AudienceScapes Staff
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Peter Goldstein
Project Director
Peter, the director of communications and digital media at InterMedia, has overall responsibility for managing the AudienceScapes project. Peter spent 20 years in the global media sector as a reporter, editor, web specialist and product manager. Previously, he was senior editor for global and economic news at Kiplinger, and before that he was the first European news editor for WSJ.com. Peter holds a Masters in African studies from Johns Hopkins' Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS).
Publications:
Mobile Apps and Development: Getting from Pilot to Scale
Do Aid Donors Have A Role in Mobile Money?
Zambia: Mobile Vouchers for Development
UN Radio: Is There Life After Peacekeeping?
Klara Debeljak
Research Project Manager
Klara joined InterMedia in February 2009. Previously, she headed up the Sonar team at Echo Research in the UK, where she managed media research projects for clients from the corporate and government sectors and the academic sphere. Before that, she spent two years in South Africa, working for international media research institute Media Tenor. Klara holds a B.A. in Political Science from University of Ljubljana.
Hannah Bowen
Research Analyst
Hannah is the primary author of the Ghana and Kenya reports. She has worked with the World Food Programme in Guinee Bissau, on project monitoring and evaluation, and with Oxfam America. Hannah holds an MPA degree in International Development from the Kennedy School at Harvard University, and a Bachelors Degree from Yale University.
Pubications:
The Role of Gender in Media Consumption and Access to Health Services
Media's Role in Civic Education
“Open Government”: Open to Whom?
Information for Development Policy: Famine or Flood?
Joachim Bruess
Research Director
Joachim, who is also research director of InterMedia, has more than 12 years experience in statistical analysis, demography and migration studies. He has designed, budgeted, organized, and directed research projects for the National Committee for Quality Assurance and AARP, and for the Institute for Interdisciplinary Research on Social Conflict and Violence at the University of Bielefeld in Bielefeld, Germany. He earned a Masters and a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Bielefeld.
David Montez
Research Analyst
David leads the analysis team producing the Country Communication Profiles, Research Briefs, survey reports and is also in charge of general site operations. David previously worked at National Democratic Institute's Middle East division and at Henry L. Stimson Center. He holds a Masters Degree in International Affairs from the School of International Service at American University. David's research interests includes the role of ICTs as development tools and media/ICTs in post-disaster and conflict environments.
Publications:
Mobile Money in Haiti: A Baseline Analysis
Lessons from Tanzania: Mobile Money for the Unbanked
Shedding Light on Audiences: Research Insights for Development Practitioners and Broadcasters, Originally published by The Channel
Mobile Communications in Zambia: Demand-Side Survey Analysis of Mobile Phone Access and Use
Communicating with Policymakers in Kenya: A Guide for the International Development Community
Identifying Health Information Needs in Tanzania: Evidence from the AudienceScapes National Survey
The Role of Media in Humanitarian Crises: Potential Lessons from Haiti
“Shifting Sands” or Just Thick Mud?: Satellite TV in the Middle East
Gayatri Murthy
Research Assistant
Gayatri joined the Intermedia AudienceScapes project in June 2009. She researches and writes reports for the Country Communication Profiles featured on the website, as well as assists in the maintenance and management of the AudienceScapes website. She holds a Masters Degree in International Communications from American University’s School of International Service where she was a research assistant and a BA in Economics from St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai. Gayatri has previously interned at the Kojo Nnamdi show at WAMU 88.5 and the Times of India, and worked for a non-profit fund-raising web portal in Mumbai. She speaks Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and basic Punjabi.
Publications:
Analyzing the Pakistan Ban On BBC Radio Services
India's IT Sector- Caught Between Social Innovation And Government Surveillance