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Release l Press Freedom Index 2013
01 February 2013 | global index, media, press freedom, releaseThe new 2013 PRESS FREEDOM INDEX is now available. Finland, the Netherlands and Norway have distinguished themselves as countries that most respect media freedom. Turkmenistan, North Korea and...
Le Fond des Nations Unies pour la Démocratie invite les organisations de la société civile à poser sa candidature pour bénéficer d’une subvention (Date limite: 31.12.2012)
09 November 2012 | civil society, community, democratisation, economic opportunities, funding, gender, human rights, human-rights, media, opportunity, youthLe Fond des Nations Unies pour la Démocratie invite les organisations de la société civile à poser sa candidature afin de bénéficier d’une subvention pour des projets ayant pour but de faire...
The United Nations Democracy Fund invites civil society organizations to apply for funding (deadline 31 December 2012)
08 November 2012 | civil society, community, economic opportunities, funding, human rights, media, opportunity, rule-of-law, tool, women, youthThe United Nations Democracy Fund invites civil society organizations to apply for funding for projects to advance and support democracy. Project proposals may be submitted on-line between 15...
Study: Happiest countries have press freedom
27 August 2012 | blogpost, commentary, correlation, happiness, media, press freedom, research, study, well-beingFreedom of the press is a reliable indicator of a country’s happiness, journalism doctoral student Edson Tandoc Jr. concludes in a new study. Tandoc and Michigan State University’s Bruno Takahashi...
UNESCO trains 30 experts in new survey tools to collect standardized media statistics | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
08 June 2012 | event, mdi, media, trainingParticipants of the training workshop on media statistics, May 2012, Paris, France - © UNESCO A second phase of piloting of UNESCO’s new media survey instruments is now underway...
Launch: Media Sustainability Index (MSI) - Europe & Eurasia
10 April 2012 | eurasia, europe, media, media dev, media sustainability, regional assessmentThe 2012 MSI study for Europe & Eurasia revealed a mix of positive developments, regression, and stagnation (or resilience, depending on one's point of view). Nearly half of the 21 countries...
Global Internet filtering in 2012 at a glance | OpenNet Initiative
10 April 2012 | censorship, freedom of information, global index, internet, media, reportThe OpenNet Initiative (ONI) has been documenting Internet filtering globally since 2003. Since that time, the number of countries found to be engaging in the censorship of online content has...
Myanmar reviews its media draft laws with assistance of UNESCO | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
26 March 2012 | asia pacific, media, media dev, myanmar, unesco© UNESCO/S.Gabai Myanmar’s Ministry of Information, in co-operation with UNESCO, recently organized a review workshop on the country’s first draft media laws in Yangon and Nay...
Blogpost:: Evaluating The Evaluators- Media Freedom Indexes And What They Measure (GFMD, 16 Jun 2011)
30 June 2011 | blogpost, commentary, global index, media, methodology, press freedomMethodologies, Uses, and Impact,” the daylong gathering brought together experts to discuss the increasingly pressing issue of how to measure media freedom worldwide, particularly those countries...
Blogpost: Corruption Evidence Communication and Advocacy Strategies from Bantay Kurapsyon (CommGAP, 3 Nov 2010)
04 November 2010 | advocacy, communication, media, presenting data, publication, radio, social accountability“Research on political participation has identified a number of deep-seated norms and values that are positively associated with the amount and quality of democratic engagement,” explains Delli...