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Media in Fragile Environments: The USIP Intended-Outcomes Needs Assessment Methodology
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Andrew Robertson, Eran Fraenkel, Emrys Schoemaker, Sheldon Himelfarb

Washington, DC: United States Institute of Peace (USIP) (2011), 64 pp.

"Over the past twenty years, media interventions have become an accepted tool for conflict management. Interventions have often proven ineffective, however, because they lacked clear definition of their intended outcomes. This volume presents an Intended-Outcomes Needs Assessment methodology (IONA) ... more

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Ann Kite Yo Pale: Let Them Speak. Best Practice and Lessons Learned in Communication with Disaster Affected Communities: Haiti 2010
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Imogen Wall, Yves Gerald Chéry

BBC World Service Trust; Internews Europe (2011), 88 pp.

"This publication is an important contribution to literature on disaster and humanitarian crisis communication. It analyses in detail the response to two major but very different emergencies in Haiti: the 2010 earthquake and, later that year, the outbreak of cholera. While humanitarian agencies stil ... more

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Elections and the Media in Postconflict Africa: Votes and Voices for Peace?
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Marie-Soleil Frère

London; New York: Zed Books (2011), xiv, 289 pp.

"In democracies with adjectives, the freedom of press also comes with adjectives." If the political regime is situated between a pure democracy and despotism, the freedom of press is also stuck in an in-between-situation. This statement sums up the results of Marie Soleil Frères empirical analysis ... more

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A Guide to Peer to Peer Mentorship in Science Journalism: Lessons from the SjCOOP Project

Kathryn O’Hara

World Federation of Science Journalists (WFSJ) (2011), 58 pp.

"In April 2006, the World Federation of Science Journalists (WFSJ) embarked on a three-year journey in peer to peer mentoring. Through Project SjCOOP (Science journalism COOPeration), 16 experienced science journalists from 15 African, Arab, European and North American countries became companions to ... more

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Climate-Change Journalism in China: Opportunities for International Cooperation

Sam Geall

Copenhagen; Beijing: International Media Support (IMS); Caixin Media (2011), 137 pp.

"How do Chinese journalists cover climate-Change stories – and what opportunities for international cooperation in the field of climate change reporting exist for funders, NGOs and governments? These are the two related questions that this report attempts to address. The report – produced jointl ... more

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Africa’s Evolving Infosystems: A Pathway to Security and Stability

Steven Livingston

Washington, DC: National Defense University Press (2011), iii, 57 pp.

"Linked by mobile telephony and supported by geographical information systems, civil society networks now have unprecedented opportunities to develop security-monitoring programs, provide information needed for effective health care, create banking services, and provide farmers with market informati ... more

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Dadaab, Kenya: Humanitarian Communications and Information Needs Assessment Among Refugees in the Camps. Findings, Analysis & Recommendations

Arcata, Calif.; Washington, DC: Internews (2011), 80 pp.

"Serious communication gaps between the humanitarian sector and refugees in Dadaab, Kenya, are increasing refugee suffering and putting lives at risk. There are clear indications that these information gaps are hampering the aid response and that despite important efforts from individual agencies, c ... more

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Deepening Participation and Improving Aid Effectiveness Through Media and ICTs: A Practical Manual Translating Lessons Learned Into Daily Practice

Patrick Kalas, Christoph Spurk

Berne: Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) (2011), 25 pp.

"A critical review of project reports, studies, and evaluations was conducted to distil lessons learned and find out what really works and why. The results of this review are close to a paradigm shift: Starting as a magic solution from its beginnings, ICTs are now considered as just another normal m ... more

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Independent Review of Aid Effectiveness

Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC); Australian Aid (AusAID) (2011), 7 pp.

"The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) is a public broadcaster with a Charter obligation to ‘transmit overseas programs of news, current affairs, entertainment and cultural enrichment’. The Corporation delivers extensive audio and screen-based content for audiences throughout Australia a ... more

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New Projects Submitted to IPDC. Part 1: Africa

International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC)

Paris: UNESCO (2011), 249 pp.

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From the Field: Co-Producing the Memory. Cinema Production Between Europe and the Middle East

Irit Neidhardt

Global Media Journal - German Edition, volume 1, issue 1 (2011), 13 pp.

