[ecrea] The Drum Beat 439 - International Media Development Reports

The Drum Beat - Issue 439 - International Media Development Reports
>>>April 21 2008
>>>
>>>
>>>> From The Communication Initiative Network - where communication and media
>>>>are central to social and economic development.
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>>>
>>>This issue of The Drum Beat highlights a series of working group and
>>>research reports published by the Center for International Media
>>>Assistance (CIMA) at the National Endowment for Democracy. CIMA's research
>>>reports were written by independent consultants on specific media
>>>assistance topics, and its working group reports are based on discussions
>>>held by experts - academics, practitioners, funders - on specific topics.
>>>We include here brief descriptions of those reports, with links to more
>>>detailed summaries of the reports, and from there - links to the full
>>>reports themselves.
>>>
>>>
>>>The Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA), an initiative of the
>>>National Endowment for Democracy (NED), aims to strengthen the support,
>>>raise the visibility, and improve the effectiveness of media assistance
>>>programmes throughout the world. CIMA approaches its mission by providing
>>>information, building networks, conducting research, and highlighting the
>>>role independent media play in the creation and development of sustainable
>>>democracies around the world. CIMA convenes working groups, commissions
>>>research reports, and holds events. The Center also has compiled a
>>>searchable bibliography of international media assistance resources.
>>>CIMA's advisory council advises the Center on topics in media development
>>>that need further study and how it can assist existing organisations
>>>involved in media assistance.
>>>
>>>
>>>The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) is a private, non-profit
>>>organisation created in 1983 to strengthen democratic institutions around
>>>the world through non-governmental efforts. Since its inception, NED has
>>>funded media programmes around the world. NED promotes democracy through
>>>its roles as a grant-making institution, as a center for international
>>>scholars, and as host of the World Movement for Democracy. NED has awarded
>>>grants for a wide variety of support activities, including journalism
>>>training, legal aid for members of the media, education of media
>>>consumers, and aid to local print and broadcast outlets. NED supports the
>>>building of a network of media practitioners and experts through the
>>>Global Forum for Media Development. NED also supports the International
>>>Journalists' Network (IJNet), an online resource published by the
>>>International Center for Journalists.
>>>
>>>
>>>===
>>>
>>>
>>>RESEARCH REPORTS
>>>
>>>
>>>1. Scaling a Changing Curve: Traditional Media Development and the New
>>>Media
>>>by Shanthi Kalathil
>>>This report examines the use of information and communication technology
>>>(ICT) in independent media development, analysing the use of new media,
>>>including blogs, social networking sites, cell phone messaging, and other
>>>relatively new technology applications in communication for development.
>>>The report contextualises new media in the rapidly changing global
>>>information industry, and offers recommendations on how independent
>>>media-development programmes can take advantage of, and keep abreast of,
>>>these new global trends.
>>><http://www.comminit.com/en/node/268329/348>http://www.comminit.com/en/node/268329/348
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>2. Independent Media's Vital Role in Development
>>>by Peter Graves
>>>To demonstrate the importance of fostering independent media, this report
>>>provides examples of how access to information has transformed political,
>>>economic, and social systems. It shows what can happen when conditions
>>>allow independent media to operate and flourish. The report was written to
>>>support an examination of the various ways in which media today have a
>>>significant impact on decision making and the improvement of society. The
>>>document is organised into the following topics with media-related
>>>examples: Media Create Political Change; Media Reduce Corruption; Media
>>>and the Economy; Media and Society; Media Improve Education; Media Support
>>>Disaster Relief; Media Improve Health Practices; Media Serve Local
>>>Communities; and Media Influence Public Policy.
>>><http://www.comminit.com/en/node/267788/348>http://www.comminit.com/en/node/267788/348
>>>
>>>
>>>3. University Journalism Education: A Global Challenge
>>>by Ellen Hume
>>>This is a study on the current state of journalism education worldwide.
