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Transitional Libyan Media: Free at Last?

Fatima El-Issawi

Washington, DC: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (2013), 27 pp.

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Étude sur le développement des médias au Gabon: Basée sur les indicateurs de développement des médias de l’UNESCO

Laurent Charles Boyomo Assala, Emmanuel Mbede

Paris: UNESCO (2013), 97 pp.

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2nd Conference on Media Development in Myanmar, 20-21 May 2013, Yangon: Summary of Presentations

Myanmar Media Development Thematic Working Group; International Media Support (IMS) (2013), 34 pp.

"The 2nd Conference on Media Development in Myanmar took place from May 20-21 2013 in Yangon. With over 300 participants, the conference marked another significant milestone in Myanmar’s media reform process. This report is a summary of the presentations held at this conference. Under the theme � ... more

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Audit des médias par les médias: Rapport final - version definitive

Willy Nindorera, Sylvie Capitant, Tharcisse Ndarugirire

Bujumbura; Paris: Association Burundaise des Radiodiffuseurs (ABR); Université Paris, Institut d’étude du développement économique et social (IEDES) (2013), 168 pp.

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Asian Media Barometer: South Korea 2013

Berlin; Seoul: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2013), 96 pp.

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Federated States of Micronesia: State of Media & Communication Report

Pacific Media Assistance Scheme (PACMAS); Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC); Australian Aid (AusAID) (2013), 12 pp.

"Policy and Legislation: Communications legislation is broadly based on a US model. States are responsible for media legislation and regulation, resulting in uneven development in this area. Freedom of speech is guaranteed in the constitution, and freedom of media has not been challenged in recent y ... ears. Telecommunications is regulated nationally; FSM Telecommunications Corporation is the only telecommunications provider. Media Systems: There is a shortage of technicians in Pohnpei. Technicians in Pohnpei, at the different companies, generally support one another, both formally (for a fee) and informally. Technical support is available through US-based companies. The Disaster Preparedness Plan has recently been reviewed; the key stakeholders had not yet been briefed on their roles and responsibilities. There is no local awareness of an emergency communications or broadcasting plan. The national government has recently installed new sirens in Pohnpei; similar systems are planned for the rest of the states. Capacity Building: There are reports of at least two new media associations being launched in Micronesia with strong links to FSM, though interviewees did not report being part of those groups and regional travel was raised as an issue; one local Catholic media production organisation is supported by a regional Catholic media association. The College of Micronesia’s media program has been discontinued due to staff shortages, raising an issue of the sustainability of initiatives that rely on individuals. As well as a shortage of employment options for media and journalism students, there are social and cultural issues with young people trained in journalism questioning elders, resulting in the limiting of career options. Media and communications practitioners report using the internet to teach themselves new skills. Lack of targeted training invitations can result in valuable training opportunities being missed by the most appropriate people within organisations. Content: NGO, church and government groups are active content producers on a range of themes. Radio staff are seen as not having the capacity to clearly communicate climate change issues. There is a lack of connection between media and climate change organisations. Currently, NCD communication and awareness activities are not coordinated; there are plans to better coordinate the different stakeholders." (Summary of findings) more

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Fiji: State of Media & Communication Report

Pacific Media Assistance Scheme (PACMAS); Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC); Australian Aid (AusAID) (2013), 16 pp.

"Policy and Legislation: Since the introduction of the government’s Media Decree in 2012, the Fiji Media Industry Development Authority censors and controls the media industry. The constitution guaranteeing freedom of the press has been suspended since 2009. Threats against local and international ... journalists and editors have been common since the military takeover. Some sections of the Fiji Media Council Code of Ethics are included in the Media Decree but others are left out. Regular amendments create a tense atmosphere in the Fijian media industry. Fiji government representatives nevertheless argue that the various decrees, which were put in place, have empowered the general population by giving them greater voice and improved their access to information. Media Systems: Fiji has had a National Disaster Management Plan since 1995. Radio Fiji and FM96 are used to communicate emergency warnings during natural disasters. The Early Warning System also includes SMS messages, warning sirens, cars with speakers, and word of mouth. Fiji has agreements with telecommunications companies to provide emergency calls for free. During 2011 floods, social network sites were used by people to access information. Most technicians have no formal training and there is no institution in Fiji offering broadcast technicians training. Technicians with formal training may have qualifications in related fields from Fiji National University. There is no formal network of technicians in Fiji. Informal networks and internet forums are used to seek advice and information. FemLINKpacific trains women in content production using radio, video and mobile suitcase transmitters. Capacity Building: Several education and training initiatives are available in the area of media and communications in Fiji; the main institutions are USP and FNU. Fiji is an education hub for the region. Journalists also receive on the job training, and access training and workshops offered by SPC and UN agencies. Recent training has focused on media law training in relation to the new regulations and amendments. FNU offers vocational courses in journalism, media production, and technical skills, and film production. FNU’s completion rate is 80 per cent. Graduate outcomes are recorded. Many graduates choose to work in the NGO sector. FNU is challenged by a shortage of teachers. There is no media association in Fiji. The Fiji Media Council closed following the changes in legislation in 2009 and 2010. Content: Climate change is a national priority. USP is playing a leading role in using participatory approaches to climate change communication. There is a lack of awareness of the impacts of climate change in the general community. There is a reported ‘jargon gap’; bridging this gap is seen as important. There is no targeted training around NCDs for journalists. Climate change communication occurs across many media outlets including radio, TV, Several communication initiatives on the topic of NCDs have been broadcast in Fiji, including radio campaigns and TV documentaries. These are in conjunction with inter-personal communication methods." (Summary of findings) more

