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The Boda Boda Talk Talk Module. Part III: How to Guide
Internews (2016), 71 pp.
"This guide outlines the step-by-step processes and potential challenges that may arise in setting up a Boda Boda Talk Talk (BBTT) project. In it, you will find information and advice on everything from what equipment to purchase, to how to build relationships with other humanitarian actors, to recr
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ICT4Refugees: A Report on the Emerging Landscape of Digital Responses to the Refugee Crisis
Bonn; Eschborn: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) (2016), 35 pp.
"By “ICT” we refer to digital devices and systems which are accessible to everyone, be it refugees, civil society groups, humanitarian or development cooperation actors such as private companies. We talk about projects using personal computers, smartphones and tablets which can access the Intern
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Digital Humanitarians: Citizen Journalists on the Virtual Front Line of Natural and Human-Caused Disasters
Journalism Practice, volume 11, issue 2-3 (2016), pp. 213-228
"Eyewitness user-generated content has dominated the study of citizen journalism in crisis and conflict zones. However, the convergence of online networked technologies, like social media, collaborative mapping and real-time information management, gives ordinary people the capacity to commit acts o
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Framing Famine: An Analysis of Media Coverage of the 2011 Famine in Somalia
African Journalism Studies, volume 37, issue 1 (2016), pp. 100-119
"This study examines media coverage of the 2011–2012 famine in Somalia by the websites of BBC News, CNN and Al-Jazeera. Using a combination of quantitative and qualitative content analyses, it explores why coverage of the famine began as late as it did, despite ample evidence of its inevitable unf
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Social Media Use During Disasters: How Information Form and Source Influence Intended Behavioral Responses
Communication Research, volume 43, issue 5 (2016), pp. 626-646
"This study provides insights that can inform disaster communication management, policymaking, and theory building through a nationally representative field experiment (N = 2,015 U.S. adults) grounded in media richness theory, information and communication technologies (ICTs) succession theory, and
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Lifeline: Working with Broadcasters in Humanitarian Crises. Tips for Aid Workers on Working with Media to Save Lives
London: BBC Media Action (2016), 23 pp.
"The guide is not about how to use media for public relations or fund-raising purposes; it focuses on working with media to share useful and actionable information with communities affected by crisis. Humanitarians call this kind of communication different things: “community engagement”, “comm
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Estrategia nacional de comunicación de riesgos para emergencias sanitarias y desastres en la República Dominicana
Santo Domingo (DO): Ministerio de Salud Pública (2016), 106 pp.
Risk Communication Basics
NOAA (2016), 18 pp.
Digital Crossroads: Civic Media and Migration
Stuttgart: Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen (ifa) (2016), 60 pp.
"This report examines the uses of digital media among non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working with migrants and refugees primarily in Europe. Based on interviews with leaders at over 20 NGOs, this report documents how organizations are thinking about digital and media literacies for combating
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Trends in Risk Communication Policies and Practices
Paris: OECD (2016), 87 pp.
"Good risk communication is crucial for raising awareness among citizens and business about the risks their countries face. However, many countries have seen their risk communication tools fail in the past, leading to persistently low levels of risk awareness, especially in the absence of recent dis
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Disaster Risk Reduction Information Kit for Media
Vientiane Capital (LA): Department of Disaster Management and Climate Change (DDMCC) (2016), 61 pp.
"The media can make a real difference in the way people think about and act on disasters. Reporters, commentators, editors, broadcasters, and all members of the media can do more than just inform and raise awareness about disasters. By exploring the root causes of disasters and their social dimensio
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Polio Communication Global Guide: A How-To Manual for the Art and Science of Maximising Immunisation Rates Through Communication
Polio Global Eradication Initiative; UNICEF (2016), 33 pp.
"The Polio Communication Global Guide is a how-to manual for planning and building effective mass media and interpersonal communication strategies with the ultimate goal of eradicating polio. This document outlines UNICEF’s global approach to polio communication informed by data and on-the-ground
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Lifeline Production Manual: A Guide on How to Make Programming for People Affected by Humanitarian Emergencies
London: BBC Media Action (2016), 26 pp.
"The purpose of Lifeline programming is to make content for people affected by humanitarian crises in order to help save lives and reduce suffering [...] Lifeline programming requires a different approach from conventional newsgathering and reporting. It involves sharing practical, actionable inform
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The Handbook of International Crisis Communication Research
Chichester: Wiley Blackwell (2016), xix, 525 pp.
"The Handbook of International Crisis Communication Research articulates a broader understanding of crisis communication, discussing the theoretical, methodological, and practical implications of domestic and transnational crises, featuring the work of global scholars from a range of sub-disciplines
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Affirmative Duties: The Institutional and Individual Capabilities Required in Disaster Coverage
Journalism Studies, volume 17, issue 2 (2016), pp. 216-230
"Most analysis of media coverage of disaster has a normative edge. This paper outlines a philosophical basis for establishing normative standards for news coverage of natural hazards and human-based risk. It begins with a top-down, or system-oriented, epistemological approach to disasters and risk.
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The IFRC and Community Resilience: Communication Guidance for National Societies
Geneva: International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) (2016), 25 pp.
"The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has developed this paper to support Red Cross and Red Crescent staff and volunteers in their communication and advocacy on community resilience. The paper explains the IFRC’s definition of and approach to building communi
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Big Crisis Data
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (2016), 224 pp.
"Social media is an invaluable source of time-critical information during a crisis. However, emergency response and humanitarian relief organizations that would like to use this information struggle with an avalanche of social media messages that exceeds human capacity to process. Emergency managers
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Managing Social Media During Emergencies Guide
Adelaide: Local Government Association of South Australia (2016), 34 pp.
"This Managing Social Media During Emergencies Guide is designed to assist Councils to better plan, manage and continue to improve the effectiveness of social media use during an emergency event." (Intorduction, page 4)
