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"The material in this edition covers a broad range of subjects including the unique challenges of reporting on HIV/AIDS, treatment and prevention strategies, key figures in the struggle against HIV/AIDS and global efforts to finance the campaign against HIV/AIDS. The epidemic is not only a battle ag ... more

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Principles of Convergent Journalism

Jeffrey Wilkinson, August E. Grant, Douglas J. Fisher

New York: Oxford University Press, 2nd ed. (2012), vii, 311 pp.

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Reporting Disaster and Disaster Preparedness: A Training Handbook

New Delhi: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ); Indo-German Environment Partnership Programme (IGEP) (2012), viii, 122 pp.

"The main objective of the media component of the Environmental Planning and Disaster Risk Management (EPDRM) programme of GIZ in India is to enable journalists to better and more efficiently perform their roles, functions and tasks in the context of disaster risk management, i.e. information to the ... public, awareness building with regard to disaster risks and preparedness, warning in case of disasters, information on response, relief and reconstruction. In order to achieve this objective, the project has been planned under different components, viz., orientation workshops for the practicing journalists in different high-on-disaster-risk states; facilitating a virtual platform for information exchange and knowledge sharing among participants from the orientation workshops as well as other experts; and developing curriculum on reporting disaster for the journalism students of various Indian journalism institutes. Orientation workshops were conducted in seven states (Tamilnadu, Odisha, Gujarat, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, Assam and Punjab) during 2010-2011. A Facebook community and a web portal have been established to facilitate the virtual exchange among the journalists and thematic experts. In order to extend awareness and capacity building activities related to disasters to journalists, the project also facilitated development of a curriculum on reporting disaster to be used in journalism departments of universities and media training institutes. A core-group of experts and trainers from media training institutes, as well as from other relevant organizations was formed, which deliberated upon the overall structure and outline of the DRR curriculum required to be introduced to the students of journalism. A team of authors and editors had then put together the contents of the curriculum along with guidance on how to use the contents, which is being produced in the form of this handbook. This curriculum was piloted in September this year, with journalism students in the North Eastern Region of India, and inputs on the training methods used were also received from faculty members during a ToT of this curriculum. This Training Handbook on "Reporting Disaster and Disaster Preparedness" provides basic concepts, case studies, and examples that can be customized as a module in a course or an entire course as part of the overall curriculum of a journalism course in Indian universities and institutes." (Preface) more

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Mauritanie: Une presse plus libre se prépare aux élections

Ivor Gaber, Don Duncan

Institute for War & Peace Reporting (IWPR) (2012), 18 pp.

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Journalisme en ligne: Pratiques et recherches

Amandine Degand, Benoît Grevisse (eds.)

Brussels: De Boeck (2012), 365 pp.

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Journalists and the Rule of Law

Levi Obonyo, Erneo Nyamboga

Nairobi: Kenya Section International Commission of Jurists; Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) (2011), iv, 102 pp.

"The book is particularly commendable for providing a one-stop for relevant sections of media laws and for providing essential legal tips including explanations of various legal terms. Its treatment of ethical issues in media practice is a plus. The book strikes a commendable balance of Law and Ethi ... more

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Mobile Media Services at Sub-Saharan African Newspapers: A Guide to Implementing Mobile News and Mobile Business
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Kristina Bürén (ed.)

Paris: World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA); African Media Initiative (AMI) (2011), 81 pp.

"The handbook includes case studies gathered through interviews with newspapers in Uganda, Kenya and South Africa, including the Observer and Daily Monitor in Uganda, the Standard and the Daily Nation in Kenya, and Grocott’s Mail, the Mail and Guardian, the Sunday Times and the Sowetan in South Af ... more

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Disaster Through a Different Lens: Behind Every Effect, There is a Cause. A Guide for Journalists Covering Disaster Risk Reduction

Brigitte Leoni

International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) United Nations; European Commission’s Humanitarian aid and Civil Protection Directorate General (ECHO) (2011), 188 pp.

