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Toward an inclusive approach to supporting media...
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 recently... |
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Fomentando la Sustentabilidad de los Medios: Lec...
Por CIMA Staff Para la versión en inglés, consulte aquí. El Center for International Media Assistance se ha enfocado durante mucho tiempo en promover la sustentabilidad de los medios independientes en todo el mundo como uno de sus valores fundamentales y áreas de actividad. Un proyecto llamad... |
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Fostering Media Sustainability: Lessons Learned ...
By CIMA Staff For the Spanish version, see here. The Center for International Media Assistance has long focused on promoting the sustainability of independent media worldwide as one of its core values and areas of activity. A current project called Velocidad serves as a clear example of efforts by ... |
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Survival Strategies: Global Initiatives to Safeg...
By Theodora Dame Adjin-Tettey You can’t have democracy without accountability, and you can’t have accountability without a free and fearless media. For a billion (dollars) a year you can solve the entire problem. Branko Brkic, in Saving Journalism 2: Global Strategies and a Look at Investigative... |
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Saving Journalism: New Report Examines Global In...
By Anya Schiffrin Dozens of plans to help save journalism have emerged since the COVID-19 pandemic decimated media outlets around the world, the arrival of the pandemic adding urgency to an already perilous situation. The economic effects have helped to create what some are calling a “media extinc... |
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Tracking Media Development Donor Support: An Upd...
Tracking donor efforts to support media development is fundamental to assessing whether enough resources are being directed at these efforts, and whether those resources are being channeled to the areas of most pressing need. From 2015 to 2016, overall levels of donor support for global media develo... |
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Shifting Trends in Media Development Support: A ...
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The Path to Transparency: International Initiati...
By Beth Kwon At a time when media outlets face intense financial pressures, international donors are stepping in to support media outlets. However, reliance on donor support can create new issues in terms of newsroom independence. This is particularly true when donor organizations are funding specif... |
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Five reasons why direct assistance is more vital...
By Chiranuch Premchaiporn In July 2008, I was forced to post an urgent call on our website – one that all independent media outlets dread: “We’re running out of money, we need your support to save Prachatai.” As the director of Prachatai, an independent media outlet in Thailand that I ha... |
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A Lesson from Latin America: Media Reform Needs ...
Editor’s Note: On Tuesday November 15, Professor Waisbord will be discussing the insights from his book on Latin America at the National Endowment for Democracy with anyone interested in pushing through media reforms in other parts of the world. If you will be in Washington, DC, and would like to ... |