Tuesday 8 March 2016 The Guardian Words like ‘human-centred’ and ‘grassroots’ aren’t helping communities, they just make donors feel better about...
DEVELOPMENT: Secret Aid Worker: Buzzwords Are Killing Development
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Issues and Analysis
ON THE MEDIA: Caught Between The East And West: The “Media War” Intensifies In Serbia And Montenegro
MARCH 10TH, 2016 By: Marija Šajkaš and Milka Tadić Mijović CIMA As EU and U.S. assistance to independent media in Serbia and Montenegro declines,...
ON THE MEDIA: In Burma, A Chance For New Momentum On Media Reform
MARCH 14TH, 2016 By: PAUL ROTHMAN CIMA As Burma’s new National League of Democracy (NLD)-dominated parliament nears the selection of the...
ON THE MEDIA: Here’s How 4 Hyper-Local Newsrooms are Harnessing Video
By: Josh Stearns This post first appeared on Medium. MEDIASHIFT In January, media consultant Mario Garcia wrote that 2016 would be “the year of...
AFGHANISTAN/DEVELOPMENT: Afghanistan’s surprisingly predictable economic crash
By Jared Ferrie Asia Editor 14 March 2016 IRIN Afghanistan’s economic collapse was sudden, surprising, and entirely predictable. When the United...
DEVELOPMENT: The Empowerment of Women Will Be Central to Realising Sustainable Global Development
By Mary Robinson original Mary Robinson, former president of Ireland,(1990-1997) and former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights...
ON THE MEDIA: Every Day Is a Good Day to Hear More Women in the Media
By Farhana Haque Rahman original ROME, Mar 7 2016 (IPS) - On International Women’s Day newspapers and radio shows are filled with women’s voices....
AFGHANISTAN/DEVELOPMENT: Afghanistan’s Path to Women’s Rights Is Paved With Risk, but Built on Hope
Posted 8 March 2016 0:55 GMT By: Rustam Ali Seerat original For Afghan women, the systematic repression and violence of the Taliban era was...
DEVELOPMENT: The Great Land Rush Series: Ethiopia: The billionaire’s farm
MARCH 1 2016 Written by: Tom Burgis Images by Charlie Bibby original Across the globe, investors are betting billions on land. Tom Burgis reports...
HAITI/ON THE MEDIA: Parting Words From Haiti’s Not-So-Sweet Mickey: Fueling An Uunsupportive Environment For Women In Media
FEBRUARY 29TH, 2016 By: Janelle Nodhturft Williams original Former Haitian President Michel Martelly left office on February 7, 2016, the 30th...
AFGHANISTAN: Turquoise Mountain: Artists Transforming Afghanistan
Original March 5, 2016 – January 29, 2017 International Gallery From its critical position on the ancient Silk Road that stretches from Europe to...
ON THE MEDIA: Can explanatory journalism cure the internet?
Richard Fawal | February 26, 2016 10:30am original This post is part of our project examining the importance of explanatory journalism. The first...