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Media Assistance: Evaluation, Monitoring, Impact Assessment
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Communication & Media Indicators
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Evaluation
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Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Indicators
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Monitoring
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Evaluation Reporting & Communicating Results
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Using Evaluation Results, Learning from Evaluations
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Self-Assessment, Self-Evaluation
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Data Collection, Data Collection Methods
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Development Assistance: Evaluation, Monitoring, Impact Assessment
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Development Projects: Evaluation, Monitoring, Impact Assessment
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Indicators & Indices
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Development Communication: Monitoring & Evaluation
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Evaluation in Conflict & Fragility Settings
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Randomised Control Trials & (Quasi-) Experimental Designs
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Media Development Indicators
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Data Analysis & Interpretation
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Project Impact, Project Effects, Project Effectiveness, Project Efficiency
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Campaigning: Evaluation, Monitoring, Impact Assessment
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Nonprofit Organizations, NGOs
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Standards, Ethics in Evaluation, Codes of Conduct
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Behaviour Change Campaigns
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Media Freedom, Press Freedom
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Cost-Benefit-Analysis, Cost-Effectiveness, Efficiency
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Health Campaigns: Monitoring & Evaluation
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Organisational Assessment
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Project Design, Project Planning
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Stakeholders, Stakeholder Analysis, Stakeholder Participation
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Communication for Social Change
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ICT Indicators
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Gender in Evaluation, Monitoring, Impact Assessment
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Outcome Harvesting (Evaluation Methodology)
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Utilisation-Focused Evaluation (Focus on Intended Use by Intended User)
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Media Law & Regulation
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Organisational Development & Capacity Building
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Democracy / Democratization and Media
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Research Methods
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Questionnaires, Questionnaire Design
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Theories of Change
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Community Radios
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Nonprofit Management, NGO Management, Management General
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Meta Evaluations, Cluster Evaluations
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Organisational Development & Capacity Building: Evaluation, Monitoring, Impact Assessment
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Terms of Reference in Evaluation
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Media Assistance: Impacts, Effectiveness, Efficiency
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Diversity & Pluralism in Media / Communication
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Qualitative Research Methods
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Advocacy & Empowerment: Monitoring & Evaluation
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Documentaries, Television Documentaries, Web Documentaries
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Conflicts, Conflict Prevention & Management, Mediation, Peacebuilding
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Content Analysis (Research Method)
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Development Projects
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Behaviour Change Communication
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ICT4D: Evaluation, Monitoring, Impact Assessment
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Workshops & Seminars: Methods, Tools, Planning, Experiences
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Commissioning Evaluations
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Evaluation: Communication & Media
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Evaluation Consultants, Evaluators
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Media Assistance: Journalism Education & Training
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Media Assistance
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Media Landscapes, Media Systems, Media Situation in General
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Interviewing (Qualitative Research Method)
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Community Development
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Community Radio Management
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Development Projects: Planning & Implementation
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Development Studies, Development Research
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Algorithms & Big Data
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Outcome Mapping
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Program Evaluations
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Quality, Standards & Ethics in Evaluation
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Journalism Education & Training
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Media System Analyses & Typologies
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Qualitative Analysis
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Science Communication & Research Dissemination
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Social Change
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Advocacy & Political Films
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Freedom of Expression
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Participatory Communication
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Media Assistance in Conflict Regions & Fragile Countries
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Democracy Assistance
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Media Assistance Projects & Programs: Case Studies
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Good Governance
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Development Communication, Communication for Development (C4D)
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Digital Ethics, AI Ethics, Social Media Ethics, Data & Information Ethics
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Digital Research Methods
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Artificial Intelligence
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Nonprofit Journalism, Nonprofit Media
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Educational Media: Evaluation, Monitoring, Impact Assessment
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Open, Distance and Digital Education (ODDE)
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Developmental Evaluation (Informing the Development & Ongoing Adaptation of an Initiative)
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Information Products & Services: Evaluation, Monitoring, Impact Assessment
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Most Significant Change (MSC)
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Science Communication: Evaluation, Monitoring, Impact Assessment
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UNESCO & IPDC Media Assistance
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Media Outlets, Media Associations
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Peace, Peacekeeping, Peace Building, Peace Movements
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Analysis
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Focus Groups & Group Discussions (Qualitative Research Method)
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Quantitative Research Methods
