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Investing in Cultural Diversity and Intercultural Dialogue
Paris: UNESCO (2009), xiii, 402 pp.
"There is a need to encourage cultural sensitivity in the production and consumption of communication and information contents, thereby facilitating access, empowerment and participation. To this end, action should be taken to: a. Support the production and distribution of innovative and diversified
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Change at Hand: Web 2.0 for Development
London; Wageningen: International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED); Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) (2009), 136 pp.
"Web 2.0 for development (Web2forDev) is a way of employing web services to intentionally improve information-sharing and collaborative production of content for development. It is about how development actors can relate and connect to other stakeholders, produce and publish their own material, deci
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Best Practices of Journalism in Asia
Singapore: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) (2009), xvi, 172 pp.
"The book’s narrative structure intentionally uses minimal theoretical academic abstractions. Instead, it adopts a pragmatic approach – journalistic to an extent – to speculate what works best for journalists in Asia given the political constraints and resource limitations that many are compel
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El acceso a la información pública y la participación ciudadana en las entidades fiscalizadoras superiores (EFS): Guía de buenas prácticas
Buenos Aires: Asciación por los Derechos Civiles (ADC); Asociación Civil por la Igualdad y la Justicia (ACIJ) (2008), 34 pp.
"Las prácticas y experiencias sobre acceso a la información y participación ciudadana que se reseñan en este documento reflejan ciertos avances hacia un fortalecimiento del sistema de control, lo que resulta imprescindible para una gobernabilidad incluyente. Sin embargo, el relevamiento indica t
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Governance Reform Under Real World Conditions: Citizens, Stakeholders, and Voice
Washington, DC: World Bank (2008), xxi, 525 pp.
"This book is a contribution to efforts to improve governance systems around the world, particularly in developing countries. It offers a range of innovative approaches and techniques for dealing with the most important nontechnical challenges that prevent many of those efforts from being successful
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The Promise of Ubiquity: Mobile as Media Platform in the Global South
Deep Insights
Paris: Internews Europe (2008), 89 pp.
"There have been an estimated 3.8 billion mobile phones in the world in 2008 and most of the growth has been taking place in the Global South. 15 million people in Africa now individually own mobile phones but do not have access to a TV at home. A higher percentage of Kenyans use mobile commerce tha
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Grassroots Comics: A Development Communication Tool
Key Guides
Helsinki: Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland (2007), 162 pp.
"The use of comics as a campaigning tool for grassroots organisations is a relatively new phenomenon and has been tested so far only in India, some other South Asian countries and in a few countries in Africa. This manual on the creation of comics as a medium for communication of development ideas s
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Building National Campaigns: Activists, Alliances, and How Change Happens
Oxford: Oxfam (2007), xii, 103 pp.
"The aim of this book is to share stories and learning from alliance-based efforts to improve employment standards for workers, primarily women in export-orientated supply chains. These stories are about people and their organisations building more powerful and effective ways to get their voices hea
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Click Here for Change: Your Guide to the E-Advocacy Revolution
Oakland, Calif.: PolicyLink (2007), 60 pp.
"This manual was written for experienced and novice advocates alike who are eager to use state of the art technology techniques to challenge old policies and create new ones that will enhance the quality of life and access to opportunity for everyone. The case studies, resources, tips, and best prac
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Sakaza Mngani! Kidz Community Radio Project
Institute for the Advancement of Journalism (IAJ) (2007), 181 pp.
"Chapter One focuses on the story of the Kidz Radio Project, and its vision; children's radio in South Africa (case studies and examples); international children's radio initiatives. Chapter Two is a market-place of ideas from kids, mentors and teachers who work in the field of children's participat
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Guidebook on Sustainability
Deep Insights
Washington, DC: Developing Radio Partners (2007), 90 pp.
"The authors present six local and independent radio stations from Africa - community radio stations, and commercial and NGO run radio stations with strong community participation - showcasing good practices for sustainability, defined as "ability of a radio station to maintain a good quality develo
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Empowering Radio: Good Practices in Development and Operation of Community Radio
Deep Insights
Washington, DC: World Bank Institute (WBIST), Program on Civic Engagement, Empowerment & Respect for Diversity (CEERD) (2007), 249 pp. [60 pp. + 5 annexes]
"This report is one of the first studies comparing systematically different aspects of community radio practice in developing countries. Based on five country surveys - Colombia, Mali, Nepal, Peru and South Africa - it provides descriptions and analyses of: participatory processes and volunteerism;
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Writing for Our Lives: How the Maisha Yetu Project Changed Health Coverage in Africa
Washington, DC: International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF) (2006), 120 pp.
"[...] This publication, Writing for Our Lives, documents best practices from the Maisha Yetu project, whose defining feature has been continuous in-house mentoring and training on health care reporting in six African media houses over a two-year period. The uninterrupted presence of journalist-trai
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Regulation, Awareness, Empowerment: Young People and Harmful Media Content in the Digital Age
Deep Insights
Göteborg: International Clearinghouse on Children, Youth and Media; Nordicom (2006), 286 pp.
African Media Development Initiative: Research Summary Report
Deep Insights
London: BBC World Service Trust (2006), 137 pp.
"This research initiative assessed the key media changes and developments in seventeen African countries over the past five years and aimed at recommending intervention strategies for strengthening an independent, professional media sector. The summary report presents the main findings regarding med
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Best Practices in Journalism Education in the Information Age: Proceedings
Quezon City: Ateneo de Manila University, Center for Journalism (CFJ) (2005), 172 pp.
"The contributions in this book are the result of four years of experience in online teaching at the Konrad Adenauer Center for Journalism (CFJ) at the prestigious Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines. First presented at a workshop at the Ateneo de Manila in December 2004, the individual chapter
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