"The media intervention programs and training initiatives for Arabs reflect hegemonies and dependencies. Taking into consideration the absence of a public cinema infrastructure in the Arab World and thus the lack of institutional representation or backing for film-makers leads one to question to wha ... more

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Communication for Development: Strengthening the Effectiveness of the United Nations
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Elizabeth McCall

New York: UNDP, Bureau for Development Policy (2011), ix, 127 pp.

This publication outlines four communication approaches used by United Nations organizations: (i) behaviour change communication; (ii) communication for social change; (iii) communication for advocacy; and (iv) strengthening an enabling media and communications environment. The second part provides ... more

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An Evaluation of the Knight International Journalism Fellowships

Philliber Research Associates

Knight Foundation; International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) (2011), 49 pp.

"This report reviews the current status of outcomes of 23 Knight International Journalism fellowships that ran from 2007 through Spring 2010. The initial outcomes of 19 of these fellowships were documented in the September, 2009 report. This year, we review whether the outcomes of those 19 fellowshi ... more

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Developing Independent Media as an Institution of Accountable Governance: A How-To Guide
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Shanthi Kalathil

Washington, DC: World Bank, Communication for Governance and Accountability Program (CommGAP) (2011), xi, 81 pp.

"This handbook is designed for those who may be interested in supporting media development programs, but are unclear about the whys, hows, and whens. It introduces the fundamentals of media development, provide ways to conceptualize and analyze the sector, and helps guide programming based on politi ... more

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Medien – Machtmittel der Machtlosen

Querbrief (Weltfriedensdienst), issue 2 (2011), pp. 1-15

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New Projects Submitted to IPDC. Part 2: Asia and Pacific

International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC)

Paris: UNESCO (2011), 172 pp.

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New Projects Submitted to IPDC. Part 3: Latin America and the Caribbean

International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC)

Paris: UNESCO (2011), 160 pp.

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Media in Africa: Twenty Years After the Windhoek Declaration on Press Freedom
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Guy Berger (ed.)

Windhoek: Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) (2011), 190 pp.

"What has been the state-of-play for African media in the 20 years since the historic Windhoek Declaration of 1991 which gave rise to World Press Freedom Day every 3 May? And what can be expected over the next decade? More than 70 commentators illuminate the trajectory in a range of contributions in ... more

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Media Modernisation in Kosovo: Intentions and Impacts of International Media Assistance in a Post-Conflict Society

Petra Sorge

Leipzig: Universität Leipzig, Institut für Kommunikations- und Medienwissenschaft, Master Thesis (Diplomarbeit) (2011), 153 pp.

"Nowhere in modern history has media assistance been as concentrated and large in scale as in the case of Kosovo, where under the auspices of the OSCE, different state and non-governmental actors have invested millions in the crisis-ridden media system. This thesis discusses the strategies for media ... more

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Evaluating Media Interventions in Conflict Countries: Toward Developing Common Principles and a Community of Practice

Amelia Arsenault, Sheldon Himelfarb, Susan Abbott

Washington, DC: United States Institute of Peace (USIP) (2011), 35 pp.

"A wide array of media development practitioners, donors, international broadcasters, and methodologists, all with extensive experience working in media initiatives in conflict environments met in Caux, Switzerland, in December 2010, to establish the Caux Guiding Principles, whose full text is in th ... more

Media in Fragile Environments: The USIP Intended-Outcomes Needs Assessment Methodology Key Guidance

Ann Kite Yo Pale: Let Them Speak. Best Practice and Lessons Learned in Communication with Disaster Affected Communities: Haiti 2010 Inspiring Practice

Elections and the Media in Postconflict Africa: Votes and Voices for Peace? Top Insights

Communication for Development: Strengthening the Effectiveness of the United Nations Top Insights

Developing Independent Media as an Institution of Accountable Governance: A How-To Guide Key Guidance

Media in Africa: Twenty Years After the Windhoek Declaration on Press Freedom Top Insights

Media in Fragile Environments: The USIP Intended-Outcomes Needs Assessment Methodology
Key Guidance

Ann Kite Yo Pale: Let Them Speak. Best Practice and Lessons Learned in Communication with Disaster Affected Communities: Haiti 2010
Inspiring Practice

Elections and the Media in Postconflict Africa: Votes and Voices for Peace?
Top Insights

Communication for Development: Strengthening the Effectiveness of the United Nations
Top Insights

Developing Independent Media as an Institution of Accountable Governance: A How-To Guide
Key Guidance

Media in Africa: Twenty Years After the Windhoek Declaration on Press Freedom
Top Insights