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A Freelancer’s Guide to Reporting on Refugees and Migration

Freelance Journalism Assembly; European Journalism Centre (2021), 4 pp.

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¿Cómo comunicar la migración venezolana en Colombia?

Tulio Hernández

Cartagena: Fundación Gabo (2021), 28 pp.

"El siguiente es un manual de herramientas que reúne las reflexiones del sociólogo venezolano Tulio Hernández en torno al fenómeno migratorio complejo de Venezuela en Colombia. Estas herramientas, constituidas por buenas prácticas, son el producto de un ciclo de seis talleres para comunicadores ... more

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Micro Media Industries: Hmong American Media Innovation in the Diaspora

Lori Kido Lopez

New Brunswick et al.: Rutgers University Press (2021), vii, 171 pp.

"With the rise of digital tools used for media entrepreneurship, media outlets staffed by only one or two individuals and targeted to niche and super-niche audiences are developing across a wide range of platforms. Minority communities such as immigrants and refugees have long been pioneers in this ... more

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Somali diaspora and digital belonging: Introduction

Sandra Ponzanesi

Journal of Global Diaspora & Media, volume 2, issue 1 (2021), pp. 3-15

"This editorial introduces the theoretical framework, methodological approach and comparative themes of the Special Issue on 'Somali Diaspora and Digital Practices: Gender, Media and Belonging'. The Special Issue proposes to connect the notion of the Somali diaspora to recent advancements in communi ... more

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Common Service Evaluation: What Role Has the Common Service Played in Helping Agencies Communicate with Rohingya and Host Communities During the Covid-19 Pandemic?

Nicola Bailey, Nushrat Mehjabin, Sifati Tamanna

London: BBC Media Action (2021), 51 pp.

"The common service for community engagement and accountability, through its consortium members BBC Media Action and Translators Without Borders (TWB), aims to help agencies and sectors working to support Rohingya refugees and local host communities living in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh to achieve thi ... s by providing a range of specialist, technical support services. Movement restrictions implemented since the beginning of the pandemic meant that humanitarian programmes were reduced to essential services only in the Rohingya camps, community engagement efforts were restricted, and many initiatives planned for the host community were cancelled. The common service adapted its activities in a number of ways: carrying out online training sessions with practitioners; conducting telephone research with communities; shifting the focus of communication products to meet communities’ information needs around Covid-19; and working with partners to use communication channels which would ensure information was still able to reach communities [...] This evaluation has shown that practitioners feel the common service played a critical role in getting important information to Rohingya communities during this time. It did this through: - Helping partner agencies understand Rohingya communitiesf perspectives and concerns, and how to communicate with them, based on up to date research and a cultural understanding developed over time (using What Matters? as a vehicle for sharing this information, as well as providing practitioner training and bespoke advice). - Creating and disseminating audio and visual content which is easy for Rohingya people to understand, and helps volunteers and field staff communicate effectively with them. - Working in partnership with humanitarian agencies to adapt communication strategies and make sure information was reaching people despite Covid-19 restrictions, for example adapting audio programmes to be played through mosque loudspeaker systems; training Imams to communicate on Covid-19; ensuring content is played at food distribution points and other essential services; and equipping community health workers with simple and effective communication materials about Covid-19 to use in door to door visits." (Executive summary) more

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Digital Diasporas: Postcoloniality, Media and Affect

Sandra Ponzanesi

Interventions, volume 22, issue 8 (2020), pp. 977-993

"This essay revisits the notion of diaspora in connection with recent advancements in communication technologies, which have led to the formation of 'digital diasporas'. The focus is on digital migrants as 'connected users', and therefore as participants in social media platforms. Though there is no ... more

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IOM Public Communication Campaign Toolkit
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Geneva: International Organization for Migration (IOM) (2020), 86 pp.

