USAID Provides Support to Non-Governmental Media Outlets in Kyrgyz
Republic
Six regional media outlets increased their revenues from advertising by up to 400%, sales of issues by 8% to 20%, and staff salaries by 5% to 50% as a result of a one-year USAID project, implemented by the Eurasia Foundation and Internews. The project’s goal was to create successful models for media management and to improve the financial sustainability of independent media.
Six regional media outlets—two TV stations, two radio stations, and two newspapers—and six Kyrgyz journalists were chosen to participate in the project by a panel of independent experts, including representatives of international organizations, in January 2005. Over the course of the year, the six journalists and the media managers from the pilot outlets received training from Russian media specialists in Bishkek, Moscow, and Vologda. The participants also received a manual “Media Management: Practical Aspects of Managing Small Enterprises,” published in both Russian and Kyrgyz.
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On January 14, 2006, the results of USAID’s project were presented to the media and public
Photo Credit: Eurasia Foundation |
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