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Access to Internet & Digital Communications
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Agricultural Information & Extension
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Telecentres, Community Telecentres, Internet Cafés
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Development Assistance
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United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
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Gender Projects (Development Cooperation)
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Social Media
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Websites
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Humanitarian Aid
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Information Products & Services
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Media Viability & Financial Sustainability
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Poverty & Poverty Reduction
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Environmental Communication: Monitoring & Evaluation
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Sustainable Development
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Evaluation Methods: Using Communication Tools
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Evaluation Practices
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Online Meetings & Workshops, Video Conferences, Hybrid Events
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Health Campaigns: Effects & Effectiveness
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Health Campaigns: Experiences
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HIV / AIDS Communication
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Journalistic Quality
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Media Assistance Research
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Quality Management
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Quality Criteria, Quality Standards
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Accountability & Transparency
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Civic Engagement, Citizen & Community Participation
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Governance & Accountability: Role of Media / Communication
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Local Ownership, Local Stakeholder Participation
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Project Sustainability
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Media Effects
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Political Indicators
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Information Analysis
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Statistical Data: Collection, Analysis & Interpretation
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Social Development
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Advocacy
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Civic Engagement, Citizen Participation, Civil Society & Digital Communication
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Civic Engagement, Citizen Participation, Civil Society & Media
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Film & Video Advocacy / Activism
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Gender Advocacy & Empowerment, Gender Mainstreaming
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Audience Feedback, Interaction & Participation
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Campaigning: Effects & Effctiveness
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Campaigning: Planning & Implementation
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Development Communication Campaigns
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Film Reception & Effects
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Public Diplomacy, Cultural Diplomacy
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Development Aid Public Relations, Development Public Awareness Raising
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Nonprofit Public Relations: Evaluation, Monitoring, Impact Assessment
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Public Relations: Evaluation, Monitoring, Impact Assessment
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Strategic Communication Planning
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Community Media
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ALER
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Community Radio Sustainability & Financing
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Participatory Videos & Community Filmmaking
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Donor Coordination, Funder Collaboration, Aid Harmonsation
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Development Organizations
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Donor Agencies
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Development Planning
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Development Communication Projects: Case Studies
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Development Workers & Experts
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Behaviour Change Communication: Effects & Effectiveness
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Development and Media
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Entertainment Education, Edutainment
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Information for Development
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Rural Radio Programmes, Rural Radios, Rural Development & Radio
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Data Governance, Data Justice, Data Sovereignty
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Educational Use of ICTs / Internet
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Gender and ICTs / Internet
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ICT Development Assistance
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Infectious Diseases' Outbreak Communication
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Countering Hate Speech, Disinformation & Propaganda
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Media Concentration
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Adult Education
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Educational Television
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Nonformal Education
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Training Courses, Course Development
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Universities
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Climate, Climate Change, Climate Change Adaptation
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Evaluation: Managing Unfavourable Contexts & Conditions
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Evaluation Terminologies
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Mid-Term Reviews, Monitoring, Real-Time-Evaluations
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Female Journalists & Media Workers
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Gender-Based Harassment, Intimidation & Violence
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Gender-Sensitive Journalism
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Media Assistance: Gender Focus
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Strategy Development & Strategic Planning
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Health Campaigns: Planning & Implementation
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UNESCO
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Safety of Journalists, Safety Risks of Media Workers
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Human Rights
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Human Rights Protection
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Accounting, Controlling, Financial Reporting
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Budgeting, Cost Calculation, Financial Planning
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Radio Dramas, Radio Soap Operas, Radio Fiction
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Causal Analysis, Causal Chain Analysis
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Freedom of the Press Index (Freedom House)
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Participatory Research Methods
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Participatory Action Research
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Participatory Analysis
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Validity
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Corruption & Combating Corruption
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Networks & Networking
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Access to Public Information, Freedom of Information, Right to Information
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Access to Information Laws, Right to Information Regulation
