10 August 2007
InterMedia, a Washington, D.C.-based research, evaluation and consulting organization, has expanded its talented team of professionals, enhancing its position as a leading one-stop source for media and communications analysis and data from the developing world.
These new appointments will help InterMedia meet a growing demand for its services, particularly in the areas of media and strategic communications research, evaluation and consulting for public and private organizations, says Dr. Mark Rhodes, InterMedias president. Our clients rely on InterMedia for insightful analysis and advice, and we are continually working to enhance this capacity in terms of the range and level of services we can offer.
The newest members of the InterMedia team join a roster of more than 30 global research and evaluation professionals. They include eight talented individuals, all of whom have earned advanced degrees from some of the worlds most prestigious programs, at universities including the London School of Economics, Cornell, University of Michigan and the University of Sussex.
Nadra Garas is InterMedias Quantitative Research Director and head of the in-house Research and Analysis Unit. She has an extensive background in survey methodology and design, including for development organizations. Prior to joining InterMedia, Nadra spent five years at Development Associates managing complex research and evaluation projects for USAID, the IRS and the U.S. Census Bureau. Before that, she spent five years at the Survey Research Center of the University of Maryland. She has an MPA from the American University in Cairo, and is currently a Ph.D. candidate at American Universitys School of Public Affairs.
Heading up InterMedias newly established Global Unit, Denise OReilly also serves as the companys Qualitative Research Director. Denise has more than 14 years industry research and consulting experience and served as project director on InterMedias multi-country strategic research project for the BBC. Previously, she held senior positions with market research firms Millward Brown and Diageo Ireland, managing complex strategic planning for telecoms and media, helping to increase brand awareness. Her educational background includes a degree in marketing as well as advanced diplomas in international trade and marketing, and law.
Greta Uehling brings to InterMedias Eurasia team 10 years experience managing and conducting research and evaluation on the former Soviet states. Most recently she was with the Evaluation and Policy Analysis Unit of the United Nations refugee agency, UNHCR, where she managed complex international research projects. Gretas research consultancy portfolio covers topics including the first Ukrainian census, refugees from Chechnya in Russia and asylum seekers in Europe. As a consultant, she has served government (the U.S. Embassy in Uzbekistan), development agencies (USAID), and research institutes such as the European Centre for Minority Issues. She received her Ph.D. in cultural anthropology from the University of Michigan.
Joining the Eurasian and Southeastern Europe teams are Lyuda Andriyevska and Sonja Gloeckle. Prior to conducting place-branding research and online studies for several international companies, Lyuda, who holds a MPA in policy analysis from Indiana University, worked on international development projects with USAID and USIA. Sonja joined InterMedia following her work in the areas of social responsibility and homeland security in several developing and transitional countries. She holds a Masters in Politics and Communication from the London School of Economics; her focus was the interconnection of media, politics and public diplomacy.
Lynn Lee joins the Asia team after earning her Ph.D. in Development Studies from Sussex University in England. She oversaw poverty reduction and re-building social institutions programs in Cambodia, and worked on evaluating socio-economic programs throughout Central Asia. Her research areas also include sustainable livelihood strategies, project/program planning and needs assessment. Raul Roman joins the Asia team after more than a decade of experience as a research and strategy consultant in communication and international development programs in South Asia, Latin America and Africa, for a range of organizations that include UNESCO, USAID, Rockefeller Foundation, the government of Taiwan, Microsoft and Intel. His work has focused on the design of communication strategies and innovative uses of communication technologies for development goals across a wide range of practice areas. Raul earned both a Masters and Ph.D. in Communication and International Development from Cornell University.
Dunia Andary joins InterMedias Middle East and North Africa team having worked as a consultant and co-coordinator for the Program for the Reconstruction and Redevelopment of South Lebanon. She is a doctoral candidate in American Politics and International Relations at Texas A&M University, where her dissertation focuses on the effects of media and elite discourse on foreign policy public opinion in the United States.
Our staff is our most important asset, says Ambassador Richard Carlson, chair of InterMedias board of directors, and these appointments reflect an ongoing commitment to having in place people with the highest technical skillsthe foundation of InterMedias research-based offering to clients. Each of these professionals brings exceptional qualifications to our team, and will be in a position to advise current and potential clients for years to come.
InterMedia is a leading international media research, public opinion, evaluation and consulting organization creatively equipping clients to understand their audiences, gauge their effectiveness and target their communications in transitional and developing societies worldwide. Based in Washington, D.C., and active year-round in more than 60 countries, InterMedia helps clients understand complex issues in challenging research environments. The companys strengths include its peoplearea experts skilled in scientifically-based research and focused on client solutionsits vast global network of local research partners and contacts and its rich data archive of more than 600 media and opinion surveys carried out over the past 15 years.
2 August 2007
The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG)
has renewed a contract for the carriage of Radio Liberty’s Armenian language
service on a private radio network based in the Armenian capital, Yerevan.
The contract with AR Radio Intercontinental
runs from August 15, 2007 until September 14, 2008. The network has 23
transmitters, which cover Yerevan and a number of outlying districts.
"We are pleased that many Armenian listeners
will be able to continue to hear our programming on AR Radio Intercontinental,"
said Jeffrey Gedmin, President and Chief Operating Officer of Radio Free
Europe/Radio Liberty. However, Gedmin
noted that efforts to renew a contract with Armenian Public Radio, which covers
the entire country, have so far proven unsuccessful.
"We remain deeply committed to nationwide
coverage of Armenia. Hundreds of thousands of listeners rely on Radio Liberty’s
Armenian Service and depend on us for accurate, comprehensive news," said Gedmin,
noting that the latest national surveys indicate 15 percent of Armenians tune in
each week. Armenian Public Radio
announced in mid-July that it would stop carrying Radio Liberty broadcasts on
August 9, 2007 on the 80 transmitters in the network.
"We have worked diligently to settle any legal
and contractual issues, and believe there is no reason the broadcasts shouldn’t
continue," said Gedmin.
RFE/RL Armenian programmes have been aired
on Armenian Public Radio — Armenia’s top radio network — since 1998. Three
days of contract discussions in Yerevan in mid-July ended without resolution.
RFE/RL’s Armenian Service has been on the air
since 1953 and produces more than three and one half hours of Armenian-language
programming daily in Prague and at its Yerevan Bureau. Armenian Service
programming is available via satellite, local affiliates and the Internet, at
the service’s website www.azatutyun.am
and at www.rferl.org; English-language news about events in Armenia can
be found on the RFE/RL website, at www.rferl.org.
1 August 2007
The closing date for the 2007 AIB Media Excellence Awards has been extended to 10 August 2007.
We’ve had many requests from broadcasters, technology companies and presenters who have asked for more time to submit their entry – and so we’ve given everyone an extra week to get their entries in!
Enter today to make sure that your work is recognised by your colleagues around the world.
