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The Media of Somalia: A Force for Moderation?

Jamal Abdi, James Deane

London: BBC World Service Trust (2011), 12 pp.

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Strengthening Somali Media Capacity for Democracy and Human Rights: Evaluation Report

Pierre Robert, Aurélie Ferreira

United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF); Transtec (2011), 23 pp.

"This report is the evaluation of the project “Strengthening Somali media capacity for democracy and human rights” implemented by the National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ), from September 2008 to August 2010. The project budget was US$180,000. The project aimed at strengthening the capaci ... more

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Media in Fragile Environments: The USIP Intended-Outcomes Needs Assessment Methodology
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Andrew Robertson, Eran Fraenkel, Emrys Schoemaker, Sheldon Himelfarb

Washington, DC: United States Institute of Peace (USIP) (2011), 64 pp.

"Over the past twenty years, media interventions have become an accepted tool for conflict management. Interventions have often proven ineffective, however, because they lacked clear definition of their intended outcomes. This volume presents an Intended-Outcomes Needs Assessment methodology (IONA) ... more

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17 February Revolution: Media in North-Eastern Libya

Copenhagen: International Media Support (IMS) (2011), 16 pp.

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Radio in Zones of Conflict: Abnormal Measures for Abnormal Circumstances

David Smith

In: Radio in Africa: Publics, Cultures, Communities

Liz Gunner, Dina Ligaga, Dumisani Moyo (eds.)

Johannesburg: Wits University Press (2011), pp. 256-269

"A radio station for Somalis, by Somalis and about Somalis went on air on 1 March 2010. Radio Bar-Kulan ('meeting place' in Somali) uses FM, short wave, satellite and the internet to ensure that access is available to all who want it. The history of the station has its roots in peacekeeping. The suc ... more

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Make it Theirs: The Imperative of Local Ownership in Communications and Media Initiatives
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Simon Haselock

Washington, DC: United States Institute of Peace (USIP) (2010), 17 pp.

"This report presents the author's experiences regarding the relation of international interventions and local institutions in the (post-)conflict countries of Bosnia, Kosovo, Iraq, Sudan and Afghanistan. Haselock states that media reforms are most successful where they are the result of partnership ... more

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Measuring Change II: Expanding Knowledge on Monitoring and Evaluation in Media Development. 5th Symposium Forum Medien Und Entwicklung (FoME)

A. Sofie Jannusch, Thomas R. Lansner (eds.)

Aachen: Catholic Media Council (CAMECO) (2010), 125 pp.

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Confusion, Contradiction and Irony: The Iraqi Media in 2010

Deborah Amos

Politics and Public Policy Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press (2010), 45 pp.

"After the fall of Baghdad on April 9, 2003, Iraq's news media environment transformed almost overnight from the tightly controlled propaganda arm of Saddam Hussein's rule into one of the most diverse and unrestricted news environments in the Middle East. Built in an atmosphere of chaos and conflict ... more

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Media and Peacebuilding in Afghanistan

Sheldon Himelfarb

Washington, DC: United States Institute of Peace (USIP) (2010), 5 pp.

"Since the fall of the Taliban in 2001, the Afghan media sector has experienced dramatic growth in all areas: television, radio, print, internet, mobile phones. As such, the sector holds tremendous potential for making significant contributions to peacebuilding in the country. However, the media sec ... more

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Afghanistan Media Assessment: Opportunities and Challenges for Peacebuilding

Eran Fraenkel, Emrys Shoemaker, Sheldon Himelfarb

Washington, DC: United States Institute of Peace (USIP) (2010), 40 pp.

"[...] International donor support for Afghanistan's media has had two primary goals. The short-term goal has been to counteract the effects of insurgent communications in order to win the hearts and minds of the Afghan people. The long-term goal has been to create a free and independent media secto ... r that will continue to function after donor support has ended. Although millions of dollars have been invested in the development of the Afghan media sector and the growth of private media since 2001 is considered one of Afghanistan's greatest success stories, neither of these donor goals is being met. Donor support for Afghan media has led to the growth of radio and television outlets that are almost entirely dependent on foreign funding - direct and indirect. Recent strategic communications policies have neither diminished nor adequately countered the presence of extremist voices in Afghanistan. Despite some examples to the contrary, Taliban communications continue to affect the lives of ordinary Afghans, whereas many communications by and from Western sources do not. Neither short- nor mid-term analysis of the Afghan economy - ranked the third poorest in the world by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) - foresees the growth of a market able to sustain Afghanistan's domestic media sector without foreign financing. The limited impact of Western communications endeavors, in conjunction with the predicted continued weakness of the Afghan economy, reveals an urgent need for a dramatic shift in the media strategies and goals pursued by the United States and its allies. First and foremost, donors should invest primarily in the Afghan media's production and dissemination of socially constructive contents rather than in building media institutions or infrastructure that the Afghan economy cannot support. For these contents to be received as authentic and credible, they must reflect the vulnerabilities and priorities that Afghans themselves have identified as vital. Donors should make a multiyear funding commitment to the media in Afghanistan. Support should be allocated to both terrestrial and wireless media through a transparent and competitive process developed jointly by donors and Afghan media experts. Aggressively supporting the dissemination of socially constructive contents through new outlets will permit access to both geographic and demographic segments of the population not adequately served by current media outlets." (Summary, page 3) more

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Broadcasting in UN Blue: The Unexamined Past and Uncertain Future of Peacekeeping Radio
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Bill Orme

Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2010), 73 pp.

