All CIMA Publications, By Year

Breaking Barriers: A Whole-of-Society Approach to Gender Equality in Media Development

Sarah Macharia
Agneta Söderberg Jacobson
Malak Monir

Are Donors Taking the Journalism Crisis Seriously? An Analysis of Official Aid to Media 2010–2019

Mary Myers
Heather Gilberds

Digital Trust Initiatives: Seeking to Reward Journalistic Ethics Online

Eleonora Mazzoli

Chilling Legislation: Tracking the Impact of “Fake News” Laws on Press Freedom Internationally

Gabrielle Lim
Samantha Bradshaw

Investing in Facts: How the Business Community Can Support a Healthy Infosphere

Marius Dragomir

Fighting SLAPPs: What Can Media, Lawyers, and Funders Do?

Peter Noorlander

Media Reform amid Political Upheaval: Lessons from Burma, Ethiopia, Sudan, Tunisia, and Ukraine

Tarik Jusić
Heather Gilberds

Making Big Tech Pay for the News They Use

Courtney C. Radsch

Private Gatekeepers: Encrypted Messaging Apps and News Audiences

Laura Oliver

Twitter as a Newsgathering Tool: Challenges and Possibilities for Independent Media

Noah Amir Arjomand
Ali Ghazinejad

Tipping Point: Democratic Erosion and the Assault on Press Freedom

Kate Musgrave

Spyware: An Unregulated and Escalating Threat to Independent Media

Samuel Woodhams

United by Challenge: Regional Opportunities to Drive Media Reform in Southeast Europe

The Untapped Potential of Regional Cooperation for Media Reform in Southern Africa

Herman Wasserman

Youth and the News in Five Charts

Ayden Férdeline

The Wisdom of the Crowd: Promoting Media Development through Deliberative Initiatives

Craig Matasick

Are Punchlines the New Front Lines of Media Development?

Dillon Case
Kevin Bleyer

Local Radio Stations in Africa: Sustainability or Pragmatic Viability?

Mary Myers
Nicola Harford

The Rise of Internet Throttling: A Hidden Threat to Media Development

Samuel Woodhams

Building Regional Strategies for Media Development in the Middle East and North Africa (Arabic Translation)

Building Regional Strategies for Media Development in the Middle East and North Africa

Fatima el-Issawi
Nicholas Benequista

Supporting Media at a Time of Crisis: Donors Explore New Strategies

Laura Schwartz-Henderson

Mapping Digital Disinformation around Elections: A Case Study of Pakistan’s 2018 General Elections

Talal Raza

Strengthening the United Nations’ Role in Media Development

Bill Orme

China’s New Media Dilemma: The Profit in Online Dissent

Louisa Chiang

Big Data, Not Big Brother: New Data Protection Laws and the Implications for Independent Media Around the World

Ayden Férdeline

Media Development and the Open Government Partnership: Can Improved Policy Dialogue Spur Media Reforms?

Paul Rothman

How Social Media Taxes Can Burden News Outlets: The Case of Uganda

Juliet Nanfuka

Confronting the Crisis in Independent Media: A Role for International Assistance

Nicholas Benequista

A Regional Approach to Media Development in West Africa

Gilbert Tietaah
Sulemana Braimah

“Free Internet” and the Costs to Media Pluralism: The Hazards of Zero-Rating the News

Daniel O'Maley
Amba Kak

Defending Independent Media: A Comprehensive Analysis of Aid Flows

Mary Myers
Linet Angaya Juma

A New Wave of Censorship: Distributed Attacks on Expression and Press Freedom

Daniel Arnaudo

Pluralismo en los medios, confianza pública y democracia: nueva evidencia de Latinoamérica y El Caribe

Mariana Rodríguez
Elizabeth J. Zechmeister

Media Pluralism, Public Trust, and Democracy: New Evidence from Latin America and the Caribbean

Mariana Rodríguez
Elizabeth J. Zechmeister

Information Not Found: The “Right to Be Forgotten” as an Emerging Threat to Media Freedom in the Digital Age

Michael J. Oghia

In Repressive Countries, Citizens Go ‘Dark’ to Share Independent News

Kate Musgrave

Pathways to Media Reform in Sub‑Saharan Africa: Reflections from a Regional Consultation

Herman Wasserman
Nicholas Benequista

Advocating for Openness: Nine Ways Civil Society Groups Have Mobilized to Defend Internet Freedom

