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African Media Development Initiative: Nigeria. Research Findings and Conclusions
London: BBC World Service Trust (2006), 77 pp.
"Nine of the 15 interviewees said the most important change in the media sector in the last five years has been the mix of deregulation/liberalisation/privatisation. Four interviewees said the newly democratic environment has been the key change. All interviewees agreed that media development in the
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African Media Development Initiative: Angola. Research Findings and Conclusions
London: BBC World Service Trust (2006), 55 pp.
"Relevant changes in Angolan media were noticed in the press. Newspapers grew the most radios grew some, but TV did not grow at all. There are few new media development initiatives known in Angola. The greatest initiative, though still not in effect, is the new Media Law. The growth of the Sindicato
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African Media Development Initiative: South Africa. Research Findings and Conclusions
London: BBC World Service Trust (2006), 116 pp.
"Overall, South Africa has a relatively vibrant and developing media environment. The 15 interviewees were involved in 37 media development initiatives between them. These development initiatives comprise the following: 12 training initiatives; nine advocacy initiatives; five research initiatives; t
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African Media Development Initiative: Sierra Leone. Research Findings and Conclusions
London: BBC World Service Trust (2006), 78 pp.
"The most relevant changes that occurred during the past five years in Sierra Leone are the results of democracy (free and fair elections in 2002) and establishing the Independent Media Commission Act (IMC) of 2000 to help deregulate the formation of new media outlets. The resilience of media practi
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African Media Development Initiative: Tanzania. Research Findings and Conclusions
London: BBC World Service Trust (2006), 63 pp.
"There has been significant growth in media outlets. In the new regime, the relationship between the media and the government has improved greatly. For the media in Tanzania to develop, resource allocation should be considered as a priority. There is a need to look at how much the government and don
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African Media Development Initiative: Uganda. Research Findings and Conclusions
London: BBC World Service Trust (2006), 70 pp.
"Changes have been gradual but the watershed was 1992/4 when the airwaves were liberalised, leading to the mushrooming of media institutions especially in the broadcasting area. In the past five years, the media in Uganda has become more vibrant, more liberated and there has been more freedom of exp
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Aproximación al apoyo a medios y periodistas en Colombia (2000-2006) y aportes para la construcción de una estrategia conjunta 2006-2015
Bogotá: Proyecto Antonio Nariño (2006), 16 pp.
"El presente documento contiene la síntesis de una aproximación a la situación actual de los medios informativos y de los periodistas en Colombia, así como una caracterización de los trabajos que se han adelantado en el país en los últimos cinco años orientados a fortalecer el sector y que h
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African Media Development Initiative: Zambia. Research Findings and Conclusions
London: BBC World Service Trust (2006), 77 pp.
"The past five years have seen a mushrooming of media development organisations and media outlets. The period has also seen greater and better-coordinated civic activism in support of media development. There has generally been a diversity of media content, reflecting the plurality of media outlets.
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African Media Development Initiative: Mozambique. Research Findings and Conclusions
London: BBC World Service Trust (2006), 71 pp.
"While acknowledging that the situation is not entirely ideal, most of the interviewees believed a lot has been achieved in terms of the development of the media in Mozambique over the past five years. This was mainly due to relatively stable political conditions, underpinned by a liberal constituti
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African Media Development Initiative: Ethiopia. Research Findings and Conclusions
London: BBC World Service Trust (2006), 82 pp.
"The following changes have taken place over the past five years: media laws have been enacted; a legal framework is in place with the Press Law and Broadcast Law, and the creation of a favourable environment for media development; the Ethiopian Broadcast Authority has been established to issue lice
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Foreign Aid to the Media in Ukraine and its Impact on the Democratization Process in the Country
Athens, Ga.: University of Georgia, Master Thesis (2005), 72 pp.
"This study examines the impact of the international media assistance on the democratization of the press in Ukraine. Ukrainian government has been notorious for years for the suppression of the press and for censoring the content of the nation's media. Vital issues of the country, such as corruptio
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Mediating Transition in Afghanistan, 2001-2004
Austin: University of Texas at Austin, Doctoral Thesis (2005), x, 294 pp.
"This dissertation examines international aid in support of Afghan media from fall 2001 to fall 2004 as a case study to interrogate the notion of “media transition” and its underlying assumptions. It examines how development organizations such as the United Nations, bilateral aid agencies such a
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Media Development in Iraq: An Overview of International Support 2003-2005
Copenhagen: International Media Support (IMS) (2005), 15 pp.
"This is a brief overview of international assistance to media development in Iraq from the time of the invasion in 2003 to the formation of the Iraqi government and first weeks of the constitutional process in April-May 2005. This paper does not claim to give an exhaustive picture. It is meant as a
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Kosovo Media Assessment: Final Report
Washington, DC: USAID (2004), v, 31 pp.
"USAID’s assistance to the media sector, implemented through the International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX), directly contributed to the creation and continued functioning of two Kosovo-wide independent television stations, the terrestrial transmission network, and the news agency KosovaLiv
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Supporting the Media in Liberia: A Review of the Media Landscape for the Post-Conflict Transition Period
Partnership for Media and Conflict Prevention in West Africa (2004), 76 pp. + annexes
"This report outlines the findings and conclusions derived from the assessment mission undertaken by the ‘Partnership for Media and Conflict Prevention in West Africa’ to Liberia in December 2003. This mission brought together the expertise of a number of the national, regional and international
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U.S. Media Assistance Programs in Serbia: July 1997 - June 2002
Washington, DC: USAID, Bureau for Policy and Program Coordination (2003), xiii, 33 pp.
"Serbian media assistance programs reflect two approaches to media development. Though they occasionally created friction, the differing approaches produced positive results. The goal of USAID’s Office of Transition Initiatives (USAID/OTI) was to fund programs and media outlets that could dissemin
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Assessment of USAID Media Assistance in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1996-2002
Washington, DC: USAID (2003), 29 pp.
Media Assistance Post the Taliban Regime and the Implications for Transforming the Afghan Social System
London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), Master Thesis (2003), iii, 45 pp.
"In the case of media assistance in Afghanistan, financial and organizational resources originate almost exclusively from Western donors and INGOs, which largely bypass the Afghan Government. Organizations within the funding chain thus hold a functional form of power arising from the deployment of a
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