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UNESCO
In Libya, with a view to the current state of media development, UNESCO has chosen to conduct a baseline study of Outcome 4 ‘Professional capacity building and supporting institutions’ and indicators 3.13 and 3.14 of Outcome 3 “Media as a Platform for Democratic Discourse” as these two outcomes...
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May, 25 2015
General Resources
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Human Rights Watch
This report documents attacks against journalists and the offices and facilities of media outlets since the 2011 uprising, including threats, assaults, kidnappings, and killings and addresses the failure of the government to protect journalists and the media, and hold perpetrators of attacks on...
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May, 25 2015
General Resources
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London School of Economics
Under Gaddafi, the media was used solely to secure his own power. Content was highly politicised in favour of the regime and any criticism of Gaddafi would result in imprisonment or worse. The revolution saw an explosion of new private media while the old state media apparatus is struggling to cope...
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May, 25 2013
General Resources
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Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
The media in Tunisia has undergone drastic changes since the country’s 2011 revolution. From content that was once uniform and restricted in the extreme, Tunisian media outlets have moved away from echoing the state line and are now providing diverse output. A host of new media outlets have cropped...
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May, 25 2012
General Resources
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London School of Economics
The pro-democracy protests of the Moroccan Spring provided the national media with an open season that could not last long. Then, entrenched ‘untouchable’ topics were debated in the public realm, including those related to the King’s centralised power; today, journalists work in a climate of...
Posted on
May, 25 2016
General Resources
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INRIC
This report aims essentially at providing a diagnosis of a media landscape characterized by the heavy impact of the former regime, a plurality of players and structures, the aspirations and will of media professionals and the public opinion to seize the precious opportunity provided by the 14th...
Posted on
May, 25 2012
General Resources
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UNESCO
It is widely recognized that the media have a central role to play in the transition to democracy and the strengthening of political rights and civil liberties. This study, based on the Media Development Indicators (MDIs) of UNESCO, examines progress that has been made in media development in...
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May, 24 2013
General Resources
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UNESCO
The purpose of the study is to provide a reliable resource for policy makers, the media, civil society organizations, universities and training institutions to strengthen free, independent and pluralistic media in Palestine, with reference to key international standards. It is also intended to...
Posted on
May, 24 2014
General Resources
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UNESCO
Democratic reform has been on the agenda in Jordan for decades and media reform has naturally been an important part of that debate. Over the quarter of a century since the restoration of parliamentary elections following the 1989 “April uprising” there have been important democratic gains,...
Posted on
May, 24 2015
General Resources
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UNESCO
The Mubarak period was characterised by severe repression of democratic rights. Freedom of expression was among those rights that were most restricted during Mubarak’s rule. The Egypt Media Development Indicators (MDIs) Study provides a comprehensive review of media development needs based on a...
Posted on
May, 24 2013

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