INDEPENDENT MEDIA

Media for Transparent Governance

Globe International in partnership with Press Institute and ZORIG Foundation has started a project Media for Transparent Governance since October 2004 under UNESCO funding. The project is a part of the International Programme for Development of Communication (IPDC) of UNESCO.

This 12-month project involves activities on development of content analysis, 8 editors' sessions, investigative reporting workshop, workshops to produce investigative media materials, consultancy training, 8-month media campaign and approval of Action Plan for future.

The project applicant organized 8 editors sessions, one-day workshop for journalism teachers, intensive training for Mongolian researchers on content analysis and 2-days workshops for reporters. The project also has produced 4 educational materials and 2 other investigative journalism materials were purchased and distributed to participants. Project information can be obtained from Globe International's web site http://www.globeinter.org

From October 01,2004 till February 01, 2005 the following objectives have been achieved: (Constraints/Conclusions-Media integrity system in Mongolia)

1. 23 editors representing 14 media outlets: newspaper, radio and TV managers have been sensitized to the social and economic impact of corruption through 8 editors' sessions followed by the formation of Editors’ Task force.

2. Task force included editors of 10 media outlets: 6 print and 4 broadcast media. Task force worked and developed media campaign strategy.

3. 41 newspaper, radio and TV journalists have been trained to investigate reporting and on raising public awareness about corruption through 2-days workshops on investigative reporting

4. 23 journalism teachers and project staff trained on media content analysis studies through one-day intensive training.

5. 12 media practitioners and editors have been informed on media content analysis through session 7.

6. 2 Mongolian researchers: Choisamba, Ph.D and Bazar. Ph.D have been trained on analysis of the media content and conducting researches using methodology developed in cooperation with foreign trainer.

Inputs
1. Violeda Umali, a trainer from Philippine has brought the training expertise in media content analysis
2. 11 Mongolian teachers and lecturers conducted investigative reporting workshop. Workshop for reporters on investigating the institutional pillars of the national integrity system; rules and practices for institutional pillars; as well as legal and ethical framework of reporting.
3. In total 15 local experts have contributed to sessions for editors on the challenge of, and building responses to corruption that involved:
- 6 civil society activists representing fields such as education, health, environment, media, anticorruption contributed to raising corruption issues in editors' session.
- 2 lawyers contributed to introducing judicial and legal system of Mongolia and its integrity issues.
- 2 members of the Parliament: Mr. Lundeejantsan, Vice Speaker and Ms. Oyun, Vice speaker joined the editors' session and discussed issues on implementation of National Anti-Corruption Programme
- 4 representatives of donor organizations such as World Bank, UNDP and Open Society Forum contributed to editors' session debating on anti-corruption issues in Mongolia and provided information on their anti-corruption programmes.
- Mr. Ganhuyag, a corruption researcher introduced the editors with results of corruption perception survey conducted by ZORIG Foundation.

Activities carried out

1. Editors' sessions

The project staff has written a letter of call to media leaders followed by intensive telephone calls to encourage their participation in the editors' sessions. Letters have been accepted positively by editors of the most of national newspapers and broadcasting media attended the sessions. Project partners have organized 8 editors' sessions during the period of November 8 and December 8, 2004 with goal to encourage editors of Mongolian media to run 8-month anti-corruption media campaign starting from February 2005. Editors session

2. Content Analysis

Mrs., Violeda Umali, and associate professor of University of Philippines College of Mass Communication worked in Ulaanbaatar between 29 November – 03 December 2004 and goal of her visit was to familiarize media practitioners and researchers in Mongolia on the nature, applications, methodology and benefits of content analysis. Content analysis

2.1 Intensive training for Mongolian researchers

Mongolian researchers: Choisamba, Ph.D and Bazar, Ph.D. in assistance with r. S. Bayaraa, interpreter and media researcher involved to training programme and gained knowledge on:

2.2 One-day training for journalism teachers and project staff

Total 20 participants; 18 journalism teachers and project staff was trained attending one-day workshops.

2.3. Content analysis studies
2 researchers have started content analysis and the following media outlets are involved:

- Print Media
- Broadcast Media
- Methodology

3. Investigative reporting workshops

Investigative reporting workshop was organized on January 20- 21, 2005 and involved in total 37 journalists: 20 from Ulaanbaatar and 18 from 17 provinces. Workshops

4. Anti-corruption media campaign
Contest on the best media campaign "Corruption is everybody's concern" among media outlets has been announced. Anti-corruption media campaign

5. Action plan

6. Final report