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Children's Rights
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Extremism & Terrorism Reporting
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Development Journalism & Media Representation of Development Issues
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Citizen Journalism, Community Journalism
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Investigative Journalism
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Journalistic Skills
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Local Journalism
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War Reporting
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Constructive Journalism, Solution-Oriented Journalism
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Basic Journalistic Skills
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Journalists Dealing with Risks & Threats, Resilience & Wellbeing of Media Workers
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Child Abuse Reporting
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Child Labour
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Documenting Human Rights Violations
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Journalism Ethics
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Court Reporting & Media Representation of Judicial System
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Sexual Abuse Reporting, Sexual Violence Reporting
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Community Newspapers, Community Press
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Ethnic Conflicts
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Dealing With the Past
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War Propaganda, Propaganda in Conflicts
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Disaster & Humanitarian Crisis Communication
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Commodities, Raw Materials, Extractive Industries, Mining
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Educational Issues: Reporting & Media Representation
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Water Resources Management, Water Access & Supply
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Journalism Ethics: Covering Vulnerable Persons
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Foreign Correspondents
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Journalism
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Financial Flow Analysis
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Journalism Education & Training
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Election Reporting
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Child Abuse
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Local Government Communication Strategies
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Community Reporters, Media Volunteers
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Conflicts, Conflict Prevention & Management, Mediation, Peacebuilding
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Wars
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Conflicts and Media
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Conflict Prevention, Mediation & Reconciliation: Role of Media
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Hate Speech, Hate Speech in Social Media
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Human Rights Protection & Violations: Media Representation & Reporting
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Peace Negotiations & Agreements: Media Representation & Reporting
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Post-Conflict Contexts: Role of Media
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Trauma: Media Representation & Reporting
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Messages, Message Design, Message Analysis
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Radio Language & Moderation
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Collective Memory & Media, Media Representation of History
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Collective Memory: Violent Conflicts & Wars
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International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
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Local Development Planning
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National Development Planning
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Millenium Development Goals (MDG)
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Development Aid Reporting
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Data Journalism, Computer-Assisted Investigative Reporting
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Social Media
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Minorities & Disadvantaged Groups: Reporting & Media Representation
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Disaster & Humanitarian Crisis Reporting
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Humanitarian Law
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Disinformation, Misinformation, Fake News
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Energy Supply, Electricity
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Labour, Labour Markets, Labour Laws, Working Conditions
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Microcredits, Microfinance, Small-Scale Loans
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Correspondence Courses
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Environmental Journalism
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Environmental & Land Conflicts Reporting & Media Representation
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Codes of Journalistic Ethics
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Ubuntu (Ethical Concept of Southern African Origin)
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Victim-Sensitive Reporting
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Information Products & Services: Evaluation, Monitoring, Impact Assessment
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Female Journalists & Media Workers
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Gender-Based Harassment, Intimidation & Violence: Media Representation & Reporting
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Gender Representation & Stereotypes in the Media
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Food, Food Security, Nutrition
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Suicide Reporting & Media Representation
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Ethnicity in Communication
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Foreign News, International News
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Influence of Media on Foreign & International Policies
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Information Sources of Journalists
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Journalistic Quality
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Freelance Journalists & Media Workers
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Safety of Journalists: Law & Public Policies
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Mobile Journalism, Video Journalism
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News
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News Values, News Selection Criteria
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Newsroom Management
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Photojournalism
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Corruption Reporting & Role of Media in Curbing Corruption
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Poverty & Impoverished People: Reporting & Media Representation
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Prostitution Reporting & Media Representation
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Television Journalism
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Local Governance & Accountability: Role of Media
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Local Television
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Organizational Communication, Institutional Communication
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Media & Information Literacy
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Truth & Reconciliation Commissions
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Contracts, Labour Agreements, Service Contracts
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Accountability & Transparency
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Local Government
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FARC (Insurgent Group, Colombia)
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Military
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Decentralization
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Propaganda
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Radio Production
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Television Production Skills
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Radio Programmes & Genres
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Research Methods
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Interviewing (Journalistic Genre)
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Rural Issues: Media Representation & Reporting
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Violence
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"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 ... more
"This toolbox should provide some insights and tools for journalists reporting on events in other countries, but it has primarily been developed for journalists reporting on extremely violent conflicts in their own communities. It hopes to provide these journalists with insights they can draw on in ... more

