"The main purpose of this guide is to highlight some of the benefits, challenges and options when considering funding of media and communication interventions. This publication is not designed to be a ‘how to’ guide for designing and implementing such programmes. Rather, it aims to guide DFID st
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aff, responding to conflicts and other emergencies, on: when to support media initiatives; what types of assistance to provide to media organisations; how to appraise and monitor media based interventions. Thematically, most attention is given to the role of media in conflict situations as this is where most experience has been gained to date. However, sections on natural and man-made disasters are also included. Furthermore, the main focus is on electronic media, such as local, national and international radio and TV broadcasting. This focus has been adopted because the bulk of media initiatives undertaken in areas of conflict fall within these categories." (Introduction, page 6-7)
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"This is a common publication of 14 ecumenical Southern and Northern NGO's which focuses on key characteristics of PME and on "guidelines for good practice". A case study from Bangladesh shows how PME can be implemented in practice, and there is a helpful glossary of key terms." (commbox)
"Este documento acompaña al manual diseñado para ayudar a los administradores de equipos de trabajo del Banco Mundial a planificar y supervisar la ejecución de actividades de comunicación en proyectos de PSN. El manual revisa los principios básicos de comunicación para el cambio en el comporta
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miento, presentando una guía paso a paso para planificar y ejecutar actividades de comunicación y vincular cada paso con el ciclo de proyectos del Banco. El manual contiene una serie de módulos prácticos, incluyendo: enfoques de investigación en comunicación para proyectos del Banco; guía de indicadores en comunicación; ejemplos de términos de referencia para consultores del Banco y de Prestatarios; preguntas guía para evaluar la capacidad de la organización; ejemplo de presupuesto y de plan de ejecución; estudios de caso de las prácticas óptimas en comunicación para el cambio en el comportamiento." (Prefacio, página 5)
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"Local Media Support‘ (LMS) presents a study of current status with regard to support of local media as part of humanitarian or developmental assistance programmes. Based on this, a proposed framework for the assessment of projects and programmes in this field is developed. The report is divided i
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nto four chapters: Chapter 1 clarifies key concepts and how the report understands the nature and role of media in society [...] Chapter 2 outlines and discusses the actors and activities now associated with international LMS [...] Chapter 3 provides a framework for structuring or categorising LMS activities. Three partially cornplementary categories are suggested [...] Based on the three objective-based categories proposed in Chapter 3, Chapter 4 develops a detailed framework for the assessment and evaluation of LMS activities." (Summary, page 7-8)
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"In revisiting the field of communication planning for development, Alan Hancock takes an entirely fresh look at the territory first explored in his monograph Communication Planning for Development a decade ago, and evaluates what has been achieved since, in particular the practical outcomes of the
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planning framework that he proposed at that time. Working through a series of case-studies (which include the production of UNESCO's World Communication Report, the evolution of the International Programme for the Development of Communication, planning for radio and television development in Zambia, the growth of the COMNET international documentation network, and finally the changing perspectives of communication within UNESCO itself), the author analyses the potential and record of communication planning in building up institutions, networks and communication systems, and explores the extent to which a planned approach can help in the development of ideas and concepts. He is well placed to undertake such a voyage of rediscovery, as he has been an observer of many of the cases explored in this book, and often a participant." (Back cover)
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"A good application alone will not get a project funded, but it is an important part of a fundraising approach. This book covers all the stages in the process and offers practical advice, worked examples and exercises." (Catalogue Intermediate Technology Publications 2000)