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Crossmedia

Christian Jakubetz

Konstanz: UVK, 2., überarb. Aufl. (2011), 186 pp.

"Die Zukunft des Journalismus ist crossmedial: Reporter schreiben einen Bericht für ihre Zeitung, drehen beim Termin vor Ort ein kurzes Video für das verlagseigene Fernsehen und formulieren auch noch den Teaser für den Webauftritt. Crossmedia ist aber keine 1:1-Reproduktion von Inhalten in versch ... more

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Folleto de apoyo para la cobertura periodística en períodos de conflictos socio-ambientales

Sandro Macassi Lavander, Enrique Subauste La Rosa

Lima: Consorcio de Investigación Económica y Social (CIES) (2011), 62 pp.

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Mojo: Mobile Journalism in the Asian Region
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Stephen Quinn

Singapore: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS), 3d ed. (2011), 73 pp.

"Mobile journalism means journalism using mobile phones. Mobile journalists, or mojos, extend the newsgathering options for a news organisation, especially for breaking news, says Stephen Quinn. By citing examples not only from Asia, but also the United States and Europe, he reports on the technique ... more

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A Guide for African Science Media Officers

Marina Joubert, Elspeth Bartlet

Wellcome Trust; SciDevNet (2011), 20 pp.

"Good reporting of science in the media is vital in drawing the attention of both policymakers and the public to the important role that science and technology can play in achieving sustainable development, and press officers can contribute significantly to helping science journalists ensure that th ... more

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Responsible Media Coverage of Elections: A Training Guide

Radio for Peacebuilding Africa Search for Common Ground (2011), 26 pp.

The guide includes details about media synergy strategies in which journalists from different media organisations of a country collaborate and network with each other at different stages in the electoral process to ensure responsible and effective coverage of the elections. Media synergy strategies ... more

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Communicating Research: A Beginner’s Guide for Researchers in Vietnam

Ajoy Datta, Arnaldo Pellini

London: Overseas Development Institute (ODI) (2011), iii, 47 pp.

Focuses on three key written products: the policy brief, the research brief and the story of change.

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Covering Disasters Through the Lens of Gender: A Guidebook for the Media

Tasneem Ahmar, Rehana Khandwalla

Karachi: UKS Research Center; Global Fund for Women (GFW) (2011), 36 pp.

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10 Best Practices for Social Media: Helpful Guidelines for News Organizations

James Hohmann

ASNE Ethics and Values Committee (2011), 50 pp.

"Here are the 10 key takeaways: 1. Traditional ethics rules still apply online. 2. Assume everything you write online will become public. 3. Use social media to engage with readers, but professionally. 4. Break news on your website, not on Twitter. 5. Beware of perceptions. 6. Independently authenti ... more

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Guía especializada para coberturas periodísticas

Google (2011), 55 pp.

"Periodistas de sociales que pueden seguir los pormenores de una boda real a través de YouTube, los miles de insights que los analistas políticos pueden obtener a través de las búsquedas que los usuarios hacen de los candidatos en Internet o los recorridos de las carreras que los deportivos pued ... more

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Como cubrir una campaña electoral y no aburrirse en el intento

Guatemala: Fundación Konrad Adenauer (KAS) (2011), 58 pp.

"[...] La percepción ciudadana a la política depende en gran medida del enfoque, del lenguaje y del ángulo de cámara que le da el periodismo. Sin embargo, estamos viviendo un desgaste preocupante de la política y de lo político. Con este manual para periodistas nos unimos a los esfuerzos que h ... more

Mobile Media Services at Sub-Saharan African Newspapers: A Guide to Implementing Mobile News and Mobile Business Key Guidance

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Mobile Media Services at Sub-Saharan African Newspapers: A Guide to Implementing Mobile News and Mobile Business
Key Guidance

Mojo: Mobile Journalism in the Asian Region
Key Guidance