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Media Sustainability Index (MSI) - Europe and Eurasia

MSI Europe & Eurasia 2002

The Development of Sustainable Media in Europe and Eurasia

ISSN:1546-0878

MSI 2002 Cover

About the MSI
The MSI, developed by IREX with funding from USAID, examines countries’ entire media systems by specifically analyzing freedom of speech, plurality of media available to citizens, professional journalism standards, business sustainability of media, and the efficacy of institutions that support independent media. Country-by-country analyses and rankings of these factors enable the MSI to uniquely compare independent media sectors in vastly different countries. The study also offers a comparison of trends from 2001 to 2002 to reveal which countries have improved, where backsliding has occurred, and what can be expected in the future.

The MSI is a valuable tool for media development practitioners, scholars, and others interested in the state of developing media sectors in Europe and Eurasia and is fully downloadable.

Download the 2002 MSI
The 2002 MSI is available for download in Adobe Acrobat PDF file format. PDF downloads will open in a new browser window. The files are available for download individual by country or regional sections. The entire publication is available for download as a zip archive.

Introductory Materials:

Regional Sections:
Regional sections include country chapters for the region and a regional overview.

Country Chapters:
Country chapters for each country included in the 2002 edition.

Download the complete 2002 MSI:
Zip archive containing a PDF of the complete MSI 2002.

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