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The Freelancer-NGO Alliance: What a Story of Kenyan Waste Reveals About Contemporary Foreign News Production

David Conrad

Journalism Studies, volume 16, issue 2 (2015), pp. 275-288

"This paper explores the impact that emerging partnerships - particularly between freelancers and nonprofits - are having on the practices of contemporary foreign news reporting. Through an exploration of a widely published project on a ... more

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Healthcare Management Strategy, Communication, and Development Challenges and Solutions in Developing Countries

Emmanuel K. Ngwainmbi (ed.)

Lanham: Lexington Books (2014), xvi, 240 pp.

"This publication analyzes the ways in which health services, public health administration, and healthcare policies are managed in developing co ... more

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Television in Botswana: Development and Policy Perspectives

Seamogano Mosanako

Brisbane: Doctoral Thesis University of Queensland (2014), 293 pp.

"A national television service, Botswana Television (Btv) was introduced in 2000 by the Botswana Government. However, Btv’s role in national development has received limited research attention. This study examines the role of television in nation ... al development in Botswana. In addition, the study explores the factors that influence the performance of television in a developing country context, with a view to suggest issues for consideration in media policy in Botswana to improve the performance of the Btv [...] The study illustrates that the role of television in national development in Botswana is mostly consistent with the role of the media advocated by the modernisation theory of development communication. The roles of Btv in this regard are education, information, entertainment and dissemination of government information. Most research participants in this study shared a common understanding that Btv should be a medium for diffusing development ideas initiated by the Botswana Government, for possible adoption by the public. Other roles of Btv relate to countering the dominance of neighbouring South Africa media content in Botswana, as well as contributing to Botswana’s economic diversification through advertising. The positive factors that validate the applicability of modernisation theory in the analysis of Btv include planning for the introduction of the service, improved transmission signal access, diverse programs that have been aimed at addressing developmental issues such as health, education and agriculture, and the use of the national language. Nonetheless, Btv audiences complained about limited cultural content on the channel. A political economy analysis of the factors influencing the performance of Btv revealed that the absence of a formal media policy framework has exacerbated the political and economic pressures facing Btv, such as state control and limited funding. This study therefore proposes that there is a need for the Botswana Government to introduce appropriate media policy with more emphasis on issues relating to its broadcasting model, objectives, funding, and programming with a view to strengthening and positioning Btv to realise its full potential in contributing to national development in Botswana." (Abstract, page 2-3) more

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Social and Behavior Change Communication

Neill McKee, Antje Becker-Benton, Emily Bockh

In: The Handbook of Development Communication and Social Change

Karin Gwinn Wilkins, Thomas Tufte, Rafael Obregón (eds.)

Chichester: Wiley Blackwell (2014), pp. 278-297

"This chapter documents the experience of the Communication for Change (C-Change) project in developing and rolling out a holistic and comprehensive socioecological approach to social ... more

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Entertainment Education Saves Lives and Improves Health: Key Steps to Developing Effective Programs

Caroline Jacoby, Jane Brown, Uttara Bharath Kumar, Rajiv N. Rimal, Sanjanthi Velu

In: Health Communication: Strategies for Developing Global Health Programs

Do Kyun Kim, Arvind Singhal, Gary L. Kreps (eds.)

New York et al.: Peter Lang (2014), pp. 83-100

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Edutainment: Using Stories and Media for Social Action and Behaviour Change
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Harriet Perlman et al.

Johannesburg: Soul City Institute (2013), 141 pp.

"This manual is for media practitioners and social activists who wish to use the power of entertainment and mass media to promote health, human ... more

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Lions Go Digital: The Internet’s Transformative Potential in Africa

James Manyika, Armando Cabral, Lohini Moodley, Safroadu Yeboah-Amankwah, Suraj Moraje, Michael Chui, Jerry Anthonyrajah, Acha Leke

McKinsey (2013), 112 pp.

"The Internet will generate economic growth and social transformation in six sectors in particular: financial services, education, health, retail, agriculture, ... more

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Global Investigative Journalism: Strategies for Support
Top Insights

David E. Kaplan

Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA), 2nd ed. (2013), 61 pp.

