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"In the year 2006, it is estimated that 1.3 billion people world-wide still live in absolute poverty. Most are in developing countries, but poverty also reaches into industrialized regions, such as North America and Europe. The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) set by the Member States of the Unit ... more
"Draws together thinking and analysis that covers the breadth and depth of the media development landscape. The opening section, 'Why Media Matters: Global Perspectives' gathers the work of several thought leaders on major trends that cut across both the communications and development policy arenas; ... more

Promoting Independent Media: Strategies for Democracy Assistance

Boulder, Colo.; London: Rienner (2006), 189 pp.
"This book represents one step in explaining international efforts to promote independent media. It attempts to examine the nature and significance of media assistance, discussing the evolution of the field, the focus of various programming approaches, and the possible impact of such efforts. It pre ... more
"Die Annahme, dass eine kontrollierte Presse das Ziel einer Förderung demokratischer Strukturen immer ad absurdum führe, darf vor dem Hintergrund einer politischen Ausnahmesituation nach einem bewaffneten Konflikt durchaus hinterfragt werden. Die in diesem Zusammenhang geführte Diskussion über M ... more
"This article focuses on an important but neglected area of democracy assistance: international aid to build and strengthen independent media in transition and post-Conflict societies. The purpose of such assistance is to promote democratization by facilitating the free flow of information, transpar ... more
"This paper derives from a seminar on Media Development and OSCE field missions, which was organised by Press Now and the Netherlands Helsinki Committee, and hosted by the Netherlands Foreign Ministry in The Hague on 16 June 2005. These remarks convey the summary thoughts and practical recommendatio ... more
"The purpose of the final evaluation was to provide the Office of Transition Initiatives (OTI) and the U.S. Agency for International Development with an assessment of the relevance, effectiveness, and lessons learned from OTI’s mega-program in Afghanistan. Since evaluations of the media program ha ... more

International Aid and the News Sector in Cambodia

In: Journalism and Democracy in Asia
London; New York: Routledge (2005), pp. 41-53
"Aid efforts have encountered a number of problems: oversupply of basic courses, overlapping and duplication of courses and a lack of understanding of local conditions on the part of some donors [...] Better planning and coordination could improve the situation, as could efforts to encourage journal ... more

Kommunikation

DED-Brief, issue 3 (2005), pp. 4-53
"Der vorliegende DED-Brief beschäftigt sich mit den unterschiedlichen Facetten von Kommunikation, sei es beim zwanglosen Beisammensein im Internetcafé, auf abgelegenen Weidegründen im Norden von Niger oder bei entwicklungspolitischen Planungsworkshops. Kommunikation gilt als Voraussetzung für so ... more

Missed Opportunities in Post-War Bosnia

In: Media and Glocal Change: Rethinking Communication for Development
Buenos Aires: Consejo Latinoamericano de Ciencias Sociales (CLACSO) (2005), pp. 335-348
"Information dissemination is constrained by political sensitivity, the vulnerability of public information campaigns to manipulation, the difficulties of ensuring accurate information flow and the logistical impediments of conveying information across Darfur. For these reasons, existing initiatives ... more
"Media support should have a long term approach (3-5 years); media support should be framed to capacity building related to media production supporting development of media management targeting mainly women; development of producer skills and screenwriting targeting women and young people; developme ... more