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| FORD Foundation | Global | Private foundations and funding organization | Ford is a US foundation. Its media programme seeks to strengthen free and responsible media that address important civic and social issues, and to promote policies and regulations that ensure media and information systems serve the public's diverse consti |
| Humanist Institute for Co-operation with Developing Countries (HIVOS) | Global | Private foundations and funding organization | HIVOS is a non-governmental organization. It provides support to existing and new civil society organization partners to obtain access to the Internet, providing training in online publishing of opinions from developing countries and supporting the utiliz |
| Media Development Loan Fund (MDLF) | Global | Private foundations and funding organization | MDLF is a non-profit organization. It first worked with news organizations in newly independent countries in the former Soviet Union and Central and Eastern Europe. It extended its outreach to include Africa, Asia and Latin America. In addition to providi |
| Netherlands Institute for Southern Africa (NIZA) | Africa (Southern Africa) | Private foundations and funding organization | NIZA is an independent institute. It provides support to local partners through three of its programmes: Media, Human Rights, and Economy. All NIZA activities are initiated and carried out at the request of local or regional partner organizations. Support |
| Open Society Institute (OSI) and Soros Foundation Network | Global | Private foundations and funding organization | OSI and the Soros Foundation Network are interconnected foundations, funds and programmes, supported by George Soros. Through the network media programme OSI provides support to the development of media legislation, media legal advocacy, and professional |
| Rockefeller Foundation | Global | Private foundations and funding organization | Rockefeller is a USA based foundation. While predominantly a grant-making organization, it does provide important support to global networking, research and information dissemination. The Foundation is organized around four thematic areas of work (Creativ |
| Canadian Journalists for Free Expression | Global | Advocacy & implementing organization | The CJFE is an association of more than 400 journalists, editors, producers, publishers, broadcasters, students and others who work to promote and defend free expression and press freedom in Canada and around the world. One of the principal activities of |
| Centre for Media Freedom in the Middle East and North Africa (CMF MENA) | Arab States | Advocacy & implementing organisation | The Centre for Media Freedom in the Middle East and North Africa (CMF MENA) is an independent regional non-governmental organisation dedicated to the defence of journalists and the promotion of media freedom in the Middle East and North Africa. The Centre |
| Committee to Protect Journalists | Global | Advocacy organization | The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is an independent, non-profit organization that promotes press freedom worldwide by defending the right of journalists to report the news without fear of reprisal. CPJ publicly reveals abuses against the press a |
| Freedom of Expression Institute South Africa | Africa (South Africa) | Advocacy organization | The Freedom of Expression Institute (FXI) was to protect and foster the rights to freedom of expression and access to information, and to oppose censorship. The Institute was formed from a merger of three organisations: The Campaign for Open Media, the An |
