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Media Sustainability Index (MSI) - Europe and Eurasia

MSI Europe & Eurasia 2010

This publication was made possible through support provided by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) under Cooperative Agreement No. DGS-A-00-99-00015-00 US Agency for International Development (USAID)

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This publication was made possible through support provided by the United States Agency
for International Development (USAID).

The Development of Sustainable Media in Europe and Eurasia

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Introduction

I am pleased to introduce the Media Sustainability Index (MSI) 2010. The MSI provides an analysis of the media environment in 21 countries of Europe and Eurasia during 2009 and also shows trends in the media sector since 2001. The MSI was first conceived in 2000 and launched in 2001, in cooperation with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Read Full Introduction

Executive Summary

While each sub-region of the 2010 Europe and Eurasia MSI saw a decline, they all made some notable improvements as well. Interestingly, new media platforms are emerging across the different sub-regions and promise to fill gaps in the media in many countries. However, the entire region felt the effects of the economic crisis, with the media deeply impacted. All sub-regions reported ongoing challenges with the lack of enforcement of media laws, widespread self-censorship, continued violence against journalists, and growing public apathy about the media. Read Full Summary

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Country Studies

  • Albania
  • Armenia
  • Azerbaijan
  • Belarus
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Bulgaria
  • Croatia
  • Georgia
  • Kosovo
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Macedonia
  • Moldova
  • Montenegro
  • Romania
  • Russia
  • Serbia
  • Tajikistan
  • Turkmenistan
  • Uzbekistan
  • Ukraine