Media Sustainability Index (MSI) - Europe and Eurasia

MSI Europe & Eurasia 2004

The Development of Sustainable Media in Europe and Eurasia

ISSN:1546-0878

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About the MSI
The Media Sustainability Index (MSI), funded by the USAID, is a valuable tool for media professionals, public officials, scholars and others concerned about media and its role in democratic and economic reform. The MSI is the only study that critically examines the entire media sector in each of the 20 countries in Southeast Europe and Eurasia. More

Executive Summary
The Media Sustainability Index (MSI) 2004 provides a qualitative and quantitative analysis of media development in 20 countries over a four-year span from 2001 through 2004. Some trends, both negative and positive, mark the media environments in countries in Europe and Eurasia consistently over time, while other patterns are more spontaneous. For example, politicized media coverage and self-censorship serve as persistent obstacles to development in almost all of the countries reviewed. By contrast, recent revolutions in two countries sparked improvements in their respective media sectors. More

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