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Call for an increase of European support for journalism and free media worldwide
CFI; Deutsche Welle DW Akademie; Fondation Hirondelle; International Media Support (IMS), April 29 (2025)
"At this critical point in time, independent journalists, public interest media and civil society organisations in countries around the world need decisive support. They are directly and severely impacted by the current US administration’s decision to freeze financial support to independent media.
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Trump funding freeze halts decades of U.S. democracy work around the world
National Public Radio (NPR), February 18 (2025)
"The Trump administration has stopped funding practically all U.S. government work supporting democracy, human rights and press freedom around the globe. President Trump issued an executive order last month halting congressionally appropriated foreign assistance, pending a review of the programs fun
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The State of Media Development: Asia-Pacific
Bonn: Deutsche Welle DW Akademie (2025), 23 pp.
"Amid the Asia-Pacific region’s complex political and media landscape — marked by authoritarian regression, shrinking civic space, digital surveillance, funding shortfalls, and gender inequality — this study has explored the current status of media development in the region vis à vis the OECD
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The State of Media Development: Middle East and North Africa
Bonn: Deutsche Welle DW Akademie (2025), 25 pp.
"In light of the rapid changes in the political, economic, and technological landscape in the region, there is an urgent need to reassess the goals and priorities of media support programs in the MENA region, focusing on challenges, best practices, and providing effective recommendations. This also
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The State of Media Development: Anglophone Africa
Bonn: Deutsche Welle DW Akademie (2025), 21 pp.
"This study examines the status of media development in Anglophone Africa and specifically assesses adherence to the OECD’s six Principles that guide donor support for relevant and effective media development. The research draws on qualitative and quantitative data collected through surveys and in
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The State of Media Development: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Bonn: Deutsche Welle DW Akademie (2025), 20 pp.
"The report highlights both urgent challenges and emerging opportunities in Eastern Europe and Central Asia — a region grappling with financial instability driven by the Russian war in Ukraine, political manipulation, declining support from tech platforms, and the potential loss of decades of accu
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The State of Media Development: Latin America and the Caribbean
Bonn: Deutsche Welle DW Akademie (2025), 20 pp.
"Public-interest media across Latin America and the Caribbean are resilient and innovative, yet the enabling environment remains fragile. As this study has shown, none of the six OECD principles is fully met, with the sharpest gaps in funding (short-term, projectized support), donor coordination, an
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The State of Media Development: Francophone Africa
Bonn: Deutsche Welle DW Akademie (2025), 22 pp.
"The African media sector embodies both remarkable potential and persistent fragility. Across the continent, journalists and media organizations continue to demonstrate resilience, innovation, and commitment to public interest reporting, and often in environments marked by political interference, ec
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Trump’s aid cuts will lead to a surge in propaganda and misinformation, say press freedom groups
The Guardian, February 11 (2025)
"Donald Trump’s foreign aid freeze will lead to a decline in the number ofindependent media outlets across the world, causing a surge in misinformation andplaying into the hands of state propagandists, media organisations have warned. The US president has suspended billions of dollars in projects
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Mapping of media assistance and journalism support programmes in the Levant region
Deep Insights
Brussels: Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD) (2025), 30 pp.
"This report presents a mapping of 326 media assistance and journalism-support programmes implemented across Sub-Saharan Africa between 2020 and 2025. It provides an overview of how bilateral donors, philanthropic foundations and international and local organisations are supporting the region’s me
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Estado del Desarrollo de los Medios: América Latina y el Caribe
Bonn: Deutsche Welle DW Akademie (2025), 20 pp.
"Los medios de interés público en América Latina y el Caribe son resilientes e innovadores, pero el entorno que los rodea sigue siendo frágil. Como ha mostrado este estudio, ninguno de los seis principios de la OCDE se cumple plenamente, con las mayores brechas en el financiamiento (apoyo de cor
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Independent Evaluation of the Media Freedom Coalition
Paris: Aleph Strategies; Media Freedom Coalition (2025), 62 pp.
"The evaluation found that the MFC has made notable contributions to media freedom and journalist safety over the past five years. It has played a role in encouraging some Member States to strengthen their media freedom policies and legislation. The MFC has also influenced state actors through diplo
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The Economic Imperative of Investing in Public Interest Media
Forum on Information & Democracy (2025), 20 pp.
"Halting the decline of public interest media requires systematically recognizing, measuring, and rewarding the true value of public interest media to national and global economies and enabling governments to more effectively guide both public and private innovation. As we have argued, too much of t
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From threat to reality: Independent media endangered, security and democracy weakened, autocracy and disinformation thriving
International Fund for Public Interest Media (IFPIM) (2025), 18 pp.
"Rooted in research and consultation with independent media organisations in 30 middle- and low-income countries, this briefing argues that the weakening of democracy, security, and development is closely correlated with the near extinction of independent media. It demonstrates – with evidence
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Impact of U.S. Government Funding Suspension on Independent Media in Lebanon
Beirut: Samir Kassir Foundation (2025), 9 pp.
"The January 23, 2025 suspension of U.S. government funding has placed Lebanon’s independent media outlets under significant strain. Although some organizations were unaffected, many face heightened financial uncertainty, reduced operational capacity, and the potential for layoffs. The Samir Kassi
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Demokratie beginnt im Lokalen: Zeit für eine neue Medienförderung
Berlin: Heinrich Böll Stiftung (2025), 30 pp.
"[...] mit welchen Instrumenten können journalistische Marktaustritte verringert und Neugründungen gefördert werden – und das mit möglichst effizientem Mitteleinsatz? In diesem Kurzgutachten vergleichen wir verschiedene strukturelle Maßnahmen sowie Förderinstrumente mit Blick auf Kriterien w
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“Priorities Were Chosen by Donors”: A Critical Review of International Media Assistance in Afghanistan (2001-2021)
Global Media Journal - German Edition, volume 15, issue 1 (2025), 23 pp.
"This study presents findings from research on international media development strategies and practices in Afghanistan between 2001 and 2021. Based on qualitative interviews with 35 Afghan journalists in Afghanistan, the research offers a retroactive assessment of key patterns in International Media
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"The Index on International Media Freedom Support (IMFS) evaluates and ranks states based on their support for media freedom beyond their borders. It does this by analysing the contributions that countries have made to international diplomatic, financial and safety / protection initiatives that prom
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Flight and Fight: Supporting Exiled Media to Survive and Sustain
London: Internews (2024), 63 pp.
Mapping ODA to media and information environment integrity
Deep Insights
Paris: OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) (2024), 105 pp.
"Interviews with 25 officials from development ministries and agencies and media experts, and a review of over 100 documents, confirmed that development partners are aware of the pressures faced by traditional and new media, and how the information environment can influence their wider democracy and
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