CIMA
The Center for International Media Assistance for the National Endowment for Democracy, highlighting #mediadev around the world. Links and shares are not endorsements.
- 📢 NED is currently unable to access its congressionally appropriated funds, which sustain nearly all of its grantmaking and operations. Effective March 1, CIMA must pause its activities. www.ned.org/statement-on...
- 📝The sudden loss of US funding will jeopardize media development and freedom. @benequista.bsky.social explains how the sector can weather the storm. innovating.news/guest-essay/... @cnti.bsky.social
- 🖥“It is crucial that the broader human rights and democracy community develop an understanding of how quantum computing will change our digital landscape.” Read more from Maya Recanati @thinkdemocracy
- 🧵 Last week's top #MediaDev & #DigitalMedia news: In #Tajikistan, many in the independent media realm face government retaliation, creating an environment of fear and self-censorship within the country www.rferl.org/a/tajikistan... @rferl.org.web.brid.gy
- 🌎 Beijing seeks to assert its influence by spreading propaganda via state media, monitoring foreign journalists, and influencing media outlets abroad. More from Shanthi Kalathil, former Senior Director of NED's International Forum for Democratic Studies: buff.ly/3CTAcC3
- 📳“An increasing number of governments around the world are forcing internet service providers to slow their services during critical sociopolitical junctures...infringing on citizens’ right to information and freedom of expression" From Samuel Woodhams
- ✒ When advocating for democratic tech governance, global civil society can amplify their impact by better engaging and mobilizing national networks of human rights defenders. More from CIMA and the International Forum for Democratic Studies #SaferInternetDay
- 📝Journalists are among the most frequent targets of authoritarian transnational repression. More from @freedomhouse.bsky.social
- 🧵 This week's top #MediaDev & #DigitalMedia news: In #LatinAmerica, 4 journalists were murdered before the end of January @knightcenterut.bsky.social latamjournalismreview.org/articles/let...
- 📰“Investments in CSO capacity and organizational support during a political opening are critical to the success of a reform movement and the advancement of a viable and well-functioning media sector.” More from Heather Gilberds and @tarikjusic.bsky.social buff.ly/48UOGxk
- 📢“It is crucial to empower civil society organizations and local communities, as these voices are essential in resisting authoritarian influences and shaping their own democratic narratives.” More from Frank Fahrenkopf and Ken Wollack:
- ✏“Authoritarian maneuvers and democratic disillusionment are fundamentally challenging the participatory, multistakeholder models that have so far prevailed in governing digital technologies”
- 📝 The United Nations Convention Against Cybercrime could empower authoritarian actors to crack down on independent media. More from @benequista.bsky.social @thehill.com buff.ly/4dOR89p
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- ✏“Cross-border advocacy will be critical in pushing for more transparency around state surveillance in Venezuela and other countries that employ these tactics against their citizens.” More from @aragort.com:
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- 🧮 “Although it has become essential for media organizations to have core strengths in understanding their audiences, building capacity for measuring audiences is seldom included in media development initiatives.” Read more from Michelle Foster: cima.ned.org/publication/measuri…
- 📢 Has your courage and craft advanced accountability? Apply for the $10,000 @theWJP Anthony Lewis Prize for Exceptional #RuleofLaw Journalism! Deadline: March 2nd #WJP #ruleoflawjournalism #lewisprize buff.ly/4hBUsa3
- Check out CIMA's new starter pack on media development around the world: go.bsky.app/S635HUZ #mediadevat://did:plc:u7kgxhw4aapaq5kts2vbcyfe/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3lh2p5aifx62q
- 🧵 This week's top #MediaDev & #DigitalMedia news: @reutersinstitute.bsky.social journalists in #BurkinaFaso "face a combination of challenges, including security concerns...and restrictions on what the military authorities deem acceptable coverage” reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/you-nee...
- ⚖ “There is no silver bullet to the problem of SLAPPs. In every country, the situation needs to be carefully analyzed and a package of measures tailored to the country situation should be pursued.” Read more:
- 📳“For news organizations operating in restrictive political climates, [encrypted messaging apps] may…offer a vital back-up in terms of distribution” @lojournalist.bsky.social @lojournalist.bsky.social buff.ly/3CtV7LS
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- 🖊“Those who fight for freedom and democracy do so at great risk. We have supported their struggle because it is the right thing to do but it is also the smart thing to do.” More from Frank Fahrenkopf and Ken Wollack:
- 🧵 This week's top #MediaDev & #DigitalMedia news: Thaslima Begum shares the stories of journalists in #Gaza putting their safety on the line @theguardian.com #Israel www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
- 🖊 The UN Convention Against Cybercrime poses a threat to independent journalism. Read more from CIMA's @benequista.bsky.social in @thehill.com
- Register for "Strengthening Media to Safeguard Democracy," to learn about the Media Viability Manifesto @imsforfreemedia.bsky.social @unesconow.bsky.social
- 📝How can regulatory models help combat women’s exclusion and marginalization in the media sector? Read more from CIMA and the Fojo Media Institute in:
- Register for "Strengthening Media to Safeguard Democracy" to learn more about the Media Viability Manifesto. The event will take place on Jan. 28 in Brussels. @imsforfreemedia.bsky.social @unesconow.bsky.social docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
- “It’s undeniable that the media must be regulated to preserve the public interest, maintain ethical standards, and ensure the dissemination of responsible content. The challenge is what to do when regulation goes too far” #Nigeria
- ⚙“Technology will continue to evolve, and it is up to journalists and researchers to understand how to use it in favor of the public interest.” Read more from @luizftoledo.bsky.social
