# National consultations on Media Viability (Jan.- Feb. '23)

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GFMD IMPACT is joining forces with UNESCO to help build momentum and consensus on policy recommendations to promote media viability in Lebanon, Tunisia and Namibia through a series of roundtable meetings in January 2023.

## **Aims of the meetings:**&#x20;

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Identify key problems faced by the national media sector and draft national policy recommendations with which to address them – in sum, explore ways to build an environment in which journalists and independent media organisations can thrive over the long term.
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Draft policy recommendations and identify national mechanisms to address viability.
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Assess the relevance of recommendations in the international policy briefs produced by UNESCO and other partners at national level (see literature reviews below)
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## **Partners and stakeholders**

GFMD IMPACT, UNESCO and local partners are inviting local stakeholders, donors, representatives of national Governments/parliaments, and identified national policy drivers.&#x20;

The stakeholders are expected to include parliamentarians, representatives of government (including economics-related ministries), communications regulators, representives of the media and advertising industries, and academia.&#x20;

### **READ THE FULL SUMMARY HERE:**

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## Roundtables / National consultations

Details on the roundtables co-organised by GFMD and UNESCO in partnership with our local partners in Lebanon, Tunisia, and Namibia:

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[lebanon](https://impact.gfmd.info/meetings/2023/unesco-media-viability-jan-23/lebanon)
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[tunisia](https://impact.gfmd.info/meetings/2023/unesco-media-viability-jan-23/tunisia)
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[namibia](https://impact.gfmd.info/meetings/2023/unesco-media-viability-jan-23/namibia)
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## Literature Review

The national consultations draw on the following resources on media viability.&#x20;

For the latest research and data on **media viability**, please consult [UNESCO's web page here.](https://www.unesco.org/en/international-programme-development-communication/media-viability/resources)

### Literature on Media Viability

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[The Windhoek +30 Declaration on Information as a Public Good](https://en.unesco.org/sites/default/files/windhoek30declaration_wpfd_2021.pdf) (2021)
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[World Trends Data Bank (UNESCO) :](https://www.unesco.org/en/world-media-trends/grid) an open resource to understand key trends in media development and freedom of expression.
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The UNESCO Policy Brief: "Journalism is a Public Good: World Trends in Freedom of Expression and Media Viability" (2022)

* [English](https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000380618)
* [Français](https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000381449)
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[Breaking news: the economic impact of Covid-10 on the global news media industry ](https://impact.economist.com/perspectives/sites/default/files/breaking_news_the_economic_impact_of_covid-19_on_the_global_news_media_industry.pdf)(The Economist Impact, 2022)
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A [UNESCO Report ](https://kq.freepressunlimited.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/380807eng.pdf)by Larry Kilman on media viability (2022), with examples from Lebanon, Namibia, and Tunisia

* [English](https://kq.freepressunlimited.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/380807eng.pdf)
* [Français](https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000380889)
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[Measuring Beyond Money: The Media Viability Indicators by Deutsche-Welle Akademie](https://akademie.dw.com/en/media-viability-new-indicators-show-what-is-at-stake/a-47874028) (19 May 2020)
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"[National Consultations on solutions to promote media viability while preserving media independence](https://www.unesco.org/sites/default/files/medias/files/2022/01/fpu_report_national_consultations_unesco_2.pdf?TSPD_101_R0=080713870fab20006c40fcf28a235c42eac85611f2116976921abfd7cdc3cf50ae142b0cb159e6e20855ca3f5414300052593bf47b5463fe0c7b3532b3d85b7fa93ee350541774c49ddf313046c3704253aa775a9762e5de451bd6a1ff157c76)" (a report on UNESCO-commissioneed consultations with Free Press Unlimited, January 2022)
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"Finding the funds for journalism to thrive: policy options to support media viability" (UNESCO,&#x20;

* [English](https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000381146)
* [Français](https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000381146_fre)
* [Español](https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000381146_spa)
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### [**Lebanon**](https://impact.gfmd.info/meetings/unesco-media-viability-jan-23/lebanon#regional-and-lebanese-resources-on-media-viability)

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[Media Viability Indicators Assessment: Lebanon](https://akademie.dw.com/en/first-ever-media-viability-assessment-of-lebanon/a-58101358) (Deutsche-Welle Akademie, 7 July 2021)
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Report: ["Review of the Funding Landscape for Media Development Actors in Lebanon](https://www.skeyesmedia.org/en/News/Reports/15-02-2022/9874)" (GFMD, Skeyes entre and IMS, 15 February 2022)
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Report: "[Sustainability and journalism support in Lebanon](https://lebanon-coordination.gfmd.info/resources/research-sustainability-journalism-support)" (GFMD, 16 March 2021)
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Report: "[Independent Media in Lebanon: An Economic Outlook](https://lebanon-coordination.gfmd.info/resources/research-sustainability-journalism-support)" (Skeyes, April 2021)
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[Coordinating Media Assistance and Journalism Support Efforts report ](https://gfmd.info/engagements/consultation-coordinating-media-assistance-journalism-support/)(GFMD, SKeyes Centre, and IMS). Final version published in November 2022.
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Research Study: ["Media and Information Landscape assessment in Lebanon"](https://maharatfoundation.org/en/milaresearchstudy) (Maharat Foundation, October 2021)
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[Building Regional Strategies for Media Development in the Middle East and North Africa](https://www.cima.ned.org/publication/building-regional-strategies-for-media-development-in-the-middle-east-and-north-africa/) (CIMA, March 2022)
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### [**Tunisia**](https://impact.gfmd.info/meetings/unesco-media-viability-jan-23/tunisia#ressources-regionales-et-tunisiennes-sur-la-viabilite-des-medias)

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[Tunisia Media Reform: A Volatile Process by Fatima el-Issawi ](https://www.cima.ned.org/publication/tunisia-media-reform-a-volatile-process/)(CIMA, 25 July 2021)
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[Building Regional Strategies for Media Development in the Middle East and North Africa ](https://www.cima.ned.org/publication/building-regional-strategies-for-media-development-in-the-middle-east-and-north-africa/)(CIMA, March 2022)
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[Public Funding for Private Media in the Mena Region](https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaaction/documents/primed-research-public-funding-for-media-mena-zaarour.pdf) by Sarah Zaarour (PRIMED, April 2022)
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["Inkyfada, le fact-checking à la Tunisienne](https://conseilsdejournalistes.com/fact-checking/04-inkyfada-le-fact-checking-a-la-tunisienne/)" (2022)
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### [**Namibia**](https://impact.gfmd.info/meetings/unesco-media-viability-jan-23/namibia#regional-and-namibian-resources-on-media-viability)

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[Namibia's Media: Facing the Digital Challenge,](https://ippr.org.na/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Media_Report-small.pdf) by Dietrich Remmert (the Institute for Public Policy Research, Namibia Media Trust, and the Hanns Sidel Foundation, January 2019)
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[Health Crises and Media Discourses in Sub-Saharan Africa, ](https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/978-3-030-95100-9.pdf)editors Carol Azungi Dralega, Angella Napakol (24 May 2022)
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