Krishna Kumar surveys the nature and significance of international aid designed
to build and strengthen independent news media in support of democratization and
development.
Providing the first comprehensive coverage of media assistance programs, Kumar
discusses the evolution, focus, and overall impact of a range of intervention
strategies. He also presents seven in-depth case studies based on extensive
USAID-sponsored fieldwork; here he examines the context, accomplishments, and
failures of efforts in Afghanistan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Central America,
Indonesia, Russia, Serbia, and Sierra Leone. A concluding chapter summarizes the
findings of the study and suggests their important implications for
international media assistance.
About Author:
Krishna Kumar is senior social scientist with the US Agency