If information and knowledge are central to democracy,
they are the conditions for development. – Kofi Annan
The Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) is dedicated to improving U.S. efforts to promote independent media in developing countries around the world.
World Press Freedom Day 2013
Governments, Gatekeepers, and Journalists: What's Next in the Struggle for Internet Governance
How do the complex power dynamics among governments, corporations, and citizens affect freedom of expression online? What is at stake in the debate on who regulates the Internet for journalists and press freedom advocates? CIMA's World Press Freedom Day 2013 event on April 24, 2013, addressed these questions and the crucial next steps in the Internet governance discussion.
Digital Media Mash Up
CIMA's Digital Media Mash Up is a compilation of news stories relating to digital media and media development. Published weekly since the beginning of 2011, the newsletter also contains event announcements and recent research.The Mash Up is a complete resource for readers who want to keep up with the latest happenings in the digital media world.
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Updates from CIMA
- CIMA is looking for a Summer 2013 intern -- join the team! >>
- New article in the Innovation Journal on "Protecting the Internet from Dictators: Technical and Policy Solutions to Ensure Online Freedoms" >>
- Reporters Without Borders released a special edition of its Enemies of Internet report on surveillance >>
- CIMA compiled a bibliography of media development materials relating to Afghanistan >>
- Iginio Gagliardone, Nicole Stremlau, and Daniel Nkrumah author an article on China's media development efforts in Ghana >>
- CAMECO released a bibliography of over 300 recently published articles and reports on global media development >>
- Check out BongoHive's interactive map of tech hubs in Africa >>
- CIMA is mentioned in a number of blog pieces and articles. Media development is really in the spotlight! >>
Check out the calendar of upcoming digital media events from CIMA's Digital Media Mash Up. A full archive of the Mash Up is available here. >>
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Event Highlights
10 Years After Saddam: The State of Media in Iraq
A decade after the U.S.-led coalition troops entered Iraq, the country's media landscape may not be the free, pluralistic, and professional fourth estate that many in the West envisioned. It nonetheless has real strengths, and those strengths–as well as weaknesses– reflect the complexity and reality of modern Iraq. CIMA hosted an event on April 30, 2013, to highlight the continued importance of media development assistance in Iraq.
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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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Media Development Organizations
CIMA has compiled a list of the many groups involved in media development around the world. Learn more about these groups.