NED is unable to access its Congressionally appropriated funds, which sustain nearly all of its grantmaking and operations.

Stakeholders must grapple with the significant risks quantum technology poses to democracy and human rights.

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UNESCO reports that 20 percent of attacks on journalists occur in digital spaces, but in Sub-Saharan Africa, the situation is worsening as governments expand digital surveillance and online harassment...

Journalists, activists, and lawyers warn of a significant chilling effect from a new law to combat “fake news.”

Joint letter signed by 40 organisations calls attention to troubling trend in Turkey of using judicial control measures, such as house arrests and travel bans, to silence independent voices in journal...

In a new clampdown on independent media, Tajikistan has jailed a veteran journalist for criticizing regional officials, while another reporter faces 17 years in prison on undisclosed charges.

An increasing number of governments around the world are forcing internet service providers to slow their services during critical sociopolitical junctures—a practice known as throttling—infringing…

In September 2024, the Forum and CIMA held a private, hybrid workshop to better understand the shifting global tech governance landscape and identify response strategies.

Transnational repression threatens security and human rights. The more we know about who is committing it and how, the better we can fight to end it.

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Journalists in Pakistan are up in arms after a new law was passed that empowers the government to punish anyone for spreading what the authorities deem online disinformation.

Turkish authorities have detained a prominent investigative journalist and four of his colleagues and replaced an elected pro-Kurdish mayor with a state appointee.

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Lethal violence against journalists in Latin America marks first month of 2025 Violence Against Journalists. Latin American Journalism Review by The Knight Center at The University of Texas at Austin.

Longtime leaders of the National Democratic Institute, Frank Fahrenkopf and Kenneth Wollack discuss the importance of promoting democracy worldwide. Reflecting on Ronald Reagan’s 1982 Westminster…

In September 2024, the Forum and CIMA held a private, hybrid workshop to better understand the shifting global tech governance landscape and identify response strategies.

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A recent transparency report by one of the top telecom companies in Venezuela confirmed what many had long feared: state surveillance has reached a massive scale. The Telefónica (Movistar Venezuela’s…

Center for International Media Assistance | 215 followers on LinkedIn. CIMA is a center for media development research at the National Endowment for Democracy.

Audience measurements, with their resulting influence on content and commercialization, are essential components of financially viable media and media markets. They help create marketplaces where…

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Replacing professional fact checkers with community notes in the US may signal a global rollback of disinformation controls.

A recent study shows the country’s news ecosystem is shifting towards alternative sources. This trend might shape journalism in the years to come.

China, Israel, and Myanmar emerged as the world’s three worst offenders in another record-setting year for journalists jailed because of their work, the Committee to Protect Journalists’ 2024 prison c...

After five years of inflicting an unprecedented crackdown on the press, Alexander Lukashenko is set to run for a seventh presidential term on Sunday, 26 January. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has fi...

Journalists and experts speak about the dangerous decline for press freedom in the country after the military coup in 2022

Strategic lawsuits against public participation, or SLAPPs, are lawsuits taken against media organizations or activists with the sole purpose of silencing them. Cases are reported in increasing…

Longtime leaders of the National Democratic Institute, Frank Fahrenkopf and Kenneth Wollack discuss the importance of promoting democracy worldwide. Reflecting on Ronald Reagan’s 1982 Westminster…

When we bring generative AI into the news production cycle, we must grapple with a new understanding of autonomy and authorship, argues Austrian fellow Katja Schell.

With massive platforms, public officials can now just ignore the media, especially in communities outside Manila

Azerbaijan's civil society has been rocked by a series of targeted arrests which peaked in 2023 and continued throughout the 2024.

Under the Geneva conventions, media workers are not legitimate military targets, yet at least 166 have been killed in the conflict with Israel. As a ceasefire deal takes shape, we tell the stories of ...

Critics argue that the vagueness of the treaty’s language, along with its deference to national laws creates a new vector for transnational repression.

The Media Viability Manifesto initiative invites you to an evening reception in Brussels, titled "Strengthening Media to Safeguard Democracy: The Media Viability Manifesto for Collective Action," on…

As a valuable resource for the media development community, students and scholars of journalism and communications, and the media industry, this study offers insights that can inspire action to…

On behalf of the Media Viability Manifesto (MVM) initiative, we are pleased to invite you to our English-language evening reception, Strengthening Media to Safeguard Democracy: The Media Viability Man...

I recall vividly the exact day that my desire to defend media freedom was born 12 years ago. I was on my way to a bank and listening to a local radio station when an announcement began…