"For journalists, coverage of the Ebola epidemic offers vital lessons that could help the media industry deliver a more public-interest oriented service geared towards combating the spread the disease. It is these lessons that have helped shape the following guidelines. The guidelines have been glea
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ned and compiled from the numerous articles, discussion forums, guidelines for health personnel, interventions by governments and nongovernmental organisations, advisories for media associations in the affected countries, and anecdotes by journalists in the front lines of the epidemic. In November 2014, the African Media Initiative convened a Consultative Forum of Media Strategies in Nairobi, Kenya. The ensuing discussions helped illuminate other critical concerns and gaps associated with coverage of infectious diseases. These guidelines attempt as well to address those gaps. They are by no means intended as the last word on how best to cover outbreaks of infectious diseases but should be seen as the starting point of an effort to create greater awareness in the realm of journalism to help improve its service to the public." (Page 5)
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"This background paper provides an overview of the history and context of interactive media and public opinion in Zambia. It is prepared as part of Politics and Interactive Media in Africa (PiMA) - a collaborative study involving the University of Cambridge, University of Nairobi and University of Z
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ambia. The main objectives of the PiMA project are: (a) to explore the extent to which media interactivity is widening (and deepening) political participation in Africa; (b) to investigate how public opinion is collected and represented by African media and for what (and whose) purposes; and (c) to establish the extent to which public opinion expressed via interactive media affects accountability mechanisms and policy-makers’ behaviour. The primary purpose of this background paper is to provide a political and policy context to the Zambian case study, and introduce the history and context of interactive media in Zambia. The paper is organised into four sections. The first section provides a brief history to the evolution of broadcast media in Zambia. The second section outlines the legal and policy context of broadcasting in Zambia. The third section discusses the state of interactive media in Zambia and its attendant challenges. The fourth section examines the state of public opinion formation through media platforms." (Introduction, page 4)
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"Dieses Buch führt in das journalistische Handwerk ein. Seine hohe Praxisorientierung mit vielen Tipps und Arbeitsbeispielen macht es auch für etablierte Journalisten interessant – zum Durchblättern, Nachschlagen, als Arbeitshilfe. Hier wird alles erklärt, was ein guter Journalist können und
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wissen muss: so schreibt man gut; so recherchiert man; so formuliert man Überschriften; so führt man Interviews; so präsentiert man sich und seine journalistischen Arbeiten; so funktionieren Print- und Online-Journalismus. Henning Noskes „Lese- und Lernbuch“ ist ein anderes Journalismus-Buch, das aus dem Alltag und im Alltag einer Redaktion entstanden ist. Noskes journalistische Alltags-Erfahrungen prägen das Buch: Sie geben dem erfahrenen Redakteur Stoff, seine Routinen zu überprüfen, und dem Anfänger die Hilfe, die er für seine Entscheidung braucht, den Beruf zu erlernen. Viele Medien-Karrieren beginnen im Lokalen. Daher ist die neue Auflage des Buches um ein Kapitel zum Lokaljournalismus erweitert worden." (Verlagsbeschreibung)
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"This toolkit combines the knowledge and experience of Internews with insights from research conducted by the University of Cambridge’s Centre of Governance and Human Rights and partners in the Politics and Interactive Media (PiMA) research project. Politics and Interactive Media in Africa (PiMA),
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jointly funded by DFID and the ESRC, examined whether and how Africans, particularly the poorest and least politically enfranchised, use new communication technologies to voice their opinion and to engage in a public debate on interactive broadcast media, and its effects on modes of political accountability. Africa’s digital revolution continues apace, yet broadcast media are vital for reaching the poor, rural and remote populations and the more marginalised, and more now and in the foreseeable future. By employing survey-based, qualitative and ethnographic methods to comparatively analyse interactive radio and TV programmes in the context of electoral and everyday politics, PiMA research critically interrogated the potential for digital communications and liberalised media sectors to promote more responsive and inclusive democratic governance, with a keen eye for turning project insights into relevance for policymakers, media houses, journalists and development organisations." (Website Internews)
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"The manual has been structured so as to enable you to understand migrants as a unique and critical audience within your station’s larger listenership. Often, out-migration is seen as desertion by people who stay behind in the villages, and there is a general negative public opinion about internal
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migration in India. This manual lays out a different perspective on the issue of internal migration, which contextualizes and explains the causes and consequences of migration in a non-judgmental way, through a rights-based approach. The manual will guide CR practitioners through a process of thinking about the kind of radio programmes, campaigns and other broadcasts that can be developed to address the myriad issues around migration, particularly reflecting ethical approaches to addressing migrants and their issues. It also examines methods and practices to actively include migrant communities within the CR station's listenership, its programming and outreach. It will thereby help you create a socially inclusive agenda for your CR station with respect to migrants." (Pages 8-9)
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"Las ideas que se recogen en este manual no tienen derechos de autor. Ni de autora. Las hemos ido practicando, quien escribe y quienes no escriben, en todos los países de la región. Las hemos validado a lo largo de, al menos, 30 años de experiencia colectiva. Y las compartimos sin ninguna pretens
