InterMedia- Global Research and Counsel

09/20/2012

Photos online from the InterMedia-Europe launch event!

08/31/2012

check out our piece on how mobile money can reduce crime and help Haitains feel more secure!

My colleague and I were in Haiti last week conducting fieldwork for a research initiative on mobile money. Through a series of focus groups, we heard the heart-wrenching tales of life in Haiti. From a group of young men who can’t afford food for their families, to groups of women who fear for thei...

08/30/2012

InterMedia joined forced with the U.S. Department of State's to launch the first Washington, D.C. based Youth TechCamp!

InterMedia was the site of the first Washington-D.C.-based Youth TechCamp, hosted by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA). Technology experts from from the Mozilla Foundation’s Hackasaurus team worked with 21 Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Pr...

08/24/2012

Fascinating TED talk on North Korea. Want to dig deeper on the changing media environment in NK? Read our report "A Quiet Opening:" http://www.audiencescapes.org/research/north-korea-quiet-opening/quiet-opening-north-korea-804

Sokeel Park is a Research and Policy Analyst for Liberty in North Korea (LiNK), a US-based NGO that works for the North Korean people. He is currently develo...

08/23/2012

Daily Chart: Today’s chart looks at trends in communication in America since 1900. Comparing not only communication technologies with each other, but with speech and traditional mail

See the Daily chart-- http://econ.st/O62bNS

08/22/2012

"Vivien Marles, managing director of InterMedia Africa, a research firm here, said that Kenyans remained devoted to a vibrant news media menu of local politics, scandal and pop culture. Those interested in international affairs, she said, generally turn to CNN, the BBC or Al Jazeera. But China Radio International is 'gaining some momentum,' she said."

China’s state-run news media are rapidly expanding in Africa, hoping to bolster Beijing’s image and influence in a region that is rich in the natural resources needed to fuel China’s powerhouse industries and help feed its population.

08/09/2012

InterMedia will serve as the site of the first Washington, D.C.-based Youth TechCamp, hosted by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA), Aug. 12, 2012. The program is part of the State Department’s Civil Society 2.0 initiative to help global civil society orga...

08/09/2012

"TV plays a central role in how citizens understand international development"

Dr. Gerry Power and Klara Debeljak writing for The Channel on the role of TV in international development:

07/13/2012

Check out our latest addition to Building Support for International Development: 4 new Topic Reports on the role of research organisations, non-profits, celebrities and public opinion on international development. http://audiencescapes.org/research/building-support-international-development/topic-reports/topic-reports-808

The Building Support for International Development study provides a roadmap for the development community for connecting more meaningfully with key constituencies in donor-country discussions about international development policy issues and priorities.

07/11/2012

04/17/2012

Our Research Manager Michelle Kaffenberger has a new blog post after attending Columbia University's African Economic Forum last weekend about mobile money's impact in Africa.

"Mobile Money: Is It Reaching Far Enough?"



What are your thoughts? Let us know!

Over the weekend I was at the African Economic Forum at Columbia University, which covered all sorts of economic issues in Africa. Unsurprisingly, mobile technology came up in almost every session I attended. Panelists discussed the way mobile devices are infiltrating education and health services, ...