Private Gatekeepers: Encrypted Messaging Apps and News Audiences
This report examines how Apps such as WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, and Viber have proven popular for several reasons. For one,…
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Making Big Tech Pay for the News They Use
This report examines how as more people get their news online, journalism has become more dispersed and untethered from the…
The Untapped Potential of Regional Cooperation for Media Reform in Southern Africa
This report looks at regional cooperation as a critical tool for dealing with the complex and highly fragmented media sector…
Tipping Point: Democratic Erosion and the Assault on Press Freedom
This report examines how support to bolster independent media is a small component of international efforts to promote democracy and…
Twitter as a Newsgathering Tool: Challenges and Possibilities for Independent Media
This report explores how Twitter holds the potential to enable journalists to diversify their reporting. Worldwide, and especially in developing…
United by Challenge: Regional Opportunities to Drive Media Reform in Southeast Europe
This report assesses the opportunities and roadblocks to cross-border cooperation for media development and reform in Southeast Europe. It also…
The Wisdom of the Crowd: Promoting Media Development through Deliberative Initiatives
Through a series of five illustrative case studies, the report demonstrates how deliberative democracy practices can be employed in both…
Pathways to Media Reform in Sub‑Saharan Africa: Reflections from a Regional Consultation
This report lays out a vision for how the continuing struggle for vibrant, independent, and plural media systems in the…
In Repressive Countries, Citizens Go ‘Dark’ to Share Independent News
This document explores how the blind spot, dubbed “dark social,” originates when visitors arrive from links shared by email, text,…
Spyware: An Unregulated and Escalating Threat to Independent Media
This report examines how the digital surveillance industry is a broad and largely opaque network of companies that produce technology…