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A Participatory Framework for Researching and Evaluating Communication for Development and Social Change

Jo Tacchi, June Lennie
In: The Handbook of Development Communication and Social Change
Karin Gwinn Wilkins, Thomas Tufte, Rafael Obregón (eds.)
Chichester: Wiley Blackwell (2014), pp. 298-320
"This chapter first discusses evaluation of communication for development in relation to ideas around participation and social change, before presenting the framework for evaluating communication for development and social change, and the key principles that underpin it. It then describes some of th ... more
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The Use of ICTs and Mobilisation in the Age of Parallel Media – an Emerging Fifth Estate? A Case Study of Nafeer's Flood Campaign in the Sudan

Maha Bashri
African Journalism Studies, volume 35, issue 2 (2014), pp. 75-91
"On 1 August 2013, heavy rains in the Sudan triggered flash floods that affected more than 530 000 citizens. The government failed to aid those affected and created a media blackout. More than 12 000 Sudanese volunteers created a horizontal network of citizens participating in a community-led initia ... more
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The Handbook of Development Communication and Social Change
Deep Insights

Karin Gwinn Wilkins, Thomas Tufte, Rafael Obregón (eds.)
Chichester: Wiley Blackwell (2014), xii, 512 pp.
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ICT Pathways to Poverty Reduction: Empirical Evidence from East and Southern Africa

Edith Ofwona Adera, Timothy M. Waema, Julian May, Ophelia Mascarenhas, Kathleen Diga (eds.)
Ottawa: International Development Research Centre (IDRC); Practical Action Publishing (2014), 254 pp.
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A Literature Review on Health Communication Campaign Evaluation with Regard to the Prevention and Control of Communicable Diseases in Europe

Jane Sixsmith, Kathy-Ann Fox, Priscilla Doyle, Margaret M. Barry
Stockholm: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) (2014), iv, 79 pp.
"The purpose of this review is to contribute to the evidence base on health communication evaluation research in order to aid public health professionals and researchers in the development of future evaluation strategies. The review is divided into two sections. In the first section the focus is on ... more
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Wallposter Comics Workshop: Trainer's Guide

Leif Packalén
Vantaa (FI): World Comics (2014), 38 pp.
"This guide is made for civil society activists who plan to run wallposter comics workshops within their own organisations or groups. All steps needed to run a workshop are fully explained in the guide and it should be used together with our manual “How to make wallposter comics”, which should b ... more
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Evaluating Health Communication Interventions

Gary L. Kreps
In: Strategies for Developing Global Health Programs
Do Kyun Kim, Arvind Singhal, Gary L. Kreps (eds.)
New York et al.: Peter Lang (2014), pp. 352-367
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Navigating Distant Worlds: International Development and Social Change in Interactive Web Documentary

Charlotte Jenner
Glocal Times, issue 20 (2014), 15 pp.
"At present, INGOs, development agencies and media producers who attempt to engage audiences in issues of international development and social change operate in an increasingly saturated media environment, which is content rich but time poor. This leads to a search for innovative, web 2.0-native way ... more
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Representations of Global Poverty: Aid, Development and International NGOs

Nandita Dogra
London: Tauris, paperback ed. (2014), xxi, 233 pp.
"Through the efforts of increasingly media-aware NGOs, people in the west are bombarded with images of poverty and inequality in the developing world. Representations of Poverty is the first comprehensive study of the communications and imagery used by international NGOs to represent the developing ... more
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Hashtag Standards for Emergencies

Roxanne Moore, Andrej Verity
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) (2014), 15 pp.
"Twitter is the primary social media platform discussed in this Think Brief. However, the use of hashtags has spread to other social media platforms, including Sina Weibo, Facebook, Google+ and Diaspora. As a result, the ideas behind hashtag standardization may have a much larger sphere of influence ... more
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'Intimacy at a Distance' in Humanitarian Communication

Shani Orgad, Bruna Irene Seu
Media, Culture & Society, volume 36, issue 7 (2014), pp. 916-934
"Based on analysis of 17 in-depth interviews with professionals in 10 UK-based international NGOs engaged in planning, designing and producing humanitarian communications, this article explores how intimacy figures in NGOs' thinking about and practice of humanitarian communication. Drawing on discus ... more
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Internews Humanitarian Information Service: UNMISS POC SITE - MALAKAL. Baseline Assessment

Internews; Forcier Consulting (2014), 8 pp.
"On 4th July 2014, Internews launched Boom Box Talk Talk (BBTT) in the Malakal, UN Mission Protection of Civilian (PoC) site, to provide people affected by the conflict with life saving and life enhancing information. BBTT is a professionally produced audio Humanitarian Information Service (HIS). In ... more
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Farmer Radio in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Snapshot Final Report of the African Rural Radio Program Analysis (ARRPA)

Farm Radio International (2014), 108 pp.
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The Network Society, Power and the Print Media in Post-Apartheid South Africa: The Case of Media Contestation in Durban for Environmental Justice

Llewellyn Leonard
Media, Culture & Society, volume 36, issue 7 (2014), pp. 966-981
"This article is interested in the extent to which various social actors in the Durban network society, such as civil society, corporations and the state, shape public information and perception in their own interests regarding environmental discourse. Empirical evidence presents viewpoints from key ... more
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Slum Discourse, Media Representations and Maisha Mtaani in Kibera, Kenya

Brian Ekdale
African Journalism Studies, volume 35, issue 1 (2014), pp. 92-108
"This article examines the discourse surrounding Kibera, a highly populated low-income community in Nairobi, Kenya. Based on 11 months of fieldwork and interviews with 56 Kibera residents, this article discusses the disconnect between the lives experienced by residents and the hyperbolic and essenti ... more
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Celebrity Advocacy and International Development

Dan Brockington
London: Routledge (2014), xxiv, 210 pp.
"[This book] examines the work of celebrity advocacy and lobbying in international development. Its purpose is to understand the alliances resulting, their history, consequences, wider contexts and implications. It argues that celebrity advocacy signals a new aspect of elite rule. For populist celeb ... more
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Ein Fall für Kommissar Amanullah. Justizaufbau mit Fernsehkrimis: Westliche Entwicklungsfachleute rümpfen die Nase, doch in den Wohnzimmern in Kabul kommt die Botschaft an

Dorn Townsend
welt-sichten, 26. Juni (2014)
"Seit einigen Jahren zeigt das afghanische Fernsehen zahlreiche Krimis und Dokumentationen von Gerichtsprozessen. Sie werden von Afghanen produziert, aber aus dem Ausland finanziert, unter anderem von der Europäischen Kommission, den Vereinten Nationen und der US-amerikanischen Entwicklungsagentur ... more
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Care Takers: Sustaining South Africa's Rich Biodiversity. Series 2. Facilitators Guide

Steps; SANBI (2014), 40 pp.
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Communication Theories in a Multicultural World

Clifford Christians, Kaarle Nordenstreng (eds.)
New York et al.: Peter Lang (2014), xiii, 325 pp.
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Pocket Guide to Reporting on Disability in Indonesia

Jakarta: International Labour Organization (ILO) (2014), 50 pp.
"This guide has been created to provide a practical resource to media professionals interested in reporting on the issues facing people with disabilities in Indonesia. It is a ‘one-stop’ source for information on global disability statistics, and provides practical guidance on appropriate termin ... more