This desk study was commissioned by International Media Support (IMS) for the purposes of providing information to colleagues in both the humanitarian information and media support sectors so that they may be better informed when devising and deciding on appropriate intervention strategies. Consultants Michelle Betz and Suzanne Moll were tasked with the assessment and the recommendations. Both are cognisant of the ever-changing situation on the ground in the Central African Republic and readers of this report should bear the fluidity of the situation in mind. Research for this report was conducted from late December 2013 through 10 January 2014 in the form of interviews and a consultation of reports.