Evaluating media interventions in conflict countries : toward developing common principles and a community of practice / Amelia Arsenault, Sheldon Himelfarb, and Susan Abbott.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Arsenault, Amelia.

Contributor:

Himelfarb, Sheldon.

Abbott, Susan, 1973-

United States Institute of Peace.

Series:

Peaceworks ; no. 77.

Peaceworks ; no. 77

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

War--Press coverage--Evaluation.

War.

War in mass media--Evaluation.

War in mass media.

Embedded war correspondents--Evaluation.

Embedded war correspondents.

Evaluation.

War--Press coverage.

Physical Description:

35 pages ; 28 cm.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : U.S. Institute of Peace, 2011.

Summary:

In a tight global economy, international development actors face growing pressure to improve evaluation. Evaluators of media interventions in conflict environments face special challenges: collapsed timelines, fluid conditions, and travel constraints. Recognizing this, thirty-four donors, implementers, and academics, all experienced in media initiatives in conflict environments, met in December 2010 in Caux, Switzerland, to improve evaluation of media's impact in ameliorating conflict. This report reviews the state of the art in evaluating media interventions in conflict and outlines the Caux Guiding Principles, established during the workshop. It stresses better evaluation as critical to media's usefulness in conflict prevention and peacebuilding.

Contents:

Introduction

Evaluation under pressure

Roadblocks to improved evaluation

The Caux Principles

Conclusions and future directions.

Notes:

"October 2011"--Page [1].

Includes bibliographical references (pages 33-35).

OCLC:

805951570