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HIV/AIDS Research Report and Media Guide

Dakar: International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) Africa Office (2006), 73 pp.

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Writing for Our Lives: How the Maisha Yetu Project Changed Health Coverage in Africa

Mercedes Sayagues

Washington, DC: International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF) (2006), 120 pp.

"[...] This publication, Writing for Our Lives, documents best practices from the Maisha Yetu project, whose defining feature has been continuous in-house mentoring and training on health care reporting in six African media houses over a two-year period. The uninterrupted presence of journalist-trai ... more

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Voice and Visibility: Frontline Perspectives on How the Global News Media Reports on HIV/AIDS

Sara Friedman, Jackie Davies

Ron MacInnis (ed.)

Washington, DC: Internews Network (2006), 15 pp.

"HIV/AIDS program managers and PLHIV are the most aware of and most affected by the HIV/AIDS epidemic, and have a unique sensitivity to how HIV/AIDS is depicted in the media. The purposes of the surveys were to: 1. Document the perceptions of PLHIV and HIV/AIDS program managers on news media coverag ... more

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Kommunikation über HIV/AIDS: Interdisziplinäre Beiträge zur Prävention im subsaharischen Afrika

Martina Drescher, Sabine Klaeger (eds.)

Münster: Lit (2006), 336 pp.

"Die Beiträge dieses Bandes thematisieren Fragen der HIV/Aids-Prävention in Afrika - dem nach wie vor am stärksten von der Pandemie betroffenen Kontinent. Im Zentrum jeglicher Präventionsarbeit steht die Wissensvermittlung mit dem Ziel, Menschen durch Aufklärung und entsprechende Informationen ... more

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Zip my Brain Harts

Angela Buckland

Cape Town: HSRC Press (2006), xi, 91 pp.

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Health Communication

Richard K. Thomas

Boston, MA: Springer (2006), vii, 212 pp.

"[This publication] reviews basic theory and concepts underlying the health communication field; offers real-world strategies for designing, implementing, and evaluating programs; provides up-to-date coverage of print, broadcast, digital, and interactive health media. Case examples illustrate what w ... more

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Evidence-Based Health Communication

Brian Brown, Paul Crawford, Ronald Carter

Maidenhead: Open University Press (2006), 205 pp.

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Participatory Action Research on Avian Flu Communication: Summary Report and Recommendation

Washington, DC: UNICEF; Academy for Educational Development (AED) (2006), 55 pp.

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Recommended Guidelines on Language and Terminology: Persons with Disabilities. A Manual for News Professionals

Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB); Radio-Television News Directors Association of Canada (RTNDA) (2006), 12 pp.

"This manual presents a series of recommended guidelines for broadcasters for the use of language and terminology when referencing persons with disabilities in broadcast news. It has been developed on the basis of previous research conducted on behalf of Canada’s private broadcasters by the Canadi ... more

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Ausdrucksstark: Modelle zur aktiven Medienarbeit mit Heranwachsenden mit Behinderung

Elke Michaelis, Oliver Lieb (eds.)

München: kopaed (2006), 112 pp.

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Advocacy, Communication and Social Mobilization to Fight TB: A 10-Year Framework for Action

Geneva: World Health Organization (WHO); ACSM Subgroup at country level (2006), 93 pp.

"This workplan focuses on those areas where advocacy, communication and social mobilization (ACSM) has most to offer and where ACSM strategies can be most effectively concentrated to help address four key challenges to TB control at country level: improving case detection and treatment adherence; co ... more

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IFJ Research Findings on Reporting HIV/AIDS in Six Countries in Africa and Asia

Chansok Lay, Arul Selvan, Tunde Aremu et al.

International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) (2006), 81 pp.

"Media monitoring found a low incidence of HIV/AIDS stories across most media in the six countries. Researchers variously described the incidence of HIV stories during the media monitoring as “small” (Cambodia and the Philippines), “miniscule” (South Africa), and “infrequent” (India). In ... more

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Act, Learn and Teach: Theatre, HIV and AIDS Toolkit for Youth in Africa

Laura Myers, Simona Costanzo Sow, Helena Drobná, Manilee Bagheritari, Prosper Kompaoré

Paris: UNESCO; Co-ordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service (CCIVS) (2006), 67 pp.

"This toolkit and associated material, including the CD-ROM provided, introduce you to Forum Theatre as a tool for HIV and AIDS education. The toolkit has been written with special consideration for youth groups and amateur theatre groups in English-speaking Africa who wish to address HIV- and AIDS- ... more

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Suicide in the Media: A Quantitative Review of Studies Based on Nonfictional Stories

Steven Stack

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, volume 35, issue 2 (2005), pp. 121-133

"Research on the effect of suicide stories in the media on suicide in the real world has been marked by much debate and inconsistent findings. Recent narrative reviews have suggested that research based on nonfictional models is more apt to uncover imitative effects than research based on fictional ... more

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Spot on Malaria: A Guide to Adapting, Developing and Producing Effective Radio Spots
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Cate Cowan, Lonna Shafritz

Washington, DC: Change Project USAID (2005), 157 pp.

"The Spot on Malaria guide focuses on malaria prevention and treatment messages and ways to tailor them to reach communities often missed by national malaria programmes. The guide shows how to adapt or localise materials from national malaria programmes and how to create original radio spots or adve ... more

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Spot on Malaria: Facilitator's Manual for Workshops on Adapting, Developing and Producing Effective Radio Spots
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Cate Cowan, Lonna Shafritz

Washington, DC: Change Project USAID (2005), 178 pp.

A companion facilitator's manual to the "Spot on Malaria" guide (2005) for conducting an five-day hands-on workshop.

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Effective Media Communication During Public Health Emergencies: A WHO Handbook

Randall N. Hyer, Vincent T. Covello

Geneva: World Health Organization (WHO) (2005), 124 pp.

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AIDS Communication

Andrew Skuse

London: Information and Communication for Development (ICD) Department for International Development (DFID) (2005), 36 pp.

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Soap Operas for Social Change to Prevent HIV/AIDS: A Training Guide for Journalists and Media Personnel
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Kriss Barker, Miguel Sabido (eds.)

Shelburne, Vt.: Population Media Center (PMC); United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) (2005), 75 pp.

"This guide seeks to familiarise journalists and media personnel with the Sabido methodology for social change using entertainment-education format serial dramas broadcast over mass media channels (such as radio and television). The main area of focus is for HIV and AIDS prevention, especially among ... more

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Reporting AIDS: An Analysis of Media Environments in Southern Africa

London: Panos (2005), 59 pp.

"This report shares the findings of five studies of media coverage of HIV/AIDS, carried out in Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe by the Panos London AIDS Programme, with the support of Johns Hopkins University. The studies aimed to explore some of the issues and tensions involved ... more

Spot on Malaria: A Guide to Adapting, Developing and Producing Effective Radio Spots Key Guidance

Spot on Malaria: Facilitator's Manual for Workshops on Adapting, Developing and Producing Effective Radio Spots Key Guidance

Soap Operas for Social Change to Prevent HIV/AIDS: A Training Guide for Journalists and Media Personnel Key Guidance

Spot on Malaria: A Guide to Adapting, Developing and Producing Effective Radio Spots
Key Guidance

Spot on Malaria: Facilitator's Manual for Workshops on Adapting, Developing and Producing Effective Radio Spots
Key Guidance

Soap Operas for Social Change to Prevent HIV/AIDS: A Training Guide for Journalists and Media Personnel
Key Guidance