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ión de exhaustividad. Es evidente que el proceso de aprendizaje no se agota en talleres. Necesitamos ampliar el lente y conocer las diferentes estrategias de capacitación que tienen (o que no tienen) las emisoras y las redes. Pero vayamos de los arbolitos al bosque. Comencemos conociendo la actividad que ha sido más frecuente entre nosotros, los eventos breves de capacitación, los talleres. Veamos qué criterios pedagógicos podemos sacar de ellos. Luego nos asomaremos a una panorámica más amplia. Ya contamos con varios libros de producción radiofónica. Este pequeño manual se refiere a las metodologías para capacitar en dicha producción. No entro en temas siempre urgentes para las emisoras como la sostenibilidad, la gestión, las modernas tecnologías, las legislaciones. Me concentro, por ahora, en la producción de contenidos y cómo capacitar para ello." (Página 10)
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"The overarching philosophy of community radio, acknowledged worldwide, is that it is a tool for social justice and a platform for community voices. Community radio seeks to counter the hegemony of the mainstream media and move away from the commerce-driven negative tendencies of media and journalis
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m such as sensationalism, tabloidization, celebrity-worship, the unrestrained use of hidden cameras and paid news. Ordinary people, through participation in management, content production and organization, produce information relevant to them, choose their own stories, express their voice and define their identity. As India witnesses an endeavour to erect a nationwide network of thousands of autonomous, locally orientated community radio stations, it becomes necessary to build a set of codes of practice for this third tier of broadcasting so that it does not become a clone of mainstream media. This paper looks at some of these principles that the community radio sector in India must hold as sacred in order to strengthen civil society, journalism practices and democracy in India." (Abstract)
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"Die sichere Beherrschung des Zusammenspiels der verschiedenen Darstellungsebenen und die Übersetzung von Themen in konkrete miterlebbare Geschichten sind für Journalisten unerlässliche Voraussetzungen, um bei den Zuschauern genau die Wirkungen zu erreichen, die sie beabsichtigen. Dieses Buch ver
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mittelt Journalisten anhand von zahlreichen praktischen Beispielen, Abbildungen und Checklisten das erforderliche Wissen. Einer gründlichen Einführung in die Fernsehdramaturgie folgt die Auseinandersetzung mit den im Fernsehjournalismus zur Verfügung stehenden Genres und ihren jeweiligen handwerklichen Besonderheiten. Dieses dramaturgische Handwerkszeug wird in die konkreten Gestaltungsmittel von Bild, Ton, Musik, Text und Montage überführt und um vielfältige Praxistipps ergänzt." (Publisher description)
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"Storytelling. Está muy de moda esta expresión y vamos a conocerla, a descubrir sus orígenes próximos y remotos. A aprender esta técnica de comunicación, sus potencialidades y sus límites. Y ver cómo podemos aplicarla en nuestro medio radiofónico." (Introducción, página 4)
"This short booklet aims to provide some pointers and practical advice on how to stay safe while getting closer to the heart of what is going on. It is not an exhaustive guide to reporting conflict but a short introduction to some of the challenges reporters face in a bitterly divided area. Expect t
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o meet some hostility, particularly from civilians caught in the middle of the conflict, and look out for obvious examples of bias, misinformation or blatant propaganda." (Page 3)
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"Dos de los más exitosos profesionales de la TV argentina, Jorge Maestro y Pablo Culell, un autor y un productor, explican cómo generar productos exitosos en los medios audiovisuales repasando el paso a paso que va de la idea hasta la puesta en pantalla y estimulando la creatividad y la capacidad
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de concreción. El camino que se recorre desde la creatividad a la concepción, desde la idea al guión y desde el guión a la producción y puesta en pantalla. La construcción de la historia y los personajes. Los géneros, la estructura, la producción como tarea creativa. El presupuesto. El marketing. El público y el rating. Las nuevas plataformas y sus contenidos. La experiencia de los autores del libro puesta al servicio del estudiante, del profesional y de aquel que se interese por el tema de la escritura y la producción y con ejemplos propios en un apéndice." (Descripción de la casa editorial)
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"This book is intended as a guide on the use of the visual media for behavior change communication. It is not intended as a textbook for those just entering the world of television or film writing and production. While there are some reminders of good writing and production techniques for many progr
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amming types, the emphasis is on what needs to be taken into account when designing, writing, and producing television programs that have a specific behavior change objective." (Preface)
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"The goal of the seminar “Reporting on Corruption and Investigative Journalism” is a two-day active dialogue between journalists and investigators from the region in order to discuss the following topics: ethics of reporting - cases and practice in Serbia, investigative journalism and corruption
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, as well as the standards of reporting on corruption allegations. The direct intention of the organiser is to encourage the journalists to deal with this topic in their everyday work, as well as to encourage some of them to perfect themselves in the field of investigative journalism and to join specialised teams for investigative journalism. A collection of articles, created in particular for this occasion, is a result of many years of journalism experience in investigation, as well as of academic approach to the ethics of journalism, which is particularly important in investigative journalism and court reporting." (Pages 6-7)
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