to independent media in Serbia and Montenegro declines, Russians are seizing the opportunity to support and promote pro-Russian media, broadcasting news in the local language, and investing in media development in the western Bal...

Type: Blog Post
Those working in the media development field may often take for granted the idea that independent media, and its counterpart, access to information, are essential to a free and open society. The burden of proof falls upon us to show the impact of media on development issues like good governance, and...

Type: Blog Post
Today is International Democracy Day: Thoughts on media’s role in democratic institutions We’ve known for a long time that independent news media is a crucial ingredient in the mix of policies, institutions and political behaviors that make democracy work. And we’ve seen concrete ...

Type: Event
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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For the Spanish version, see here. The warnings came through intermediaries: friends and acquaintances. Jennifer Ávila and her team at Contracorriente were told that their reporting on the offshore dealings of Honduran politicians and elites, as revealed by the Pandora Papers, would get them in tro...

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On July 28, CIMA hosted a roundtable discussion to examine lessons learned by the media development community in Europe and Eurasia after major political, social, and economic transformation. The event emphasized progress and decline in the media landscape in Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Serbia, and Ukraine...

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By Damon Wilson and Nicholas Benequista At a moment of existential threat to independent media in many countries, the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to two of the world’s bravest and most committed journalists—Maria Ressa of Rappler, and Dmitry Muratov of Novaya Gazeta—sends an important messa...