The Wisdom of the Crowd: Promoting Media Development through Deliberative Initiatives
Through a series of five illustrative case studies, the report demonstrates how deliberative democracy practices can be employed in both…
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Media Reform amid Political Upheaval: Lessons from Burma, Ethiopia, Sudan, Tunisia, and Ukraine
By examining past and current political openings—Burma, Ethiopia, Sudan, Tunisia, and Ukraine—this report explores how media sector advocates advance a…
Pathways to Media Reform in Sub‑Saharan Africa: Reflections from a Regional Consultation
This report lays out a vision for how the continuing struggle for vibrant, independent, and plural media systems in the…
In Repressive Countries, Citizens Go ‘Dark’ to Share Independent News
This document explores how the blind spot, dubbed “dark social,” originates when visitors arrive from links shared by email, text,…
Spyware: An Unregulated and Escalating Threat to Independent Media
This report examines how the digital surveillance industry is a broad and largely opaque network of companies that produce technology…
The Rise of Internet Throttling: A Hidden Threat to Media Development
This document examines how an increasing number of governments around the world are forcing internet service providers to slow their…
Building Regional Strategies for Media Development in the Middle East and North Africa
The media community in MENA faces profound challenges. Resurgent authoritarianism, complex economic threats to media’s viability, and the growing proliferation…
Defending Independent Media: A Comprehensive Analysis of Aid Flows
This document analyses how when donors provide assistance to the media sector, they frequently back projects that aim to strengthen…
Fighting SLAPPs: What Can Media, Lawyers, and Funders Do?
This report discusses tactics that journalists, activists, and defense lawyers can use to defang strategic lawsuits against public participation, or…
How Media Taxes Can Burden News Outlets: The Case of Uganda
In July 2018, the government of Uganda implemented a tax on individual users of Media platforms. In the first three…