>>>The report suggests that not only is there a surge in student demand for
>>>university-based journalism studies worldwide, but it is likely that most
>>>entry-level journalists come from university programmes. Concerns about
>>>journalists emerging directly from universities into the field include: a
>>>lack of practical training in journalism education; the trend of merging
>>>journalism with public relations; the lack of educational grounding in the
>>>ethics of independent journalism; and the failure of universities to
>>>"underscore the journalists' mission as independent watchdogs holding the
>>>powerful accountable."
>>><http://www.comminit.com/en/node/267749/348>http://www.comminit.com/en/node/267749/348
>>>
>>>
>>>4. Global Investigative Journalism: Strategies for Support
>>>by David E. Kaplan
>>>This report was commissioned to determine the size and strength of the
>>>field of investigative journalism and what types of assistance are needed
>>>to help the field expand. The report "explores the rapid growth of
>>>investigative journalism overseas and suggests ways to best support and
>>>professionalize its practice in developing and democratizing countries."
>>>The document emphasises that in-country needs vary widely from short-term
>>>workshops and consulting where an economy is growing and a sophisticated
>>>press exists, to a "holistic 'package' not only of training, but of
>>>protection of individual journalists, incentives, reliable information
>>>streams (e.g. internet access), institutional support to the
>>>better-quality media outlets, legal backup and support to centres..." It
>>>offers the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism as a model. The
>>>study finds no clear relationship between the economic health of the press
>>>and its investigative tradition, but a correlation by country b!
>>>etween lesser degrees of corruption, an investigative reporting tradition,
>>>and the country being home to an investigative reporting association. The
>>>document maps the international donor and development field, along with
>>>investigative reporting implementing organisations, finding that a lack of
>>>coordination and consultation is hindering the field.
>>><http://www.comminit.com/en/node/267874/348>http://www.comminit.com/en/node/267874/348
>>>
>>>
>>>5. The Role of Media-support Organizations and Public Literacy in
>>>Strengthening Independent Media Worldwide
>>>by Ann C. Olson
>>>This report covers two communication issues: media literacy - educating
>>>the public about the function and responsibilities of the media and how to
>>>discern reliable from unreliable or biased news sources - and supporting
>>>organisations for media, including journalists' professional associations.
>>>The purpose of the study is to explore the potential for support of these
>>>journalism organisations and the role of media literacy in sustaining or
>>>strengthening independent media around the world.
>>><http://www.comminit.com/en/node/267903>http://www.comminit.com/en/node/267903
>>>
>>>
>>>6. U.S. Public and Private Funding of Independent Media Development Abroad
>>>by Peter Graves and edited by Angela Stephens
>>>This report, based on results of a survey of public and private media
>>>sector funders and implementers, interviews, and a review of literature,
>>>surveys the major donors, the types of programmes they fund (direct
>>>assistance to media outlets, journalism training, public information
>>>campaigns, improving the legal environment for media, and media
>>>management), and what opportunities exist to educate potential donors
>>>about the importance of developing independent media. Independent media
>>>sector development includes direct assistance to media outlets, journalism
>>>training, creating a legal enabling environment for independent media,
>>>media/business management training to ensure financial sustainability, and
>>>developing non-governmental professional associations supportive of
>>>independent media. As stated in the report, United States official
>>>development assistance and private sector philanthropy are at their
>>>highest levels ever, and represent an opportunity to increase funding for
>>>the i!
>>>ndependent media sector worldwide through outreach and advocacy to donors
>>>about the importance of building and strengthening independent media
>>>around the world.
>>><http://www.comminit.com/en/node/267796/348>http://www.comminit.com/en/node/267796/348
>>>
>>>
>>>WORKING GROUP REPORTS
>>>
>>>
>>>7. Community Radio: Its Impact and Challenges to Its Development
>>>This working group report describes results of a meeting on the impact of
>>>community radio, as well as the role and challenges of community radio
>>>development within the larger context of media development. The group
>>>included community radio developers and activists, representatives from
>>>donor and implementing organisations, as well as scholars and
>>>policymakers, who met to form recommendations on whether and how to
>>>address community radio development within larger assistance initiatives.
