Youth and the News in Five Charts
The space for independent media is shrinking in countries around the world. Growing restrictions on press freedoms, coupled with global…
Theme: Tech & Democracy
Internet Governance And Media Development
This series of videos introduces viewers to key issues in internet governance and explains how they impact broader media development…
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,…
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…
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…
The Rise of Internet Throttling: A Hidden Threat to Media Development
This document examines how an increasing number of governments around the world are forcing internet service providers to slow their…
How Media Taxes Can Burden News Outlets: The Case of Uganda
In July 2018, the government of Uganda implemented a tax on individual users of Media platforms. In the first three…
Why South Korea Needs to Rethink Its National Security Now
Chung Min Lee explains why South Korea needs to revise its national security strategy amid new threats and challenges.
Localization And China’s Tech Success In Indonesia
This paper examines how despite ambivalence about Chinese intentions in Indonesia’s political and defense establishment, Chinese telecoms firms have successfully…