"IOM seeks to provide practical guidance on designing, delivering and evaluating effective communication campaigns relating to migration. The guidance covers different approaches, themes, programme areas and methods to improve relevance, audience participation and results. The aim is to identify and ... more

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Assessing the Effectiveness of Online Facebook Campaigns Targeting Potential Irregular Migrants: A Pilot Study in Three West African Countries

Esther Haarman, Jasper Tjaden, Gustavo López

Geneva: International Organization for Migration (IOM) (2020), 41 pp.

"Studies have shown that many irregular migrants embark on journeys without accurate or complete information about migration. In response, IOM and other organizations run information campaigns intended to inform potential migrants of the dangers associated with irregular migration and to facilitate ... informed decisions. The use of online and social media platforms for these campaigns has become increasingly popular in recent years, due to their potential for quickly reaching millions of people at low cost. While the evidence base for offline information campaigns has been gradually improving, it remains unclear how online communication campaigns affect potential migrants, and methodologies to do this remain underdeveloped. This report therefore presents results from a pilot impact assessment of an online campaign based on Facebook posts in Guinea, Nigeria and Senegal during September 2019 and February 2020 [.] Conclusion: Facebook ad campaigns can reach many people quickly. However, large audience sizes and relatively cheap costs come with a trade-off. The impact of an information campaign on potential migrants’ perceptions, attitudes, knowledge and behaviour remains largely unknown because many Facebook users that engage with the campaign do not fit the intended target group. The advantage of offline over online campaigns is that implementers have more control and information about who attends activities or who is exposed to campaign content. The engagement of users with campaign posts varies largely by audience and post characteristics. Campaign and social media teams are well advised to conduct pilot tests before scaling up activities. Pilot tests can inform a customized approach for each online activity on Facebook, and thereby maximize impact. In addition to A/B tests, lift tests may offer a useful opportunity to test the impact of Facebook posts. Compared to impact assessments of offline information campaigns, measuring the impact of Facebook ads on potential migrants presents several unique challenges, including: Many potential migrants are not on Facebook or do not use ad content to seek information about migration. Internet connectivity is also limited in many West African countries. While Facebook allows users to narrow down target groups, it is not clear whether those Facebook users that are exposed to the content fit the profile of potential migrants. Whether the intended target group is reached can be affirmed only through surveys, which have a low response rate; It is not possible to interview the same Facebook users several times to track changes in their perceptions. Engagement metrics like post reactions, link clicks or video plays can be useful indicators. However, these low-engagement metrics do not offer clear evidence of the short- or long-term effects on Facebook users." (Executive summary) more

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The Digital Lives of Refugees and Kenyans with Disabilities in Nairobi: A Human-Centred Design Approach to Identifying Mobile-Enabled Opportunities

London: GSMA (2020), 46 pp.

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Political migration discourses on social media: A comparative perspective on visibility and sentiment across political Facebook accounts in Europe

Tobias Heidenreich, Jakob-Moritz Eberl, Fabienne Lind, Hajo Boomgaarden

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, volume 46, issue 7 (2020), pp. 1261-1280

"Migration has been dominating media and political discourses in Europe in recent years. Previous studies have mainly mapped migration discourses in traditional media or conventional channels of party communication, often in a single country. Migrationrelated party communication on social network si ... more

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Information seeking and communication during forced migration: An empirical analysis of refugees’ digital media use and its effects on their perceptions of Germany as their target country

Martin Emmer, Marlene Kunst, Carola Richter

Berlin: Weizenbaum Institut (2020), 29 pp.

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Media-Friendly Glossary on Migration: Women Migrant Workers and Ending Violence Against Women (EVAW) Edition
Key Guidance

Deepa Bharathi, Swathi Jakkula, Rebecca Napier-Moore, Valentina Volpe

International Labour Organization (ILO); Spotlight Initiative (2020), 23 pp.

