Media Capture
What is “media capture”? And why does it undermine the key role independent journalism provides in democratic societies? Check out…
Theme: Tech & Democracy
Internet Governance Film Series: Zero-rating
Episode Three of the Internet Governance Film Series introduces the concept of “zero-rating,” the policy of providing free but limited…
The New(s) Gatekeepers: Media’s Impact on Journalism in
CIMA partnered with Indiana University’s Ethics, Values, and Technology: developing character for a digital world series to host an engaging…
A New Battlefront: The Effect of Commercial Spyware on Independent Media
CIMA’s event “A New Battlefront: The Effect of Commercial Spyware on Independent Media” trailer is out now featuring Ron Deibert,…
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…
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,…
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…
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,…