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Portfolio of Projects
The portfolio of CMCS is mostly filled with works related to media research and impact assessment of development projects. However, in recent times, it has diversified its portfolio both in terms of the nature of projects and partnership. The recently initiated projects are related to advocacy and awareness building in the areas CMCS aimed to focus on as its organizational objectives, such as environment, climate change, new media technology etc. The list of projects is as follows:
Project Title: Dissemination of TVE Earth Report series through national TV channels and community level screening.
Period of Implementation: Started in February 2010
Partner: TVE (Television Trust for the Environment) South Asia
Task: Dubbing TVE Earth Report series in Bengali and dissemination of the reports in Bangladesh through national TV channels and community level screening. The Earth Report series is on different aspects of environment and climate change.
Output: Awareness building on environment and climate change issues.
Project Tile: Promoting the use of new media technologies in advocacy and campaign activities by local NGOs.
Period of Implementation: Started in February 2010
Partner: Tactical Technology Collective
Task: Screening of a film on “10 Tactics for Turning Information into Action,” translating the film and 10 Tactics Kit in Bengali and disseminating the Kit among development/advocacy activists.
Output: Improvement in advocacy and campaign activities by local NGOs, advocacy activists.
Project Title: Prepare of a case study on the foundry and agro tools industries in Bogra following increased media attention to the sector
Period of Implementation: September-November, 2009
Commissioned by: Katalyst
Task: Collect and analyze information/data on the changes that have taken place in the foundry and agro tools industry in Bogra following increased media attention to this sector caused by Katalyst interventions.
Output: A case study on the foundry industry in Bogra.
Project Title: Assess the impact of increased involvement and improvement in business reporting of journalists working for a particular national daily, such as The Daily Star
Period of Implementation: September -November, 2009
Commissioned by: Katalyst
Task: Collect and analyze information/data on the changes that have taken place at the market/enterprise level and SME level following improvement in business reporting of journalists working for the Daily Star newspaper after Katalyst intervention.
Output: An impact assessment report.
Project Title: Assess the impact of introducing a business journalism course at public and private universities
Period of Implementation: September -November, 2009
Commissioned by: Katalyst
Task: Collect and analyze information/data on the changes that have taken place in business reporting following introduction of business journalism curriculum in private and public universities under a Katalyst intervention.
Output: An impact assessment report.
Project Title: Assess the impact of business news and programs on Radio
Period of Implementation: September -November, 2009
Commissioned by: Katalyst
Task: Collect and analyze information/data on the changes that have taken place following introduction of a business news segment in the regular news bulletins of a private radio station.
Output: An impact assessment report.
Project Title: Content Analysis of National and Local Level Print and Electronic Media in Bangladesh
Period of Implementation: May-June, 2009
Commissioned by: Katalyst-Swisscontact
Task: Collect and analyze information on SME coverage in selected national and regional print and broadcast media in Bangladesh during 2008. Do a comparative analysis of the SME coverage in 2008 and 2006, when a similar study was conducted.
Output: A media content analysis report.
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