Media Pluralism Landscape
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This study aims to foster media pluralism in Mozambique along the lines of the established outputs and prepared work plan of the UNESCO/UNDP Media Development Project in Mozambique.
To bolster the effort of providing information useful to the UNESCO/UNDP objective, this publication analyses the level of media pluralism in Mozambique in terms of its significance and entrenchment. The significance of media pluralism was analysed through a measurement of media diversity (both at factual and impact levels); its entrenchment was analysed through a measurement of media sustainability (both at vision and resource levels).
In Part One, a preliminaries section gathers reference information such as lists of annexes, tables and abbreviations, definitions of core terminology, a map with research sites, and an executive summary.
Chapter one introduces the study in the context of the UNESCO/UND Media Development Project in Mozambique. This project intends, in the provinces, to support new initiatives, establish newsroom and printing facilities, and create ten radio stations. Specifically, it aims to train journalists from the independent media and to assist Radio Mozambique in its coverage.
Chapter 2 presents methodology, including the conceptual framework developed for the study, the concept of pluralism, and significance and entrenchment.
Chapter 3 presents the measurement of the degree of media diversity achieved in Mozambique. This chapter offers a register of all media initiatives in the eleven provinces of the country - those that are ongoing and those that are being developed nationally as well as provincially or locally. This chapter also assesses the level of diversity in the types of media, provincial distribution, ownership structure, and language used.
Chapter 4 attempts to measure the actual impact of the media diversity achieved in the country, looking at print media circulation, broadcasting coverage, and audience response. This chapter offers an anlaytical description of the level of information pluralism in each of the ten provinces of the country.
Chapter 5 assesses the potential for sustainability of the operational media organisations, in relation to their vision and strategic direction. The chapter looks at the media organisations' ability to describe their editorial policy, targeted audience, strategic plans, development and expansion plans, and adequacy of the larger environment.
Chapter 6 assesses the potential for sustainability of the operational media organisations in relation to their ability to secure and manage sufficient resources to execute their vision effectively and consistently over time. This chapter explores organisational capacity, qualifications, and gender of human resources involved, as well as management and financial aspects, technical/equipment assets, and needs.
Chapter 7 reviews the main findings of this study and proposes recommendations in the areas of action considered by UNESCO/UNDP terms of reference. These areas include information pluralism, printing press, newsrooms, assistance to new initiatives, community radio, and gender imbalance.
Chapter 8 offers both perspectives for immediate action and the authors' conclusions of the study.
To bolster the effort of providing information useful to the UNESCO/UNDP objective, this publication analyses the level of media pluralism in Mozambique in terms of its significance and entrenchment. The significance of media pluralism was analysed through a measurement of media diversity (both at factual and impact levels); its entrenchment was analysed through a measurement of media sustainability (both at vision and resource levels).
In Part One, a preliminaries section gathers reference information such as lists of annexes, tables and abbreviations, definitions of core terminology, a map with research sites, and an executive summary.
Chapter one introduces the study in the context of the UNESCO/UND Media Development Project in Mozambique. This project intends, in the provinces, to support new initiatives, establish newsroom and printing facilities, and create ten radio stations. Specifically, it aims to train journalists from the independent media and to assist Radio Mozambique in its coverage.
Chapter 2 presents methodology, including the conceptual framework developed for the study, the concept of pluralism, and significance and entrenchment.
Chapter 3 presents the measurement of the degree of media diversity achieved in Mozambique. This chapter offers a register of all media initiatives in the eleven provinces of the country - those that are ongoing and those that are being developed nationally as well as provincially or locally. This chapter also assesses the level of diversity in the types of media, provincial distribution, ownership structure, and language used.
Chapter 4 attempts to measure the actual impact of the media diversity achieved in the country, looking at print media circulation, broadcasting coverage, and audience response. This chapter offers an anlaytical description of the level of information pluralism in each of the ten provinces of the country.
Chapter 5 assesses the potential for sustainability of the operational media organisations, in relation to their vision and strategic direction. The chapter looks at the media organisations' ability to describe their editorial policy, targeted audience, strategic plans, development and expansion plans, and adequacy of the larger environment.
Chapter 6 assesses the potential for sustainability of the operational media organisations in relation to their ability to secure and manage sufficient resources to execute their vision effectively and consistently over time. This chapter explores organisational capacity, qualifications, and gender of human resources involved, as well as management and financial aspects, technical/equipment assets, and needs.
Chapter 7 reviews the main findings of this study and proposes recommendations in the areas of action considered by UNESCO/UNDP terms of reference. These areas include information pluralism, printing press, newsrooms, assistance to new initiatives, community radio, and gender imbalance.
Chapter 8 offers both perspectives for immediate action and the authors' conclusions of the study.
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