"Global and regional networks of investigative journalists, backed by donors and fueled by globalization and an explosion in data ... more

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Speaking Up and Talking Back? Media Empowerment and Civic Engagement Among East and Southern African Youth

Thomas Tufte, Norbert Wildermuth, Anne Sofie Hansen-Skovmoes, Winnie Mitullah (eds.)

Göteborg: Nordicom; Youth and Media International Clearinghouse on Children (2013), 302 pp.

"The book questions whether and how young citizens in Africa engage with media and communications technologies ... more

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Sustainable Development and Green Communication: African and Asian Perspectives

Jan Servaes (ed.)

New York: Palgrave Macmillan (2013), xvii, 220 pp.

"Sustainable development meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. In contrast to the more economically and politically oriente ... more

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Spider Stories 2012

Katja Sarajeva (ed.)

Kista; Stockholm: Spider – The Swedish Program for ICT in Developing Regions; Stockholm University (2013), 99 pp.

"In Spider Stories 2012 you will get an overview of results from Spider projects initiated in 2011-2012 in collaboration with project partners in Cambodia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda. In partnership with local organizations, we have support ... more

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Reality Television for Community Development: The Kwanda Initiative in South Africa

Lebo Ramafoko, Gavin Andersson, Renay Weiner

Nordicom Review, volume 33, issue Special issue (2012), pp. 149-162

"Kwanda was an innovative community development initiative of the Soul City Institute and partners. Five deprived communities were challenged to make their areas 'look better, feel better ... more

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Investigating Communication, Health and Development: 10 Years of Research in the Centre for Communication, Media and Society (CCMS)

Emma Durden, Eliza Govender (eds.)

Auckland Park: Jacana Media; Media and Society (CCMS) Centre for Communication University of KwaZulu-Natal (2012), xxx, 480 pp.

"This book traces some of the key research conducted over a ten-year period by honours, MA and PhD students who have attended the CCMS Entertainment Education / communication for participatory developmen ... more

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Technologies éducatives et développement : Une brève histoire de la télévision scolaire au Niger

Gado Alzouma

Tic & Société, volume 5, issue 2-3 (2012), pp. 163-188

"The history of development in Africa is littered with all sorts of experiments and projects centred on new technologies often presented as a pa ... more

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Bigger Cities, Smaller Screens: Urbanization, Mobile Phones, and Digital Media Trends in Africa

Adam Clayton Powell

Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2012), 36 pp.

"As Africa becomes increasingly urban, the reach and use of mobile telephones and other portable digital devices inevitably are becoming a mass ... more

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Enhancing Good Practice Documentation with Digital Storytelling: A Reference Manual for Empowering Community-Based Organisations and Communities Around HIV and Gender

Harare: Southern Africa HIV and AIDS Information Dissemination Service (SAfAIDS); Women'sNet (2012), 44 pp.

"This reference manual guides the staff of development or other organisations to encourage individuals (either colleagues or community members) to share their personal stories and include their vo ... more

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Evaluation of Behavior Change Communication Programs: Guidance Note for German Development Cooperation
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Marianthi Vezertzi, Julia Lohmann

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) (2012), 85 pp.

"Behavior Change Communication (BCC) interventions have become an integral part of many HIV prevention programs. Monitoring and evaluation is expected to be included in the design of any BCC interventions from the beginning on. However, the know-ho ... more

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Perceptions of Public Libraries in Africa

EIFL; TNS RMS East Africa (2011), 101 pp.

"The report presents key findings of the research in six countries: Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe. Findings were that most people believe public libraries have the potential to contribute to community ... 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 ... more

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Community Theatre and AIDS

Ola Johansson

Basingstoke et al.: Palgrave Macmillan (2011), xii, 179 pp.

"Applying research into assessments of community theatre, epidemiology, and young people's shared and private stories using a wide range of methodologies, this book explores the potential efficacy ... more

Edutainment: Using Stories and Media for Social Action and Behaviour Change Key Guidance

Global Investigative Journalism: Strategies for Support Top Insights

Evaluation of Behavior Change Communication Programs: Guidance Note for German Development Cooperation Key Guidance

Edutainment: Using Stories and Media for Social Action and Behaviour Change
Key Guidance

Global Investigative Journalism: Strategies for Support
Top Insights

Evaluation of Behavior Change Communication Programs: Guidance Note for German Development Cooperation
Key Guidance