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"Policy briefs are useful influencing tools for think tanks and research institutions. Along with other short items, such as blogs and newspaper articles, they may be the only items from your organisation that busy policymakers will read. This quick guide is aimed at researchers and communications s ... more

Video for Change

In: The Handbook of Development Communication and Social Change
Chichester: Wiley Blackwell (2014), pp. 453-470
"This chapter argues that in order to understand contemporary forms of video activism, we need to extend our analytical scope beyond the confinements of the strategic work of social movement actors. It offers a schematic map of the various fields and disciplines in which video for social change has ... more
"This study explores answers to critical questions in five key areas, and suggests tools and resources needed to help organizations elevate the practice and impact of digital storytelling. Strategy: How can digital storytelling help social impact organizations advance their missions? Capacity: What ... more
"How are images used in the aim of governing migration? This article probes this question through the example of the International Organization for Migration’s (IOM) information campaigns (ICs) in Cameroon, through which it seeks to ‘manage the perception’ of potential illegal(ized) migrants t ... more
"The purpose of this book isn’t to make you feel like your company needs to be doing everything under the sun. Instead, we’re here to share why visual storytelling is valuable and easy to adopt, even if you don’t have a massive staff or budget. Our goal in writing this book is to share a mix o ... more
"In 2006, MTV and USAID launched, "MTV EXIT (End Exploitation and Trafficking)," a multi-media, multi-platform awareness and prevention campaign against human trafficking that has reached over 20 million people in 21 countries in the Asia Pacific. This paper describes the campaign background, design ... more

Medientraining

Konstanz: UVK (2013), 222 pp.
"Dieses Buch ist ein praktischer Leitfaden. Es zeigt in kompakter und anschaulicher Weise, wie man sich erfolgreich in den Medien präsentiert. Mit allem, was dazu gehört: Auftritt, Kleidung, Ausdruck, Körpersprache, Umgang mit kritischen Fragen, Krisenkommunikation und auch dem Thema Lampenfieber ... more
"Nutzen Sie das Potenzial von Facebook, Twitter & Co.! Stellen Sie sich der Herausforderung einer modernen, dialogorientierten PR-Strategie. Anhand von zahlreichen Praxisbeispielen aus unterschiedlichen Branchen lernen Sie, soziale Medien systematisch einzusetzen. So wird Ihre digitale PR- und Öffe ... more
"This ebook will guide you through the process of choosing social media platforms and developing an effective online media strategy. It will provide an overview of a few popular social media channels in South Africa and how they work, so that you can learn about the potential benefits of these netwo ... more

Kommunikation und Social Media

Konstanz: UVK, 3., überarb. Aufl. (2013), 228 pp.
"Melanie Huber stellt in ihrem Standardwerk die bekannten und weniger bekannten Dienste des Social Web vor und zeigt mögliche Strategien, wie man im Netz überhaupt wahrgenommen wird. Das Buch hilft bei der Entscheidung, ob Aktivitäten im Netz »etwas bringen« und wie viel Engagement innerhalb so ... more
"Le plaidoyer est souvent associé à une logique de confrontation, proche en cela des luttes syndicales et des mouvements sociaux. Il est vrai qu’un « plaidoyeur » – c’est ainsi que nous nommerons la personne en charge de développer un plaidoyer – se trouve souvent en position de contest ... more
"Das Buch gibt einen Einblick in die neuen Erzählweisen des digitalen Journalismus. Es untersucht die Auswirkungen der Digitalisierung auf die Medienbranche und den mit ihr verbundenen Wandel journalistischer Darstellungsformen. Dabei geht es auch um die Möglichkeiten des journalistischen Storytel ... more
"This guide starts with "the three principles of visual communication": Humans are visual first, verbal second; our decisions and actions are based more on emotional reactions than rational thought; visuals are the most effective communications vehicles for evoking emotion and getting people to take ... more

Public Communication Campaigns

Thousand Oaks et al.: Sage, 4th ed. (2013), xiii, 376 pp.
"In this fully revised and expanded Fourth Edition, Ronald E. Rice and Charles K. Atkin provide readers with a comprehensive, up-to-date look into the field of public communication campaigns. Updated to reflect the latest theories and research, this text extends coverage to new areas, including sun ... more
"Communicators who work with photography and video in the development context know the power visuals can have in bearing witness to the reality people living in poverty face. When contextualized, visuals can transcend distance and create a global dialog around topics in need of deeper understanding ... more