Journalism and Dealing with the Past: A Manual for Journalists in Kosovo

Prishtina (KO): Forum Ziviler Friedensdienst (forumZFD) (2014), 30 pp.
"This manual is the result of Frequencies of the Past, a conflict sensitive journalism project by forumZFD. From 2011 to 2013, journalists from different media, ethnic backgrounds and from various regions of Kosovo have joined the project to explore the opportunities to cover sensitive issues relate ... more

Guía de estilo: Empleo e inclusión social

European Anti-Poverty Network (EAPN) España (2014), 47 pp.
"Esta Guía de estilo para periodistas sobre empleo sigue la línea de los trabajos previos de EAPN España y EAPN Madrid de dotar a los periodistas de herramientas útiles para el desempeño de su labor profesional. A lo largo del presente texto se irán abordando diferentes conceptos como el de tr ... more

Rastreando datos y narrando historias de conflicto y paz

Bogotá: Consejo de Redacción;Plataforma de Periodismo (2014), 24 pp.
"Este documento contiene las memorias de los talleres de entrenamiento del Primer Ciclo de formación sobre datos, técnicas de investigación y narrativas de conflicto y paz orientado por la organización Consejo de Redacción –CdR– y su iniciativa www.plataformadeperiodismo.com. En primer luga ... more

Bloggers Boot Camp: Learning How to Build, Write, and Run a Successful Blog

Burlington, Mass.; Abindon, Oxon: Focal Press, 2nd ed. (2014), xix, 183 pp.
"Bloggers Boot Camp shows you how to create and maintain a successful blog in today's world. It teaches you how to find a niche, find your unique voice, and how to hold a conversation with that audience. It provides you with all the right tools appropriate to your content, writing style, and message ... more
"Veteran journalist Keith Hayes, who has worked for such organizations as Reuters, PBS, the BBC, CBC, and CNBC, provides a quick reference to journalistic practice that covers everything from how to meet a deadline to getting answers from company or government officials who would rather not talk. It ... more
"This is a guide of sorts, presenting a collection of terms used on both sides, which in some contexts may be regarded as loaded or biased, or whose meaning is often misunderstood, or which can be misleading. These are words the use of which is liable to give away the reporter’s communal identity ... more

Ten Practical Tips for Covering Development

Washington, DC: International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) (2013), 10 pp.
"By definition, development stories are big news in developing countries. The problem is media reports are typically just government announcements of infrastructure development – roads, bridges, hospitals, etc. – and official claims that lives will improve. Those articles turn off the reading an ... more

¿Quién dirige la empresa? Una guía para la cobertura periodística del gobierno corporativo

Washington, DC: International Finance Corporation (IFC);International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) (2012), 86 pp.
"This guide is designed for reporters and editors who already have some experience covering business and finance. The goal is to help journalists develop stories that examine how a company is governed, and spot events that may have serious consequences for the company’s survival, shareholders and ... more

Lokales: Basiswissen für die Medienpraxis

Köln: Herbert von Halem Verlag (2012), 224 pp.
"Das Lokale ist publizistische Kraftquelle und innovativer Hotspot, hier wird mit neuen Formen und Formaten experimentiert. Im Lokalen beginnen viele Journalisten ihre Karriere. Das Lokale ist beim Leser beliebt und der Einfluss der Berichterstattung auf die Eliten vor Ort ist hoch. Band 5 zeigt pra ... more

Adolescentes em conflito com a lei: Guia de referência para a cobertura jornalística

Brasilia: ANDI;Secretaria de Direitos Humanos da Presidência (2012), 134 pp.

Conflict Sensitive Reporting: A Toolbox for Journalists

Grahamstown: Rhodes University, Sol Plaatje Institute for Media Leadership (2012), 74 pp.

Who’s Running the Company? A Guide to Reporting on Corporate Governance

Washington, DC: International Finance Corporation (IFC);International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) (2012), 72 pp.
"This guide is designed for reporters and editors who already have some experience covering business and finance. The goal is to help journalists develop stories that examine how a company is governed, and spot events that may have serious consequences for the company’s survival, shareholders and ... more

Media Toolkit for Local Governance in Lesotho

Pretoria: Idasa;MISA Lesotho (2011), 39 pp.
"This Media Toolkit for Local Governance in Lesotho is designed to encourage media coverage of news and events in Lesotho’s rural areas at local government level. According to the publication, to improve such media coverage there is a need to focus both on the providers and the collectors of news. ... more

Editorial Guidelines and Principles for Reporting on Children in the Media

Johannesburg: Media Monitoring Africa (2011), 12 pp.
"The following guidelines have been developed with the input of children and media professionals to assist journalists and media practitioners to produce better quality reporting on children, on the understanding that respecting children’s rights today will mean respect for all people’s rights i ... more