appendix 1: research design 38% ETHNIC BACKGROUND/NATIONALITY 30% 18% 5% BAMAR MON 5% KAYIN INDIAN/PAKISTAN/ (KAREN) BANGLADESHI/ NEPALI NON-CONFLICT 32% MON 28% 46% KAREN 18% 6% 5% MIXED CONFLICT (FORMER) BAMAR 38% SHAN 2% 20% INDIAN/ PAKISTAN/ BANGLADESHI/ NEPALI SHAN - 2% OTHER 0,4% 0,2% 0,2% RAKHINE (ARAKANESE) CHINESE KAYAH (KARENNI) URBAN RURAL BAMAR 65% 31% MON 15% 9% 34% INDIAN/ PAKISTAN/ BANGLADESHI/ NEPALI 3% SHAN 2% RAKHINE 2% KAREN 5% - 2% OTHER - 1% MIXED 2% 0,4% RAKHINE - 1% OTHER 2% 0,2% CHINESE - 1% CHINESE - 0,2% KARENNI (KAYAH) - 1% KARENNI (KAYAH) - 22% 56 part one: rese arch findings Building on the breadth and depth of Internews’ activities and experience accumulated over 30 years of promoting independent media in more than 80 countries around the world, the Internews Center for Innovation & Learning supports, captures, and shares innovative approaches to communication through creative research and development worldwide. This report has been designed for multiple audiences. Part One – Research Findings presents key data and analysis from this extensive study. Part Two – Additional Data Analysis (available at www.innovation.internews.org) provides a broader data analysis for those audiences who are interested to explore the nuances of this research further. how to inform, empower, and impact communities cover photo Founded in 2011, the Center strives to balance local expertise and global learning in support of our vision that healthy information ecosystems are a root solution to furthering human progress. The Center serves as an open knowledge hub that develops and inspires collaborative investigation and experimentation. Listening to radio while reading a journal – Moke Ka Maw Village Mon State Through a rigorous, iterative process of pilots and experimental research, the Center seeks to contribute information and tools to better understand the changing worlds of information and communications. VROS Design | Visual Thinking Comunicación In the Center, we strive to deepen and enhance the links between existing expertise in media and the increasingly diverse information worlds and research that can help address the challenges of today’s dynamic information ecosystems be they global, hyper local or somewhere between. This is far from a purely academic endeavor. Internews hopes that the Center’s activities will engage and benefit both those who work at the front lines of global development and the communities they serve. www.innovation.internews.org MIXED INFORMATION ECOSYSTEMS in transition: a case study from myanmar ABOUT THIS REPORT 4% 2% 2% ABOUT INTERNEWS CENTER FOR INNOVATION & LEARNING graphic design | infographics