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Local media support (LMS) has established itself as a valuable tool for
humanitarian emergency response, conflict resolution and democracy building.
Access to relevant information is becoming widely accepted as a vital
part of empowering exposed groups in crisis situations, as well as of
facilitating societal developments towards peace, democracy and political
pluralism. The authors of this report provide a study of LMS in the 1990s
and propose a framework for assessment and management of LMS projects.
Contents
Preface
Summary
Chapter 1 Introduction: The Role of Local Media in Conflict and Development
Introductory comments
Media as ‘observers’, ‘participants’ or ‘tools’?
Media in conflict and development
Defining Local Media Support (LMS)
Structure of the report
Chapter 2 Actors and Activities
Introductory comments
An history of Local Media Support
Actors
Activities
Media support activities in Eastern and Central Europe
Media support activities in Africa
Media support activities in other regions
Professional training as Local Media Support
Local Media Support and ‘Do No Harm’
Norway’s Local Media Support activities
Evaluation of Local Media Support
Chapter 3 Framework for Local Media Support
Introductory comments
Implementation-based approach
Focus-based approach
Objective-based approach
Proposed categorisation for Local Media Support projects
Chapter 4 Deciding, Implementing and Evaluating
Local Media Support
Introductory Comments
The process
Phase one: Needs and resource assessment
Political context
Target groups
Local media landscape
Local media outlet
Available local resources
Phase two: Defining specific project objectives
Development of project strategy
Risk assessment
Phase three: Project planning and design
Phase four: Financing
Phase five: Implementation, follow up and termination
Phase six: Evaluation
Checklist for focusing LMS projects
Chapter 5 Conclusion and Follow-up
Appendix 1 Literature
Appendix 2 Organisations of relevance to LMS
Abbreviations and acronym
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