Media and Communication
Up one levelPeople everywhere gain much of their information and understanding of their society and country and the wider world from the media. This includes newspapers, radio and television that offer news and entertainment, but also books, movies, music and new media such as Internet that shape how people view and think about the world. This section of the BurmaGuide.Net includes resource summaries of media that specialize in Burma, other resources relating to the need for an “active open media” to promote human rights and democracy, and how various media and communications are being used to aid development and social justice in Burma and around the world.
The Role of Media in Democracy - A Strategic Approach
This strategic approach is intended to help make informed decisions with regard to programming media development activities. It analyzes a history of ...
“Investigating Corruption in Ukraine”
This case study is about Ukrainian Internet journalist Georgy Gongadze, and his yet unsolved 2000 murder. The study of this infamous case is meant ...
Journalistic Legwork that Tumbled a President
This case study of the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) and its groundbreaking exposés of corruption and wrongdoing by the ...
Resources for Media Personnel
This is a page from Cause Communications website that lists media guidebooks produced by advocacy groups- The page has a list of some recommended ...
Welcome to id2 - Communicating Development Research
This is the home page for id21, a research reporting service that aims to make policymakers aware of the latest British development research ...
What is being done on … Internet and Other Media to Promote Democracy?
This site highlights organizations that utilize the internet and other media as effective tools for conducting their democracy-building activities ...
Documentaries Keep Burma Concerns Alive
This site contains an article on the role of media (especially recently released film documentaries) in the democracy movement for Burma- ...
Inter-News- Media in Conflict
This site features the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) published report about media in conflict entitled "Use and Abuse of Media in ...
Civil Society and Right to Information - a Perspective on India’s Experience
This paper concentrates on the role of civil society in promoting the concept of social audit through four methods - public hearings, report cards, ...
Civil Right to Information - Practical Guidance Note
This paper argues and analyzes that governments around the world have become increasingly more open. By 2003, over 50 countries had comprehensive ...
Asia Monitoring Resource Center