Rights & Social Justice
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Definition/Description
Media’s position in the area of human rights and social justice is complex and at times highly problematical. Media freedom itself is an essential human right. If freedom of expression is absent, few other rights can be fully enjoyed. Yet that freedom may be misused to incite abuses. And in a free marketplace of ideas and ideologies, open access to and easy ability to exchange and publish information will sometimes introduce new tensions by increasing heterogeneity and fomenting often well-justified demands for change.
An "active open media" can promote human rights, development and democracy by informing people of their rights, by encouraging participatory governance, and by increasing transparency and demanding accountability of the broadest range of societal actors. But by commission or omission, media can also help subvert basic liberties by encouraging acquiescence to or active support for human rights violations.
Indicators
Methods/Methodologies/Tools to use
Gives short introduction (one/two sentences) into different methodologies/methods/tools (used for, limitations etc.) – and links to a more comprehensive description.
Practitioners’ tips
Recommendations of which methods proved to be efficient, too time-consuming, experiences from different cultural settings etc.
Examples
Links with short description of example of a respective M&E study. If not available, online content displayed directly, but still in the overview one sentence describing the example evaluations done in that area.
Resources
List of online resources, forums, portals etc. (Link to respective list under assesME, or listing the ones linked only to that specific item)
- Related web portals
- Training resources (toolkits, links – each going with short description)
- Discussion forums and specialised platforms
- Organisations and institutions engaged in this area (better specialised? – would fit better to levels)
- For further study: (could be books, could be publications with models for improvement etc.)
Author(s)
Lists the ones who wrote main parts of the articles
Contributions
(lists person who contributed with a publication or practical tip etc.)
