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📢 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...
Statement on NED’s Funding Disruption and Program Suspensions - NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY
NED is unable to access its Congressionally appropriated funds, which sustain nearly all of its grantmaking and operations.
www.ned.org
February 28, 2025 at 9:36 PM
📢 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
February 28, 2025 at 7:07 PM
📝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
Human Rights and Democracy in the Quantum Age
Stakeholders must grapple with the significant risks quantum technology poses to democracy and human rights.
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February 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
🖥“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
'Real Journalism Is Dying' -- Tajikistan's War On Independent Media
In a new clampdown on independent media, Tajikistan has jailed a veteran journalist for criticizing regional officials, while another reporter faces 17 years in prison on undisclosed charges.
www.rferl.org
February 18, 2025 at 2:56 PM
🧵 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: https://buff.ly/3CTAcC3
February 13, 2025 at 5:08 PM
🌎 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: https://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
The Rise of Internet Throttling: A Hidden Threat to Media Development
An increasing number of governments around the world are forcing internet service providers to slow their services during critical sociopolitical junctures—a practice known as throttling—infringing…
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February 12, 2025 at 5:01 PM
📳“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
Defending Democratic Norms in Global Tech Governance - NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY
In September 2024, the Forum and CIMA held a private, hybrid workshop to better understand the shifting global tech governance landscape and identify response strategies.
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February 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
✒ 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
Ten Findings from Ten Years of Data on Transnational Repression
Transnational repression threatens security and human rights. The more we know about who is committing it and how, the better we can fight to end it.
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February 10, 2025 at 5:00 PM
📝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...
Lethal violence against journalists in Latin America marks first month of 2025
Lethal violence against journalists in Latin America marks first month of 2025 Violence Against Journalists. Latin American Journalism Review by The Knight Center at The University of Texas at Austin.
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February 7, 2025 at 7:10 PM
🧵 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 https://buff.ly/48UOGxk
February 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM
📰“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 https://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:
In Support of Democracy
Longtime leaders of the National Democratic Institute, Frank Fahrenkopf and Kenneth Wollack discuss the importance of promoting democracy worldwide. Reflecting on Ronald Reagan’s 1982 Westminster…
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February 7, 2025 at 2:00 PM
📢“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”
Defending Democratic Norms in Global Tech Governance - NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY
In September 2024, the Forum and CIMA held a private, hybrid workshop to better understand the shifting global tech governance landscape and identify response strategies.
buff.ly
February 6, 2025 at 5:00 PM
✏“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
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February 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM
📝 The United Nations Convention Against Cybercrime could empower authoritarian actors to crack down on independent media. More from @benequista.bsky.social
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February 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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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:
The Reality of Digital Authoritarianism in Venezuela
A recent transparency report by one of the top telecom companies in Venezuela confirmed what many had long feared: state surveillance has reached a massive scale. The Telefónica (Movistar Venezuela’s…
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February 4, 2025 at 5:00 PM
✏“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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February 4, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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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: https://www.cima.ned.org/publication/measuring_the_aud…
Measuring the Audience: Why It Matters to Independent News Media and How It Can Contribute to Media Development
Audience measurements, with their resulting influence on content and commercialization, are essential components of financially viable media and media markets. They help create marketplaces where…
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February 3, 2025 at 5:00 PM
🧮 “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: https://www.cima.ned.org/publication/measuring_the_aud…
📢 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 https://buff.ly/4hBUsa3
January 31, 2025 at 8:00 PM
📢 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 https://buff.ly/4hBUsa3
Check out CIMA's new starter pack on media development around the world: go.bsky.app/S635HUZ #mediadev
January 31, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Check out CIMA's new starter pack on media development around the world: go.bsky.app/S635HUZ #mediadev
🧵 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...
“You need to choose your words carefully”: How reporters in Burkina Faso keep reporting under attack
Journalists and experts speak about the dangerous decline for press freedom in the country after the military coup in 2022
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk
January 31, 2025 at 5:02 PM
🧵 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:
Fighting SLAPPs: What Can Media, Lawyers, and Funders Do?
Strategic lawsuits against public participation, or SLAPPs, are lawsuits taken against media organizations or activists with the sole purpose of silencing them. Cases are reported in increasing…
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January 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM
⚖ “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 https://buff.ly/3CtV7LS
January 29, 2025 at 8:00 PM
📳“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 https://buff.ly/3CtV7LS
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Calling all reporters, editors, media managers and citizen journalists whose coverage or media innovations are impacting the lives of people in their countries or regions. The 2025 ICFJ Knight International Journalism Awards nominations are now open! https://buff.ly/3BRHDtf
January 27, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Calling all reporters, editors, media managers and citizen journalists whose coverage or media innovations are impacting the lives of people in their countries or regions. The 2025 ICFJ Knight International Journalism Awards nominations are now open! https://buff.ly/3BRHDtf
🖊“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:
In Support of Democracy
Longtime leaders of the National Democratic Institute, Frank Fahrenkopf and Kenneth Wollack discuss the importance of promoting democracy worldwide. Reflecting on Ronald Reagan’s 1982 Westminster…
buff.ly
January 24, 2025 at 5:00 PM
🖊“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...
‘In Gaza, a press vest makes you a target’: the journalists who have paid a price for reporting on the war
Under the Geneva conventions, media workers are not legitimate military targets, yet at least 166 have been killed in the conflict with Israel. As a ceasefire deal takes shape, we tell the stories of ...
www.theguardian.com
January 23, 2025 at 9:01 PM
🧵 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...