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Digital Divide, Digital Inequalities
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Open Data
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Advertising: Professional & University Education
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Advocacy Campaigns
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Forestry, Deforestation, Forest Protection
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Social Media Analytics, Web Metrics, User Data Analytics
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Target Groups
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Campaigning
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Campaign Strategies
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Campaigning: Experiences
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Children's Radio Programmes
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Children's Television Programmes
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Christian Press
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Educational Films & Videos
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Cybersecurity, Digital Safety, Privacy, Right to Privacy
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Digital Rights
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Censorship
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State Influence on the Media
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Government Communication Strategies
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Government / State Advertising: Allocation Policies & Regulation
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Public Relations
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Nonprofit Public Relations & Marketing
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Nonprofit Public Relations: Experiences
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Nonprofit Public Relations: Design & Implementation
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Social Media Marketing & Digital Public Relations
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Public Relations: Professional & University Education
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Social Marketing
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Community Communication
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Alternative Communication & Media
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Citizen Journalism, Community Journalism
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Community Media Impact
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Community Radio Contents & Programming
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Community Radio Setting-Up
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Groups, Group Communication, Group Development
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Storytelling
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Religion and Justice / Peace / Reconciliation
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Conflict Prevention, Mediation & Reconciliation: Role of Media
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Conflict-Sensitive / Peace Communication
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Conflict-Sensitive & Peace Journalism
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Conflict-Sensitive Radio Journalism, Radio in Conflict Prevention & Transformation
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Internet / ICTs and Conflicts
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Peace Culture, Peace Education, Non-Violence
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Theatre for Development
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Writing & Writing Styles
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Church Development Cooperation
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Misereor (Catholic Development Agency, Germany)
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Development Programmes
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Communication for Governance & Accountability Program (CommGAP) (World Bank)
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ICT / Internet Projects (Development Aid)
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Development Strategies
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Development Theories
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Disasters, Disaster Relief, Disaster Prevention
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Donor Assessment
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International Development Cooperation
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North South Relations
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Western Approaches
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Development Communication Education & Training
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Development Communication: Effects & Effectiveness
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Development Communication: Good Practice Examples
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Development Communication Research
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Edutainment Campaigns: Effects & Effectiveness
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Edutainment Campaigns: Experiences
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Edutainment Health Programmes
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Edutainment Radio Programmes
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Edutainment Television Programmes
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Rural Communication for Development
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Social Change & Media / Communication
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Digital & Information Literacy
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E-Governance, E-Democracy
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Internet
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Twitter & Microblogs
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Economic Development: Role of ICTs & Media
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Online Learning, E-Learning
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ICTs and Development
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ICTs and Poverty Reduction
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ICT Effects & Impact
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World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)
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Data Bases, Digital Libraries, Open Access Repositories
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Rural Libraries
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Preservation of Information
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Political Economy of Media
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Standards of Living
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Economic Indicators
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Labour, Labour Markets, Labour Laws, Working Conditions
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Microcredits, Microfinance, Small-Scale Loans
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Neoliberalism
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Educational Radios
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Radio Schools
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Journalism / Communication Training Centers
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Schools
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Educational Planning
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Open Educational Resources (OER)
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Mobile Learning
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Training of Trainers, Teacher Education
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Climate Change Communication, Climate Journalism
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Environmental Issues (General)
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Environmental Protection
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Fair Technology
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Media Ethics: Professional & University Education
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Self-Regulation of Media
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Evaluation: Ex-Ante Evaluation
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Evaluation: Training
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Ex Post Evaluations, Longer-Term Impact Assessments
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Learning-Centred Evaluation
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Organizational Communication: Evaluation, Monitoring, Impact Assessment
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Public Diplomacy: Evaluation, Monitoring, Impact Assessment
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Subject-Specific Evaluation
