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The Center for International Media Assistance for the National Endowment for Democracy, highlighting #mediadev around the world. Links and shares are not endorsements.
📢 NED is currently unable to access its congressionally appropriated funds, which sustain nearly all of its grantmaking and operations. Effective March 1, CIMA must pause its activities. www.ned.org/statement-on...
Statement on NED’s Funding Disruption and Program Suspensions - NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY
NED is unable to access its Congressionally appropriated funds, which sustain nearly all of its grantmaking and operations.
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📝The sudden loss of US funding will jeopardize media development and freedom. @benequista.bsky.social explains how the sector can weather the storm. innovating.news/guest-essay/... @cnti.bsky.social
🖥“It is crucial that the broader human rights and democracy community develop an understanding of how quantum computing will change our digital landscape.” Read more from Maya Recanati @thinkdemocracy
Human Rights and Democracy in the Quantum Age
Stakeholders must grapple with the significant risks quantum technology poses to democracy and human rights.
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🧵 Last week's top #MediaDev & #DigitalMedia news: In #Tajikistan, many in the independent media realm face government retaliation, creating an environment of fear and self-censorship within the country www.rferl.org/a/tajikistan... @rferl.org.web.brid.gy
'Real Journalism Is Dying' -- Tajikistan's War On Independent Media
In a new clampdown on independent media, Tajikistan has jailed a veteran journalist for criticizing regional officials, while another reporter faces 17 years in prison on undisclosed charges.
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🌎 Beijing seeks to assert its influence by spreading propaganda via state media, monitoring foreign journalists, and influencing media outlets abroad. More from Shanthi Kalathil, former Senior Director of NED's International Forum for Democratic Studies: https://buff.ly/3CTAcC3
📳“An increasing number of governments around the world are forcing internet service providers to slow their services during critical sociopolitical junctures...infringing on citizens’ right to information and freedom of expression" From Samuel Woodhams
The Rise of Internet Throttling: A Hidden Threat to Media Development
An increasing number of governments around the world are forcing internet service providers to slow their services during critical sociopolitical junctures—a practice known as throttling—infringing…
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✒ When advocating for democratic tech governance, global civil society can amplify their impact by better engaging and mobilizing national networks of human rights defenders. More from CIMA and the International Forum for Democratic Studies #SaferInternetDay
Defending Democratic Norms in Global Tech Governance - NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY
In September 2024, the Forum and CIMA held a private, hybrid workshop to better understand the shifting global tech governance landscape and identify response strategies.
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📝Journalists are among the most frequent targets of authoritarian transnational repression. More from @freedomhouse.bsky.social
Ten Findings from Ten Years of Data on Transnational Repression
Transnational repression threatens security and human rights. The more we know about who is committing it and how, the better we can fight to end it.
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🧵 This week's top #MediaDev & #DigitalMedia news: In #LatinAmerica, 4 journalists were murdered before the end of January @knightcenterut.bsky.social latamjournalismreview.org/articles/let...
Lethal violence against journalists in Latin America marks first month of 2025
Lethal violence against journalists in Latin America marks first month of 2025 Violence Against Journalists. Latin American Journalism Review by The Knight Center at The University of Texas at Austin.
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📰“Investments in CSO capacity and organizational support during a political opening are critical to the success of a reform movement and the advancement of a viable and well-functioning media sector.” More from Heather Gilberds and @tarikjusic.bsky.social https://buff.ly/48UOGxk
📢“It is crucial to empower civil society organizations and local communities, as these voices are essential in resisting authoritarian influences and shaping their own democratic narratives.” More from Frank Fahrenkopf and Ken Wollack:
In Support of Democracy
Longtime leaders of the National Democratic Institute, Frank Fahrenkopf and Kenneth Wollack discuss the importance of promoting democracy worldwide. Reflecting on Ronald Reagan’s 1982 Westminster…
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✏“Authoritarian maneuvers and democratic disillusionment are fundamentally challenging the participatory, multistakeholder models that have so far prevailed in governing digital technologies”
Defending Democratic Norms in Global Tech Governance - NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY
In September 2024, the Forum and CIMA held a private, hybrid workshop to better understand the shifting global tech governance landscape and identify response strategies.
