edition-dw-akademie-in-the-service-of-the-public-functions-and-transformation-of-media-in-developing-countries-pdf

Part II Moldova: Slow but Successful Reform, Need for Visible Journalistic QualityInternational Media Development PartnersPartnerAim of the cooperation(e.g., transformation of statebroadcaster, technical support,capacity building, etc.)Methods appliedMain results/progress/problemsDW Akademie(2010–2014)Transformation of TRM,especially organizationalreform; creation of a youthbasedradio station and amultimedia department,reform of news departmentsin radio and TV.Planning workshop, interviewswith employees andmanagement of different levels,training, consultancy.Youth radio station and themultimedia department arefunctioning. Institutional reformhas been started although themanagement chose a very slowspeed for it. The news programsin radio and TV started to seekbalance in their reports.Soros FoundationMoldovaTransformation of TRM;institutional reform as wellas professionalization of TRMjournalists, consolidation ofthe company’s news department,while not neglectingprograms for children, youth,and ethnic minorities.Assistance through its long-termpartner APEL (Electronic PressAssociation) in producing a setof internal normative acts,including specifications forprofessional employee performanceappraisal; monitoringof programs and departments;assisting with the creation ofmechanisms to buy independentcontent; study trip for theCouncil of Observers.News department improved itsproduct significantly; the speedof institutional reform has beenvery slow; core regulations havebeen adopted; mechanisms forcooperation with independentproducers established.N.B. All the information given in the tables above is based onthe interviews, observations and document analysis made bythe author of this chapter. The tables provide very rough summariesof what is being elaborated in the texts. Many of theissues mentioned here are, of course, subject to change.Edition DW Akademie In the Service of the Public 137