The Struggle for Press Freedom in Russia: The Role of Independent Regional Newspapers

NED’s Center for International Media Assistance and the Europe and Eurasia Program, together with the Eurasia Foundation,... Read more »

An Analysis of the Media Environment in the Middle East and North Africa

In advance of IREX’s second Media Sustainability Index for the Middle East and North Africa, CIMA and NED’s MENA Program... Read more »

The State of the Media in Indonesia: Ten Years after Soeharto

NED’s CIMA and Asia Program hosted an afternoon presentation on September 17, 2008, which analyzed the media landscape in Indonesia, including... Read more »

Empowering Independent Media: U.S. Efforts to Foster Free and Independent News Around the World

On July 15, 2008, CIMA launched its inaugural report Empowering Independent Media: U.S. Efforts to Foster... Read more »

An Analysis of the Media Environment in Africa: The Launch of IREX’s Inaugural Media Sustainability Index Africa, 2006-2007

In a luncheon presentation on June 12, 2008, the following panelists discussed... Read more »

After the Orange Revolution: Changes in the Media Landscape in Ukraine

This luncheon presentation on June 2, 2008 featured: Natalia Ligacheva, editor of Telekritika, a NED-supported, Web-based media watchdog... Read more »

News Literacy: Its Importance and Trends Internationally

On May 27, CIMA held a roundtable discussion on news literacy featuring three speakers: Ann C. Olson, media consultant and author of the CIMA report... Read more »

World Press Freedom Day

On April 30, 2008, CIMA hosted an event entitled “Securing and Expanding Press Freedom through New Media” on Capitol Hill, exploring journalists’ use of new media and the... Read more »

Instability in Pakistan: Implications for the Future of Independent Media

At this presentation on February 27, 2008, the following panelists spoke about the state of the media in Pakistan: Steve Coll of... Read more »

The Role of the Media in a Polarized Society

In a luncheon presentation on January 17, Mr. Andrés Cañizález of the Universidad Católica Andrés Bello presented the results of a recent investigation... Read more »

Global Investigative Journalism: Strategies for Support

In a luncheon presentation on January 16, 2008, David E. Kaplan, the author of CIMA’s newly published report Global Investigative Journalism:... Read more »