Sarah Oh

In the Service of Power: Media Capture and the Threat to Democracy

International Standards for Freedom of Expression: A Basic Guide for Legal Professionals in Latin America

Estándares internacionales de libertad de expresión: Guía básica para operadores de justicia en América Latina

Live from the Bully Pulpit: The Abuse of Obligatory Presidential Broadcasts in Latin America

Andrés Cañizález

A Slowly Shifting Field: Understanding Donor Priorities in Media Development

Shanthi Kalathil

The Power of Airwaves: The Role of Spectrum Management in Media Development

Nathalia Foditsch

Media Development in the Digital Age: Five Ways to Engage in Internet Governance

Corinne Cath
Niels ten Oever
Daniel O'Maley

Beyond the Great Firewall: How China Became a Global Information Power

Shanthi Kalathil

Same Beds, Different Dreams? Charitable Foundations and Newsroom Independence in the Global South

Media Feast, News Famine: Ten Global Advertising Trends That Threaten Independent Journalism

Michelle Foster

Media Development and Countering Violent Extremism: An Uneasy Relationship, a Need for Dialogue

Cuba’s Parallel Worlds: Digital Media Crosses the Divide

Mexican Journalism, Still in the Line of Fire

Captured News Media: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, and Montenegro

Media as a Form of Aid in Humanitarian Crises

Curbing Media, Crippling Debate: Soft Censorship in Bulgaria

Journalist Security in the Digital World: A Survey – Are We Using the Right Tools?

Rethinking Public Service Broadcasting’s Place in International Media Development

Media in Latin America: A Path Forward

Bad Practices, Bad Faith: Soft Censorship in Macedonia

Eroding Freedoms: Media and Soft Censorship in Montenegro

Breaking Promises, Blocking Reform: Soft Censorship in Mexico

Media Reform Stalled in the Slow Lane: Soft Censorship in Serbia

Articles of Asphyxiation: Soft Censorship in Hungary

Captured News Media: The Case of Turkey

The Politics of Media Development

Environmental Reporting and Media Development: Equipping Journalists with the Training and Tools to Cover a Critical Beat

Global Journalism Education: A Missed Opportunity for Media Development?

Championing Press Freedom: African Journalists Push Back Against Repression

Watchdogs Under Watch: Media in the Age of Cyber Surveillance

Official Development Assistance for Media: Figures and Findings

Advancing Independent journalism While Building a Modern News Business: The Case of Malaysiakini

Throwing the Switch: An Update on the State of the Global Transition to Digital TV Broadcasting

Telling It Straight: How Trustworthy Government Information Promotes Better Media

Measuring the Audience: Why It Matters to Independent News Media and How It Can Contribute to Media Development

Africa’s Media Boom: The Role of International Aid

Business Journalism Thrives— Even Under Repressive Regimes

Journalism Training In The Digital Era: Views From the Field

Soft Censorship, Hard Impact: A Global Review

Understanding Data: Can News Media Rise to the Challenge?

By the Numbers: Tracing the Statistical Correlation Between Press Freedom and Democracy

Buying Compliance: Governmental Advertising and Soft Censorship in Mexico

Supporting Internet Freedom: The Case of Iran

Capturing Them Softly: Soft Censorship and State Capture in the Hungarian Media

Soft Censorship: Strangling Serbia’s Media

The Last Gasp of Empire: Russia’s Attempts to Control the Media in the Former Soviet Republics

Media Literacy 2.0: A Sampling of Programs Around the World

The Long Shadow of Chinese Censorship: How the Communist Party’s Media Restrictions Affect News Outlets Around the World

CCTV’s International Expansion: China’s Grand Strategy for Media

A Clash of Cultures: Hate Speech, Taboos, Blasphemy, and the Role of News Media

Breathing Life into Freedom of Information Laws: The Challenges of Implementation in the Democratizing World

Profiles in Blogging: How Bloggers Around the World Practice Their Craft

South Africa’s Media 20 Years After Apartheid

Is There a Link Between Digital Media and Good Governance? What the Academics Say

Applying Standards: Media Owners and Journalism Ethics

The New Gatekeepers: Controlling Information in the Internet Age

U.S. Government Funding for Media: Trends and Strategies

You Say You Want a Revolution … Then What? The Challenges of Media Training in Post-Qaddafi Libya: A First-Person Essay

