The media's power is frail. Without the people's support, it can be
shut off with the ease of turning a light switch.   – Corazon Aquino

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The Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) is dedicated to improving U.S. efforts to promote independent media in developing countries around the world.

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CIMA Has a New Website!

The Center for International Media Assistance is proud to announce the launch of its newly redesigned website. We hope it will be a valuable resource to anyone interested in the field of media development.

In addition to providing access to all of CIMA's reports and events, the site has several new features:
 


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Event Highlights

Bloggers Behind Bars: Increasing Number of Online Journalists in Jail Limits Freedom of Expression

In honor of World
Press Freedom Day 2010, CIMA organized
a discussion about threats to the safety of bloggers. For the first time, the number of online journalists in prison
almost surpasses the number of jailed traditional print and broadcast journalists.

At least 68 bloggers, Web-based reporters, and on-
line editors are under arrest worldwide, constituting half of all journalists now in jail, the Committee to Protect Journalists reported in its 2009 prison
census.

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Country Profiles

CIMA has compiled data on the media in developing countries around the world. This data is drawn primarily from IREX's Media Sustainability Index, Freedom House's Freedom of the Press index, and Reporters Without Borders's Press Freedom Index. While these indexes measure different aspects of press freedom, by including each of them, we hope to provide a more complete picture of the media in each country. Also included in these summaries is data from the Committee to Protect Journalists as well as news updates from IFEX.


Africa  |  Asia  Europe & Eurasia
Latin America & the Caribbean
Middle East & North Africa

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