📢 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: 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

✒ 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 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:

✏“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 https://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: https://www.cima.ned.org/publication/measuring_the_aud…

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🧵 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 https://buff.ly/3CtV7LS

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:

🧵 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

📢 Innovative sources of funding from the private sector will prove crucial to sustaining independent media. More from CIMA's Heather Gilberds and the Center for International Private Enterprise:

🧵 This week's top #MediaDev & #DigitalMedia news: CIMA looks back on trends in media development and digital media governance:

“Despite the celebratory events lauding the importance of independent public interest media and the role of a free press in democratic governance, the pressure on journalism has never been greater.” Read more from Courtney Radsch

📝Decades after the passage of the Beijing Declaration for Action, gender equality in the media sector remains out of reach. CIMA and the Fojo Media Institute explain why a whole-of-society response will be crucial to close this gap.

💰“Out of the more than $200 billion of development aid spent each year, just $317 million on average is committed to support media freedom, pluralism, and independence.” More from more from Heather Gilberds and Mary Myers

🖊A report by Heather Gilberds and @tarikjusic.bsky.social examines how media practitioners can push for reform amid political transitions

📰 Research from the Tech Global Institute analyzes how Google algorithms amplified divisive narratives, often sourced from #India, at the expense of local reporting from #Bangladesh. More from @netranews.bsky.social

📝Read “Development Cooperation Principles for Relevant and Effective Support to Media and the Information Environment,” outlining how Official Development Assistance can be leveraged mobilized to support independent media @oecd-ocde.bsky.social @mediagfmd.bsky.social

📢 “The strength of any democracy lies in its people, and a strong, independent, pluralistic media is essential to inform their choices.” The US Mission to the European Union, @cima-media.bsky.social, and CIPE identify new financing models for media

📰 Media actors must develop a coordinated strategy to tackle funding challenges @dw_akademie @imsforfreemedia.bsky.social @unesconow.bsky.social @freepressunltd.bsky.social@bbcmediaaction.bsky.social @icfjorg.bsky.social @internewshq.bsky.social @mediagfmd.bsky.social

🧵 This week's top #MediaDev & #DigitalMedia news: @cima-media.bsky.social looks back on trends in media development and digital media governance:

Read key takeaways from a 2024 convening on digital governance and authoritarian repression: https://buff.ly/3BCa5Px

CIMA and the Fojo Media Institute explain how media actors at the micro-, meso-, and macro- levels can forge an effective response to gender exclusion in the media sector: https://buff.ly/3NGK0Bu

"When reporting in solidarity, journalists use newsworthiness criteria, sourcing tactics, and framing styles that are distinct from those typically used by mainstream media."

Independent media struggle to remain financially viable. Yet, ODA commitments continue to fall short. Read more from Laure-Hélène Piron, Cristina Ordóñez, and @@benequista.bsky.social https://buff.ly/3xt535K

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REPORT | Analysis from @cima-media.bsky.social and the Fojo Media Institute analyzes how stakeholders across sectors can mobilize a whole-of-society response to combat women’s exclusion in the media www.cima.ned.org/publication/...