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Gender Relations
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Women (General)
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Developing Position Papers & Drawing up Recommendations
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Feedback
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Good Practice Examples
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Strategies
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Theoretical Approaches
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Health Campaigns: Concepts & Strategies
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Health Information Materials
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Health Radio Programmes
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Mental Health Reporting & Media Representation
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Sexual Health Communication, Reproductive Health Education, Family Planning
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Tobacco Counter-Marketing, Smoking Cessation Campaigning, Nicotine Addiction Reporting
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Indigenous Communication
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Globalisation: Impact on (Local) Media & Communication
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Image Abroad
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Council of Europe
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United Nations (UN)
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United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
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United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
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Investigative Journalism: Impact
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Reviews
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Radio News
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Election Reporting
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Social Issues: Reporting & Media Representation
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Media Assistance: Donor Organizations
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Media Assistance: Funding Schemes, Assistance Funds
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Media Assistance: Governance, Accountability, Combating Corruption
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Media Assistance: Implementing Organizations
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BBC Media Action
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Deutsche Welle DW Akademie
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Media Assistance: Institutional Support & Core Funding
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Media Assistance: Project Planning & Implementation
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Media Assistance: Regional Approaches & Experiences
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Communication Networks
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Dissemination of Information
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Presentation of Information
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Trust Building: Role of Communication & Media
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Media & Communication Policies
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Media & Information Literacy
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Media Literacy: Professional & University Education
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Forced Labour & Human Trafficking
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Internet Governance, Internet Policies
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Media Management
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Benchmarking
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Change & Process Management
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Knowledge Management
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Leadership, Leadership Development
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Management Methods & Tools
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Media Management: Professional & University Education
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Organisational Learning
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Organisational Performance & Efficiency
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Radio Management
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Strategic Alliances, Strategic Partnerships
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People with Disabilities (General)
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Governance
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Political Extremism
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Democratization
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Reputation
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Newsletters
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Project Management
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Assessment
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Follow-Up Processes
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Needs Assessment
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Pilot Projects
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Project Implementation
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Public Media, State Media
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Public Service Broadcasting
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Radio
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Radio Performance Assessment & Evaluation
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Radio Programmes & Genres
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Youth Radio Programmes, Youth Radio Stations, School Radios
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Radio Programming, Programme Structures & Schedules
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Helplines, Hotlines
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Media Effects Research
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Persuasive Communication
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Attitudes, Attitude Formation & Change
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Social Functions & Effects of the Media
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Buddhism
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Interreligious Dialogue
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Network Analysis
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Quantitative Analysis
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Delphi Method
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Human Development Index (HDI)
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Media Sustainability Index (MSI)
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Social Indicators
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Low-Budget Research
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Participatory Research
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Participatory Learning and Action (PLA)
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Ethnographic Research
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Expert Panels
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Observation (Research Method)
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Quantitative Research Methods: Big Data
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Survey Methods
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Research Report Writing
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Research Results
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Utilization & Implementation of Research Results, Research Reception & Effects
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Rural Areas, Rural Communities, Rural Development
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Buen Vivir / Good Living
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Social Policies
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Social Justice
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Social Work
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Robots, Robotics
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Technological Change, Technological Developments, Technological Progress
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Technologies: Impact Assessment
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Remote Work, Teleworking, Working from Home
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SMS
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Theories of Communication & Media
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Non-Western Communication Approaches
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Visualization
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The Healthy Community Radio Station

