Project: „Developing study and analysis capacity of the Association of Independent Press” Implementation period: June 2010 - June 2013 Financing organization: AED - Moldova
Goal of the project: Enhancing analysis and documentation capacities for studying local press problems, by means of establishing the Study and Documentation Department within the Association of Independent Press.
Objectives: 1. Establishing the Study and Documentation Department within the Association of Independent Press (API);
2. Building the capacities of the Study and Documentation Department.
Activities: - Setting up a study and documentation Department within API;
- Investigating the general situation of local press;
- Introducing the studies to the public opinion;
- Distributing the studies in mass-media, NGOs, central and local public authorities, international organizations;
- Drafting a media public policy Agenda.
Accountants and newspaper directors trained on taxation system Publishers request elimination of impediments in local press development API Presents Their Study on 20 Years of Local Press Development in Moldova The study „The impact of economic crisis upon local media from Republic of Moldova” has been released Accountants from API-member newspapers trained how to do the book-keeping within media organizations Publishers and officials discussed the economic development of print press Golden rules, advice and tricks for publicity managers API Presents Their Study on 20 Years of Local Press Development in Moldova Journalists trained to collect statistical data Documentary Film about the project Accountants and newspaper directors trained on taxation system Designers trained how to make newspapers attractive and competitive | 