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📝 The United Nations Convention Against Cybercrime could empower authoritarian actors to crack down on independent media. More from @benequista.bsky.social @thehill.com https://buff.ly/4dOR89p
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✏“Cross-border advocacy will be critical in pushing for more transparency around state surveillance in Venezuela and other countries that employ these tactics against their citizens.” More from @aragort.com:
The Reality of Digital Authoritarianism in Venezuela
A recent transparency report by one of the top telecom companies in Venezuela confirmed what many had long feared: state surveillance has reached a massive scale. The Telefónica (Movistar Venezuela’s…
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🧮 “Although it has become essential for media organizations to have core strengths in understanding their audiences, building capacity for measuring audiences is seldom included in media development initiatives.” Read more from Michelle Foster: https://www.cima.ned.org/publication/measuring_the_aud…
Measuring the Audience: Why It Matters to Independent News Media and How It Can Contribute to Media Development
Audience measurements, with their resulting influence on content and commercialization, are essential components of financially viable media and media markets. They help create marketplaces where…
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📢 Has your courage and craft advanced accountability? Apply for the $10,000 @theWJP Anthony Lewis Prize for Exceptional #RuleofLaw Journalism! Deadline: March 2nd #WJP #ruleoflawjournalism #lewisprize https://buff.ly/4hBUsa3
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🧵 This week's top #MediaDev & #DigitalMedia news: @reutersinstitute.bsky.social journalists in #BurkinaFaso "face a combination of challenges, including security concerns...and restrictions on what the military authorities deem acceptable coverage” reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/you-nee...
“You need to choose your words carefully”: How reporters in Burkina Faso keep reporting under attack
Journalists and experts speak about the dangerous decline for press freedom in the country after the military coup in 2022
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⚖ “There is no silver bullet to the problem of SLAPPs. In every country, the situation needs to be carefully analyzed and a package of measures tailored to the country situation should be pursued.” Read more:
Fighting SLAPPs: What Can Media, Lawyers, and Funders Do?
Strategic lawsuits against public participation, or SLAPPs, are lawsuits taken against media organizations or activists with the sole purpose of silencing them. Cases are reported in increasing…
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📳“For news organizations operating in restrictive political climates, [encrypted messaging apps] may…offer a vital back-up in terms of distribution” @lojournalist.bsky.social @lojournalist.bsky.social https://buff.ly/3CtV7LS
Calling all reporters, editors, media managers and citizen journalists whose coverage or media innovations are impacting the lives of people in their countries or regions. The 2025 ICFJ Knight International Journalism Awards nominations are now open! https://buff.ly/3BRHDtf
🖊“Those who fight for freedom and democracy do so at great risk. We have supported their struggle because it is the right thing to do but it is also the smart thing to do.” More from Frank Fahrenkopf and Ken Wollack:
In Support of Democracy
Longtime leaders of the National Democratic Institute, Frank Fahrenkopf and Kenneth Wollack discuss the importance of promoting democracy worldwide. Reflecting on Ronald Reagan’s 1982 Westminster…
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🧵 This week's top #MediaDev & #DigitalMedia news: Thaslima Begum shares the stories of journalists in #Gaza putting their safety on the line @theguardian.com #Israel www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
‘In Gaza, a press vest makes you a target’: the journalists who have paid a price for reporting on the war
Under the Geneva conventions, media workers are not legitimate military targets, yet at least 166 have been killed in the conflict with Israel. As a ceasefire deal takes shape, we tell the stories of ...
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🖊 The UN Convention Against Cybercrime poses a threat to independent journalism. Read more from CIMA's @benequista.bsky.social in @thehill.com
UN anti-cybercrime treaty could make journalism a crime
Critics argue that the vagueness of the treaty’s language, along with its deference to national laws creates a new vector for transnational repression.
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Register for "Strengthening Media to Safeguard Democracy," to learn about the Media Viability Manifesto @imsforfreemedia.bsky.social @unesconow.bsky.social
Brussels: "Strengthening Media to Safeguard Democracy"
The Media Viability Manifesto initiative invites you to an evening reception in Brussels, titled "Strengthening Media to Safeguard Democracy: The Media Viability Manifesto for Collective Action," on…
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📝How can regulatory models help combat women’s exclusion and marginalization in the media sector? Read more from CIMA and the Fojo Media Institute in:
Breaking Barriers: A Whole-of-Society Approach to Gender Equality in Media Development
As a valuable resource for the media development community, students and scholars of journalism and communications, and the media industry, this study offers insights that can inspire action to…
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Register for "Strengthening Media to Safeguard Democracy" to learn more about the Media Viability Manifesto. The event will take place on Jan. 28 in Brussels. @imsforfreemedia.bsky.social @unesconow.bsky.social docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Registration for Strengthening Media to Safeguard Democracy: The Media Viability Manifesto for Collective Action
On behalf of the Media Viability Manifesto (MVM) initiative, we are pleased to invite you to our English-language evening reception, Strengthening Media to Safeguard Democracy: The Media Viability Man...
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“It’s undeniable that the media must be regulated to preserve the public interest, maintain ethical standards, and ensure the dissemination of responsible content. The challenge is what to do when regulation goes too far” #Nigeria
Strategic Litigation: Safeguarding and Advancing Media Freedom in Nigeria
I recall vividly the exact day that my desire to defend media freedom was born 12 years ago. I was on my way to a bank and listening to a local radio station when an announcement began…
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