"For almost twenty years, United Nations peacekeeping missions have set up local radio stations in conflict-prone countries - 14 to date, seven of which remain in operation. According to this report, some of the fourteen peacekeeping radio stations implemented by the United Nations contributed more ... more

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From Mapping Information Ecologies to Evaluating Media Interventions: An Experts Survey on Evaluating Media Interventions in Conflict Countries

Iginio Gagliardone

Philadelphia, PA: Center for Global Communication Studies (CGCS) Annenberg School for Communication (2010), 37 pp.

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Radio, Newspaper and More: Media Tools for Peace. Experiences from the Field, 2002-2008

Martin Zint

Neuwied: Eirene (2009), 51 pp.

"This publication provides examples of the way in which media can be used for the non-violent management of regional conflicts. Practitioners from radio initiatives in Chad, Niger, Mali and the Democratic Republic of Congo report their experiences regarding the function and perception of the media i ... more

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Radio, Journaux & Co.: Instruments De Paix. Expériences De Terrain, 2002 à 2008

Martin Zint

Neuwied: Eirene (2009), 51 pp.

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Radio, Zeitung & Co.: Werkzeuge für den Frieden. Erfahrungen aus der Projektarbeit von 2002 bis 2008

Martin Zint

Neuwied: Eirene (2009), 51 pp.

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One Size Does Not Fit All: Objectives and Priority Areas for Media Assistance in Different Societies
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Krishna Kumar

Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2009), 39 pp.

"The essential thesis of this paper is that the requirements and problems of the media sector differ substantially from country to country according to its political, social and economic conditions: in authoritarian states the scope and intensity of media assistance is quite limited, whereas democra ... more

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Digital Media in Conflict-Prone Societies

Ivan Sigal

Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2009), 38 pp.

"Much violent conflict today takes place in or near civilian populations with access to global information networks, so the information gathered by various parties to conflict may potentially be distributed in real time around the globe. The ability to communicate, and to produce and receive diverse ... more

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'The Pathology of Media Intervention in Iraq 2003-2008: The US Attempt to Restructure Iraqi Media Law and Content

Orayb Aref Najjar

International Journal of Contemporary Iraqi Studies, volume 3, issue 1 (2009), pp. 27-52

"This study analyzes US attempts to remake the Iraqi mediascape, its law and content between 2003 and 2008. It concludes that post-invasion media development was so poorly structured and implemented that it was doomed from the start. This is true despite and because of the millions of dollars spent ... more

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Freie Medien für ein liberales Afghanistan: Demokratisierung durch Journalismusförderung zwischen Theorie und Praxis

Maike Albrecht

Stuttgart: VDM Verlag Müller (2008), 106 pp.

"Die Arbeit untersucht, welche Rolle die Medien für die Demokratisierung des von 24 Jahren Krieg zerstörten Landes spielen können. Vor allem internationale Hilfsorganisationen sind gefordert, die aufkeimende afghanische Presse auf dem Weg zu Demokratie und Freiheit zu begleiten. Nach theoretische ... more

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The Missing Link: Fostering Positive Citizen-State Relations in Post-Conflict Environments
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Henriette von Kaltenborn-Stachau

Washington, DC: Communication for Governance and Accountability Program (CommGAP) World Bank (2008), 117 pp.

"Donor policies place great emphasis on the importance of state-building in post-Conflict states, and many donors also recognize the relevance civil society and a professional media sector have for successful transformation processes, says this report. However, operationally and conceptually these a ... more

Media in Fragile Environments: The USIP Intended-Outcomes Needs Assessment Methodology Key Guidance

Make it Theirs: The Imperative of Local Ownership in Communications and Media Initiatives Top Insights

Broadcasting in UN Blue: The Unexamined Past and Uncertain Future of Peacekeeping Radio Top Insights

One Size Does Not Fit All: Objectives and Priority Areas for Media Assistance in Different Societies Top Insights

The Missing Link: Fostering Positive Citizen-State Relations in Post-Conflict Environments Top Insights

Media in Fragile Environments: The USIP Intended-Outcomes Needs Assessment Methodology
Key Guidance

Make it Theirs: The Imperative of Local Ownership in Communications and Media Initiatives
Top Insights

Broadcasting in UN Blue: The Unexamined Past and Uncertain Future of Peacekeeping Radio
Top Insights

One Size Does Not Fit All: Objectives and Priority Areas for Media Assistance in Different Societies
Top Insights

The Missing Link: Fostering Positive Citizen-State Relations in Post-Conflict Environments
Top Insights