"This glossary serves as a guide for journalists, researchers, trainers and other stakeholders who conduct trainings or write about women’s labour migration, and who write about violence against women in the context of migration. It has been compiled as part of the EU-UN Spotlight Initiative to El ... more

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Darstellung von Migration und Flucht in dokumentarischen Formaten

Valeska Martin

Freiburg: Albert-Ludwigs-Universität, Master Thesis (2020), 71 pp.

"Die vorliegende Masterarbeit versuchte in einem Experiment herauszufinden, wie das journalistische Storytelling in dokumentarischen Filmformaten eingesetzt wird. Es konnte nachgewiesen werden, dass alle drei analysierten Filme sich einer alternativen Erzählkategorie zuordnen lassen und jeweils spe ... more

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Moving Images: Mediating Migration as Crisis

Krista Geneviève Lynes, Tyler Morgenstern, Ian Alan Paul (eds.)

Bielefeld: transcript Verlag (2020), 317 pp.

"The mediation of migration as a crisis has worked to shore up various forms of militarized surveillance, humanitarian response, legislative action, and affective investment. Bridging academic inquiry and artistic and activist practice, the essays, documents, and artworks gathered in Moving Images i ... more

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Das Indernet: Eine rassismuskritische Internet-Ethnografie

Urmila Goel

Bielefeld: transcript Verlag (2020), 448 pp.

"Im Jahr 2000 gründeten drei junge Männer das Internetportal »Indernet« – einen deutschsprachigen Raum von »Indern der zweiten Generation« für »Inder der zweiten Generation«. Aufbauend auf Material, das sie über 17 Jahre gesammelt hat, legt Urmila Goel in ihrer Ethnografie drei Mosaike d ... more

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Migration Coverage in Europe’s Media: A Comparative Analysis of Coverage in 17 Countries

Susanne Fengler, Marcus Kreutler

Frankfurt am Main: Otto Brenner Stiftung (2020), 56 pp.

"Our analysis shows that the mediated debates about migration in Western and Eastern Europe are more differentiated, and less stereotypical, as often assumed. Indeed, coverage in media outlets in Western Europe feature more positive aspects and speakers compared to the outlets in Central and Eastern ... more

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Strategies and (survival) Tactics: The Case of Syrian Oppositional Media in Turkey

Yazan Badran

Journal of Alternative and Community Media, volume 5, issue 1 (2020), pp. 69-85

"This article aims to investigate the regulatory, financial and political environment negotiated by oppositional Syrian media operating in exile in Turkey, as well as to identify the main tactics used by them in negotiating between these constraints to ensure their survival in an increasingly diffic ... more

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Looking Back to See Forward: A Case Study Collection on UNICEF’s Response to the Rohingya Refugee Crisis

Hakan Ergül

Dhaka: UNICEF Bangladesh (2020), 32 pp.

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Communicating with Unaccompanied Foreign Minors: How UN Agencies Engage with Newly Arrived Migrant and Refugee Children in Italy

Valentina Baú

Respond (2020), 14 pp.

"This paper provides an overview of the communication practices that UN agencies working on the migration response in Italy have adopted in their work with newly arrived unaccompanied migrant children. These include IOM, UNICEF and UNHCR. The aim is to present the different objectives and methodolog ... more

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Media and Social Representations of Otherness: Psycho-Social-Cultural Implications

Terri Mannarini, Giuseppe A. Veltri, Sergio Salvatore (eds.)

Cham: Springer (2020), xiv, 148 pp.

"This book presents the main findings of an empirical exploration of media discourses on social representations of "otherness" in seven European countries. It focuses on the analysis of press discourses produced over a fifteen-year period (2000-2015) on three contemporary figures of otherness that c ... more

IOM Public Communication Campaign Toolkit Key Guidance

Media-Friendly Glossary on Migration: Women Migrant Workers and Ending Violence Against Women (EVAW) Edition Key Guidance

IOM Public Communication Campaign Toolkit
Key Guidance

Media-Friendly Glossary on Migration: Women Migrant Workers and Ending Violence Against Women (EVAW) Edition
Key Guidance