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Mapping Digital Media: Kazakhstan

Frederick Emrich, Yevgeniya Plakhina

London: Open Society Foundations, Open Society Media Program (2013), 114 pp.

"The story of Kazakhstani media is of two contrasting dynamics: the increasingly controlled and innovation-shy offline space, and the vibrant, less-restricted digital environment. The rise of digital media has yielded benefits for citizens and democracy, albeit these are limited by the dominance of ... more

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Tuvalu: State of Media & Communication Report

Pacific Media Assistance Scheme (PACMAS); Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC); Australian Aid (AusAID) (2013), 12 pp.

"Policy and Legislation: The Constitution protects freedom of expression, but there are no explicit references to freedom of media. Freedom of media was specifically included in the Tuvalu Media Corporation Act of 1993, but since being de-corporatised in 2008, the Tuvalu Media Department is no longe ... more

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Balkan Media Barometer: Macedonia

Zvezdan Georgievski (ed.)

Skopje: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2013), 64 pp.

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Papua New Guinea: State of Media & Communication Report

Jo Tacchi, Heather Horst, Evangelia Papoutsaki, Verena Thomas, Joys Eggins

Pacific Media Assistance Scheme (PACMAS); ABC International Development (2013), 16 pp.

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Asian Media Barometer: India 2013

Berlin; New Delhi: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2013), 88 pp.

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Mapping Digital Media: Kenya

George Nyabuga, Nancy Booker

London: Open Society Foundations, Open Society Media Program (2013), 94 pp.

"In online journalism, the virtues associated with ethics—accuracy, honesty, truth, impartiality, fairness, balance, respect for autonomy of ordinary people—are barely respected, largely because there is no effective way of policing this, and there are no legal penalties. Concentration of owners ... more

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Media Sustainability Index 2013: The Development of Sustainable Independent Media in Europe and Eurasia

Leon Morse (ed.)

Washington, DC: IREX (2013), xx, 317 pp.

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Why do pluralistic media systems emerge? Comparing media change in the Czech Republic and in Russia after the collapse of communism

Florian Toepfl

Global Media and Communication, volume 9, issue 3 (2013), pp. 239-256

"A quarter of a century after the collapse of communism in the former Eastern bloc, a wide range of scholarly projects have been undertaken to compare and theorize processes of media change in the region. One question that scholars have sought to address is: what were the factors that crucially impa ... more

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Directorio de la comunicación

Sally Burch, Luis Onofa (coord.)

Quito: Asociación de la Prensa Extranjera en el Ecuador (APE) (2013), 214 pp.

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Media Mapping Briefing Note

African Union (2013), 60 pp.

"The objective of this IST Briefing Note issue is to provide an up to date list of Somali media outlets. The aim of this paper is to help relevant actors understand the landscape of Somali media and use this information in order to guide their engagement and approach with Somali media outlets. Based ... more

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Libya Media Assessment: One Year Later. An Assessment of the Media Landscape and Consumption Patterns

Clara Tardy

Altai Consulting; Foreign & Commonwealth Office (2013), 102 pp.

"The overall objective of the research is to provide the Foreign & Commonwealth Office and its Libyan Government counterparts with an updated assessment of the Libyan media landscape that measures consumption habits, perceptions of trust towards certain outlets, and attitudes towards government invo ... more

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Mapping Digital Media: Uruguay

Rosario Radakovich, Santiago Escuder, María Julia Morales, Matías Ponce

London: Open Society Foundations, Open Society Media Program (2013), 91 pp.

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Mapping Digital Media: Malaysia

Jo-Ann Ding, Lay Chin Koh, Jacqueline Ann Surin

London: Open Society Foundations, Open Society Media Program (2013), 120 pp.

"Two out of three Malaysians regularly use the internet (even though large areas of the East Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak, where nearly a fifth of the population lives, pose logistical challenges regarding infrastructure) and a third of the population have a 3G mobile subscription. Broadban ... more