>>>The group discussed creating an enabling environment for community radio
>>>development, issues related to the sustainability of community radio
>>>stations, and appropriate assistance strategies that donors and
>>>implementers should consider, against a background of first-hand accounts
>>>of where and why community radio has been effective.
>>><http://www.comminit.com/en/node/267738/348>http://www.comminit.com/en/node/267738/348
>>>
>>>
>>>8. Media Assistance: Challenges and Opportunities for the Professional
>>>Development of Journalists
>>>This report focuses on both a need for professional development for
>>>working journalists in developing countries and those countries with
>>>emerging opportunities for independent media and a need for training in
>>>independent journalistic practices. The report represents input from
>>>practitioners who have observed, studied, planned, and implemented media
>>>education programmes of the United States and other Western governments,
>>>as well as those of private funders. The document reviews discussion by
>>>the group on the topics of universities, journalism centres, and "best
>>>practices" for training.
>>><http://www.comminit.com/en/node/267760/348>http://www.comminit.com/en/node/267760/348
>>>
>>>
>>>9. Media Law Assistance: Establishing an Enabling Environment for Free and
>>>Independent Media to Flourish
>>>This media law working group report describes the role of international
>>>media assistance in fostering a legal enabling environment for free and
>>>independent media. The working group consisted of participants from media
>>>institutions and government, non-governmental, and international
>>>organisations, as well as lawyers, academics, and donors. Its goal was to
>>>form recommendations for policy makers on how to improve United States
>>>foreign assistance with respect to media law in countries where it
>>>inhibits free media. According to the working group findings, a "legal
>>>enabling environment" requires not only laws on freedom of expression, but
>>>journalistic access to information without intimidation, the right to
>>>protect sources, a transparent and apolitical licensing system, and the
>>>right of citizens to own and operate media without censorship and control
>>>and with legal business status. Further, civil society, as stated here,
>>>must be educated and prepared to support and oversee its med!
>>>ia independence through organisations working to ensure fair
>>>implementation of existing laws. The document concludes with
>>>recommendations rooted in the recognition of media development as its own
>>>distinct development sector.
>>><http://www.comminit.com/en/node/267846/348>http://www.comminit.com/en/node/267846/348
>>>
>>>
>>>10. Toward Economic Sustainability of the Media in Developing Countries
>>>This report details the results of a working group convened on the topic
>>>of economic sustainability of the media in developing and less-developed
>>>countries. The working group's ultimate goal was to form recommendations
>>>for policymakers on how to improve United States foreign assistance with
>>>respect to economic sustainability of media. Strategies for sustainability
>>>were found to be similar in developed and developing countries, but
>>>differed between emerging democracies and closed regimes where news is
>>>subject to varying degrees of government control. The document's
>>>conclusions seek to summarise how to promote media development as a sector
>>>and how to engage foundations and international organisations for media
>>>assistance.
>>><http://www.comminit.com/en/node/267784>http://www.comminit.com/en/node/267784
>>>
>>>
>>>BIBLIOGRAPHY
>>>
>>>
>>>11. CIMA has compiled a bibliography containing books, reports, articles,
>>>working papers, and manuals relevant to the field of international media
>>>assistance. This database is intended for use by all interested parties.
>>>CIMA hopes to update and expand the bibliography through user
>>>participation. The Center seeks additions to the contents as well as
>>>suggestions to improve this database.
>>><http://www.comminit.com/en/node/266155>http://www.comminit.com/en/node/266155
>>>
>>>
>>>===
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>>>
>>>For more information on CIMA, please contact:
>>>
>>>
>>>Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA)
>>>National Endowment for Democracy (NED)
>>>1025 F St. NW, Suite 800
>>>Washington, DC 20004
>>>United States
>>>Tel: 202 378 9700
>>><mailto:(cima /at/ ned.org)>(cima /at/ ned.org)
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