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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#3E3E3E;background:white">Dear FoME colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#3E3E3E;background:white">I would like to share with you our latest report
<b><a href="https://www.dw.com/en/foreign-fundinghypercompetition-new-insights-into-challenges-for-media-viability-in-lebanon/a-58165420https:/www.dw.com/en/foreign-fundinghypercompetition-new-insights-into-challenges-for-media-viability-in-lebanon/a-58165420">Media
Viability in Lebanon</a>.<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#3E3E3E;background:white">Based on interviews with Lebanese media experts as well as desktop research on general economic data, the author Ann Hollifield highlights
to what extent the Lebanese media sector is able to produce high quality, independent journalism in a financially stable way. It is the first report which comprehensively analyses the conditions for media viability in a country using
<a href="https://www.dw.com/en/media-viability-new-indicators-show-what-is-at-stake/a-47874028">
DW Akademie’s Media Viability Indicators</a> (MVIs). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#3E3E3E;background:white">What becomes clear is that being located at the nexus of geopolitical interests in the Middle East, Lebanon's media face specific systemic
challenges. While there is a very high level of professionalism as well as a sophisticated technological infrastructure and digital expertise, foreign funding with political interests and hyper-competition make it difficult for independent public interest
media to thrive. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#3E3E3E;background:white">You can find an interview with the author, Ann Hollifield and with Roula Mikhael, Executive Director of the Maharat Foundation, Lebanon
<a href="https://www.dw.com/en/foreign-fundinghypercompetition-new-insights-into-challenges-for-media-viability-in-lebanon/a-58165420https:/www.dw.com/en/foreign-fundinghypercompetition-new-insights-into-challenges-for-media-viability-in-lebanon/a-58165420">
here</a>. They discuss the findings and recommendations for media development actors in today’s Lebanon. The complete report, including a chapter from the practitioner’s perspective written by Jan Lublinski and Laura Moore, can be found
<a href="https://www.dw.com/en/first-ever-media-viability-assessment-of-lebanon/a-58101358">
here</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#3E3E3E;background:white">The findings and recommendations are aimed to inform future media development interventions in the country. We hope that it will be useful
for your work and look forward to any feedback you might have.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#3E3E3E;background:white">Nadine<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060">Nadine Jurrat</span></b><span lang="EN-US"><br>
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Head of Research and Evaluation (maternity cover)</span><span lang="EN-US"><br>
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Research and Evaluation<span style="color:#0080FF"> |
</span>Policy and Learning<br>
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</span>53113 Bonn<span style="color:#0080FF"> | </span>Germany<br>
T </span><a href="tel:+492284293599"><span style="color:blue">+49.228.429.3599</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0080FF"> |
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:nadine.jurrat@dw.com"><span style="color:blue">nadine.jurrat@dw.com</span></a><br>
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