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Confronting the Crisis in Independent Media: A Role for International Assistance
Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2019), 25 pp.
"With independent media around the world in crisis, what is the role of international donors and private foundations? And how can these international actors provide effective support when the driving forces behind independent media’s decline—simultaneously technological, financial, social, polit
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A Regional Approach to Media Development in West Africa: Recommendations from a Consultative Process
Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2019), 21 pp.
"West Africa sits at a critical juncture that will determine whether the coming years are spent defending against reversals in media freedom and pluralism, or moving forward toward new and lasting progress. In this context, the Media Foundation for West Africa consulted stakeholders from all 16 coun
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Challenges and Entry Points for Regional Media Development Support in Sub-Saharan Africa
Kalmar: Fojo Media Institute (2019), 44 pp.
"The report is written from a media perspective and focuses on regional media initiatives and challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa. Seven focus areas that are instrumental for the future of quality journalism have been investigated: Professionalism – capacity to demand accountability; Gender and media
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A rights-based framework for minority and indigenous languages in Africa: From endangerment to revitalization
Minority Rights Group International (2019), 23 pp.
"It is estimated that between 6,000 and 7,000 languages are currently spoken worldwide, of which approximately half, if not more, will disappear by the end of this century [...] Language plays a central role not only for the preservation of identity and culture, but also in matters of non-discrimina
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Digital Citizenship in a Datafied Society
Cambridge: Polity Press (2019), vii, 194 pp.
"Digitization has transformed the way we interact with our social, political and economic environments. While it has enhanced the potential for citizen agency, it has also enabled the collection and analysis of unprecedented amounts of personal data. This requires us to fundamentally rethink our und
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Glasnost! Nine Ways Facebook Can Make Itself a Better Forum for Free Speech and Democracy
Oxford: Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (2019), 27 pp.
"Following multiple controversies in the past two years, Facebook is seeking to implement much needed processes for self-regulation and governance to help regain the trust of the public, politicians, and regulatory authorities. Facebook has thus entered a new era of cautious glasnost, inviting resea
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The Media and Participatory Governance in Ghana: Trends and Challenges
Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) (2019), 15 pp.
"Drawing on available data and literature, this paper begins with an introduction on the media landscape in Ghana and explains how the media have contributed to promoting participatory and accountable governance. It further discusses the trends, barriers of media and governance in Ghana and makes ke
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Media Self-Regulation in South East Europe: Guide to Best Practices for the Digital Age
Paris; Brussels: UNESCO; UNESCO Office Brussels (2019), 16 pp.
Gerechtigkeit 4.0: Auswirkungen der Digitalisierung auf den Globalen Süden
Deep Insights
Berlin: Brot für die Welt (2019), 74 pp.
"Führende Tech-Konzerne, allen voran die aus dem Silicon Valley, instrumentalisieren zunehmend das Handelsrecht für ihre Interessen, wie die von der US-Regierung im Jahre 2000 verabschiedete Digitale Agenda zeigt. Dabei geht es längst nicht mehr nur um die Reduzierung von Zöllen auf digitale Pro
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Photographing Modern Slavery: Recommendations for Responsible Practice
Nottingham: University of Nottingham, Rights Lab (2019), 30 pp.
"1. The current use of imagery, particularly photography, in the anti-slavery movement risks harming anti-slavery efforts and survivors through misinformation and re-exploitation [...] 2. In order to utilise photography effectively and ethically, organisations looking to generate or use photography
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Venezuela’s 21st Century Authoritarianism in the Digital Sphere
Tokyo: Toda Peace Institute (2019), 14 pp.
"This policy brief summarises extensive information on digital rights violations and politically motivated information disorders affecting Venezuelans, principally social media users. The brief focuses on the conflict dynamic between an authoritarian government and those fighting for re-democratisat
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More Than Money: Rethinking Media Viability in the Digital Age
Bonn: Deutsche Welle DW Akademie (2019), 11 pp.
"Media viability challenges will not be solved at the individual outlet level. Rather, it is necessary to bring different stakeholders together to look at the bigger picture and assess the health of a country or a region’s media ecosystem. Then, partners can strategically plan projects that contri
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Unsere gemeinsame digitale Zukunft
Berlin: Wissenschaftlicher Beirat der Bundesregierung Globale Umweltveränderungen (WBGU) (2019), xxviii, 485 pp.
"So wie der Brundtland-Bericht mit dem Titel „Unsere gemeinsame Zukunft“ 1987 das Konzept der nachhaltigen Entwicklung entworfen hat, skizziert der WBGU in diesem Gutachten „Unsere gemeinsame digitale Zukunft“ das Konzept der digitalisierten Nachhaltigkeitsgesellschaft. Dieses Gutachten stel
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Keeping Children Safe Online
Nominet; New Philanthropy Capital (NPC) (2019), 31 pp.
"Parents and other supporting adults can understandably become anxious about the need to be consistently up to date on the fast-changing preferences, behaviours and technologies that children adopt, adapt and create. Helping parents to recognise the existing skills, knowledge and capabilities they h
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Guide for the Development of a Communications Plan for the Comboni Media of Europe
Comboni Missionaries (2019), 15 pp.
"This document is a tool that helps to create a vision and common actions in communications aimed at answering the challenges we face as Comboni missionaries in today’s Europe. This tool is flexible and must be adapted to the concrete realities of each country and of each publication, be it on pap
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Polarisation and Peacebuilding Strategy on Digital Media Platforms: Current Strategies and their Discontents
Tokyo: Toda Peace Institute (2019), 17 pp.
This is the second of two policy briefs on polarisation. The first policy brief, “Polarisation and Peacebuilding Strategy on Digital Media Platforms: The Current Research,” reviewed the research, and concluded by recommending directions for future research. This brief describes interventions: (a
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Resources of Hope? Creative Economy and Development in the Global South
Stuttgart: Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen (ifa) (2019), 12 pp.
"This paper sets out to challenge the dominant narrative of the creative economy as a new option for developing countries. The much-vaunted growth rates proclaimed by UNCTAD’s Creative Economy Programme have slowed, and are seen to apply to a particular kind of manufactured good, as well as being
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"Key principles: 1. Data subjects must own their data – individually and collectively. 2. Our data requires protection from abuse. 3. We need the tools to control our data. 4. Data commons need appropriate governance frameworks. 5. Data protection, sharing and use require new institutions. 6. Data
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"At the heart of the challenges to democracy posed by digital media are three core problems: 1. Platform monopolies: two or three corporations control not only our means of communication, but also the content which is distributed, both of which are core aspects of our democracy. Whilst the market po
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Engaging with Narratives for Peace
Tokyo: Toda Peace Institute (2019), 13 pp.
"How do peacebuilding organisations communicate about peace online and offline? Narrative competency must be a fundamental aspect of our work as peacebuilders in the modern age, as we confront the challenges posed by social media, divided on-line communities, growing political polarisation globally
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