Global Investigative Journalism: Strategies for Support

Investigative Reporting in Emerging Democracies: Models, Challenges, and Lessons Learned

Working in Concert: Coordination and Collaboration in International Media Development

Calling the Shots: How Ownership Structures Affect the Independence of News Media

Content Analysis: Can Shared Indicators Improve Monitoring and Evaluation

Making Media Development More Effective

Bigger Cities, Smaller Screens: Urbanization, Mobile Phones, and Digital Media Trends in Africa

The Video Revolution

Challenges for Independent News Media in Pakistan

Is There a Link Between Media and Good Governance? What the Academics Say

The Medium versus the Message: U.S. Government Funding for Media in an Age of Disruption

A Pilot Study for GFMD’s Media Development Toolkit

Empowering Independent Media: U.S. Efforts to Foster a Free Press and an Open Internet Around the World — Second Edition: 2012

Dangerous Work: Violence Against Mexico’s Journalists and Lessons from Colombia

Digital Media in the Arab World One Year After the Revolutions

Covering Elections: The Challenges of Training the Watchdogs

Continental Shift: New Trends in Private U.S. Funding for Media Development

Challenges for Independent Media in a Post-Gaddafi Libya

Media Codes of Ethics: The Difficulty of Defining Standards

The Legal Enabling Environment for Independent Media in Egypt and Tunisia

News on the Go: How Mobile Devices Are Changing the World’s Information Ecosystem

Matching the Market and the Model: The Business of Independent News Media

Media and the Law: An Overview of Legal Issues and Challenges

Confronting the News: The State of Independent Media in Latin America

Independent Media in Exile

Funding Free Expression: Perceptions and Reality in a Changing Landscape

Voices from Villages: Community Radio in the Developing World

Iraq’s News Media After Saddam: Liberation, Repression, and Future Prospects

Social Media in the Arab World: Leading up to the Uprisings of 2011

Caught in the Middle: Central and Eastern European Journalism at a Crossroads

By the People: The Rise of Citizen Journalism

U.S. Government Funding for Media Development

The Pentagon, Information Operations, and International Media Development

Registering Reporters: How Licensing of Journalists Threatens Independent Media

Cash for Coverage: Bribery of Journalists Around the World

Evaluating the Evaluators: Media Freedom Indexes and What They Measure

Winds From the East: How the People’s Republic of China Seeks to Influence the Media in Africa, Latin America, and Southeast Asia

U.S. Universities and Media Development

Covering Corruption: The Difficulties of Trying to Make a Difference

Shifting Sands: The Impact of Satellite TV on Media in the Arab World

Reinventing the Media Investor

Broadcasting in UN Blue: The Unexamined Past and Uncertain Future of Peacekeeping Radio

Libel Tourism: Silencing the Press Through Transnational Legal Threats

Under Attack: Practicing Journalism in a Dangerous World

Funding for Media Development by Major Donors Outside the United States

Throwing the Switch: Challenges in the Conversion to Digital Broadcasting

Experimentation and Evolution in Private U.S. Funding of Media Development

Digital Media in Conflict-Prone Societies

Media Literacy: Citizen Journalists

Media Literacy: Empowering Youth Worldwide

Media Literacy: Understanding the News

Challenges to U.S. Government Support for Media Development

Print and Broadcast Media Freedom: Disparities and Opening

The Role of New Media in the 2009 Iranian Elections

Good But How Good?: Monitoring and Evaluation of Media Assistance Projects

Krishna Kumar’s One Size Does Not Fit All

YouthTube: Empowering Youth Through Independent Media

Sword and Shield: Self-Regulation and International Media

Support for Independent Media in Liberia’s New Democracy

Soft Censorship: How Governments Around the Globe Use Money to Manipulate the Media

The Role of Cell Phones in Carrying News and Information

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

Scaling a Changing Curve: Traditional Media Development and the New Media

The Role of Media-support Organizations and Public Literacy in Strengthening Independent Media Worldwide

U.S. Public and Private Funding of Independent Media Development Abroad

Independent Media’s Vital Role in Development

Community Radio: Its Impact and Challenges to Its Development

The State of Media in Sudan

University Journalism Education: A Global Challenge

Media Assistance: Challenges and Opportunities for the Professional Development of Journalists

Toward Economic Sustainability of the Media in Developing Countries

Media Law Assistance: Establishing an Enabling Environment for Free and Independent Media to Flourish

Global Investigative Journalism: Strategies for Support