Category: Impact on society

What happens when India’s poor access a social network?

14 July 2014

Across India, long unfinished construction projects for health care clinics and schools are being completed. Widows of deceased migrant workers are …

Why are information and free media development priorities?

5 June 2014

Why are access to information and free media development priorities? Here’s an engaging explanation by The Global Forum for Media …

Study finds El Periódico impacts positively on Guatemalan society

2 April 2014

Independent daily El Periódico nurtures democratic institutions, implements best journalism practices and has a positive impact on the community. These …

Using radio to track government spending

2 December 2013

Breeze FM has created a radio platform that allows listeners to help monitor how the provincial government is spending its …

Digital media drive Nepal election

13 November 2013

Mobile, web and social media played a key role in Nepal’s general election on 19 November. Most of the parties …

A mobile radio network for the rural poor

9 May 2013

Communities understand the development issues they face better than anyone. This simple philosophy guides the work of Delhi-based social tech …

More than 4.3m users visit Malaysiakini on election night

2 May 2013

More than 4.3 million unique users visited Malaysiakini on election night on 5 May. Of these, three million accessed the …

Millions benefit from Indonesian broadcasting project

23 April 2013

A project that produced radio and TV programs about key aspects of Indonesia’s democratic development and built radio stations in …

Radio in Nepal: Strengthening democracy, transforming society

8 March 2013

Over the last six decades, the development of radio in Nepal has played a key role in strengthening democracy and …