%0 Book %A Monroe E. Price %A Susan Abbott %A Libby Morgan %D 2021 %C New York, United States of America %I Peter Lang Verlag %T Measures of Press Freedom and Media Contributions to Development %B Evaluating the Evaluators %X Press freedom indices such as those administered by Freedom House, IREX, and Reporters Without Borders have emerged as crucial tools, not only for the general public, but also for donors, implementers, and academics in their attempts to understand the relationships among media assistance, democratization, and other forms of development. Bringing together a variety of viewpoints and perspectives on evaluating media assistance, Measures of Press Freedom and Media Contributions to Development offers a critical reflection on the theories and tools of measurements that are used by the academic, donor, and civil society communities. A variety of theoretical and geographic perspectives are drawn upon, offering a timely debate from both academics and practitioners. %K Monitoring and Evaluation, International Development, Media Assistance, Media Development %G English