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MSI Europe & Eurasia 2005
The MENA MSI was supported by the US Agency for International Development (USAID)
The Development of Sustainable Media in Europe and Eurasia
ISSN 1546-0878
Introduction
For the fifth consecutive year, the MSI provides in-depth analysis of
the conditions for independent media in 20 countries across Europe and
Eurasia. Since it was first conceived in 2000, in cooperation with the
United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the MSI has
evolved into an important benchmark study to assess how media structures
change over time and across borders. More
Executive Summary
The cumulative effect of incremental steps, not dramatic moments, altered
the media landscape in Eastern Europe and Eurasia during 2005. No “color”
revolutions transformed media sectors as had happened in previous years
in Georgia and Ukraine. Many thought Kyrgyzstan would follow this path,
but after the brief spasm of protests forced the president to flee the
country in March 2005, no major changes moved the media sector forward.
Meanwhile, Uzbekistan took another path by violently quashing May protests
in Andijan, leading to hundreds of deaths and a crackdown across all parts
of civil society—media, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), and
political parties. More
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COUNTRY CHAPTERS
INTRODUCTORY MATERIALS
- Cover and Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Executive Summary
MSI Europe & Eurasia Scores Past and Present- Methodology
REGIONAL SECTIONS
COMPLETE MSI 2005
