Developing Independent Media as an Institution of Accountable Governance

Keywords: International, English, media development, projects, media, funding, conflict, new media, toolkit

This toolkit seeks to help users design programs to support independent media. It is designed for those who may be interested in supporting media development programs, but are unclear about the whys, hows, and whens. It introduces the fundamentals of media development, provides ways to conceptualize and analyze the sector, and helps guide programming based on political economy analysis as well as individual country context. It also includes ideas on monitoring and evaluation of media development programs, suggestions for conflict environments and new media, and links to further resources.

Developing Independent Media as an Institution of Accountable Governance