Wits Radio Academy;Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA) (2013), 72 pp.
"This publication is a diagnostic tool for a "health check" or assessment of the sustainability of community radio stations. The check includes five areas: mission and governance of a community radio station; management and staffing; infrastructure and finances; programming; and community involvemen ... more

Self-Assessment Toolkit for Community Radio Stations and Practitioners

New Delhi: Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia (CEMCA) (2013), 66 pp.
"This book has been written largely as a result of the success of the Smart Toolkit for Evaluating Information Projects, Products and Services (2010) and in response to suggestions made by stakeholders to produce a compact primer. For many, the Smart Toolkit represents a major work that, despite its ... more

Building indicators in media assistance: Four ways evaluation reports present "change"

Shanghai; Brisbane: ICA Regional Conference: Communication and Social Transformation, 8-10 November 2013;Queensland University of Technology (2013), 15 pp.
"This paper draws on some preliminary findings from a comparative thematic analysis of 47 evaluation documents of media assistance programs. The aim of this analysis is to identify trends in impact evaluation practice in the media assistance field, as well as the strengths and weaknesses of differen ... more

Evaluating Democracy Assistance

Boulder, Colo.: Rienner (2013), x, 241 pp.
"A comprehensive, practical guide to the on-the-ground tasks of evaluating and monitoring democracy assistance programs, from planning and implementation to preparing and presenting evaluation reports." (Publisher description)
"Overall, this paper finds that peacebuilding practitioners have much to learn in terms of new media use from their humanitarian and development colleagues. New media is increasingly and often successfully used for needs assessments and beneficiary communication but only very few examples exist in w ... more
"The guide has been formatted to be useful to people at all levels of familiarity with media evaluation. The next section begins by presenting a core framework: four “building blocks” that distill a diverse set of evaluation frameworks into a straightforward process you can use to plan a new mea ... more

Participatory Impact Assessment: A Design Guide

Somerville: Feinstein International Center (2013), v, 57 pp.
"There are various aspects of evaluation reporting that can affect how information is used. Stakeholder needs, the evaluation purpose, and target audience should be considered when communicating results. Evaluation reporting should not only identify what, when, how, and to what extent information sh ... more
"The goal of this document is to improve the effectiveness of DFID programmes and the measurement of their impacts by providing DFID Advisers with the practical skills to develop high quality theories of change, to understand the role they play in programme design and assessment. It is intended for ... more

Measuring Impact: The Art, Science and Mystery of Nonprofit News

Washington, DC: American University, School of Communcation (2013), 22 pp.
"This report seeks to answer the two-pronged question, “What is ‘impact,’ and how can it be measured consistently across nonprofit newsrooms?” A review of recent, relevant literature and our informal conversations with experts in the field reveal growing ambitions toward the goal of developi ... more

Planning Evaluability Assessments: A Synthesis of the Literature with Recommendations

London; Glasgow: Department for International Development (DFIP) (2013), iv, 48 pp.
"[...] Amongst those agencies the following OECD DAC definition of evaluability is widely accepted and has been applied within this report: “The extent to which an activity or project can be evaluated in a reliable and credible fashion”. Eighteen recommendations about the use of Evaluability Ass ... more
"Evaluating Communication for Development presents a comprehensive framework for evaluating communication for development (C4D). This framework combines the latest thinking from a number of fields in new ways. It critiques dominant instrumental, accountability-based approaches to development and eva ... more
"Utilization Focused Evaluation (UFE) facilitates a learning process in which people in the real world apply evaluation findings and experiences to their work. The focus is on intended users. UFE does not prescribe any specific content, method, or theory. It is a guiding framework, rather than a met ... more

Democracy, Governance and Randomised Media Assistance

London: BBC Media Action (2013), 26 pp.
"This paper focuses attention on randomised field experiments in the developing world that explicitly address the use of media to achieve democracy and governance (DG) outcomes [...] The first section describes the growth of DG assistance and the increasing interest in DG field experiments. The seco ... more

Collaborative Evaluations: Step-by-Step

Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2nd ed. (2013), xi, 249 pp.
"Liliana Rodríguez-Campos and Rigoberto Rincones-Gómez present their Model for Collaborative Evaluations (MCE) with its six major components: identify the situation, clarify the expectations, establish a collective commitment, ensure open communication, encourage effective practices, and follow sp ... more

Public Communication Campaigns

Thousand Oaks et al.: Sage, 4th ed. (2013), xiii, 376 pp.
"In this fully revised and expanded Fourth Edition, Ronald E. Rice and Charles K. Atkin provide readers with a comprehensive, up-to-date look into the field of public communication campaigns. Updated to reflect the latest theories and research, this text extends coverage to new areas, including sun ... more
"Der Artikel beabsichtigt, den derzeitigen Diskussionsstand zu Theorie und Praxis der Gruppendiskussion bezogen auf das Feld der Evaluation zusammenzutassen, die Stärken und Grenzen von Gruppendiskussionen in evaluativen Vorhaben zu skizzieren und eine weitere Fundierung der Gruppendiskussion in de ... more
"This tool is used to assess the SBCC knowledge and competence of individuals and how successful a specific training has been for them. Individuals about to take an SBCC training fill in the pre-assessment provided in this document, then fill in the post-assessment right after completing the trainin ... more