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Practice Brief: Communicating with Communities During the First Six Weeks of an Emergency Response

CDAC Network (2014), 9 pp.

"This practice brief outlines the essential ‘Communicating with Communities’ (CwC) elements’ required during the first six weeks of a humanitarian response. Many of the core elements are not ‘new’ to humanitarian response; however, while practitioners will be familiar with many of them, ev ... more

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Typhoon Hayian Learning Review: A Review of 'Communicating with Communities' Initiatives and Coordination in the Response to Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines

Caroline Austin, Nicki Bailey

CDAC Network (2014), 53 pp.

"The review acknowledges that a stronger commitment by humanitarian agencies to address communication and information needs was seen after Typhoon Haiyan than in previous disasters. However, efforts are still required to ensure the consistency and coordination of ‘communication with communities’ ... more

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Representations of Global Poverty: Aid, Development and International NGOs

Nandita Dogra

London: Tauris, paperback ed. (2014), xxi, 233 pp.

"Through the efforts of increasingly media-aware NGOs, people in the west are bombarded with images of poverty and inequality in the developing world. Representations of Poverty is the first comprehensive study of the communications and imagery used by international NGOs to represent the developing ... more

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Hashtag Standards for Emergencies

Roxanne Moore, Andrej Verity

United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) (2014), 15 pp.

"Twitter is the primary social media platform discussed in this Think Brief. However, the use of hashtags has spread to other social media platforms, including Sina Weibo, Facebook, Google+ and Diaspora. As a result, the ideas behind hashtag standardization may have a much larger sphere of influence ... more

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Development Journalism and Gender: A Case Study of Broadcasting Media in Tanzania

Eva Solomon

Berlin: Freie Universität Berlin, Institut für Publizistik- und Kommunikationswissenschaft, Doctoral Thesis (2014), 277 pp.

"While development journalism was mainly a top-down form of communication (authoritative) during the socialistic era, in the liberal era the development-oriented journalists draw on both the Social Responsibility and Libertarian Theories of the media. The ‘state–public service’ broadcasters re ... more

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Communication for Rural Development: Guidelines for Planning and Project Formulation
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Rome: FAO (2014), 55 pp.

"Communication for Development (ComDev) is a participatory approach that integrates community media, low-cost ICTs, mobile phones and other communication tools to facilitate access to information, knowledge sharing and social dialogue. Well-planned and managed ComDev activities are crucial to ensure ... more

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Telling Stories of War Through the Screen: Participatory Video Approaches and Practice for Peace in Conflict-Affected Contexts

Valentina Baú

Conflict & Communication Online, volume 13, issue 1 (2014), pp. 1-9

"By bringing together literatures of Communication for Development and Conflict Transformation, this paper provides a theoretical illustration of the impact of participatory video as a tool for overcoming hostility among groups, as well as for healing and re-connecting communities that have endured ... more

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Comunicar el cambio climático en clave intercultural: Manual de capacitación

Rosa Elena Sudario Manrique

Lima: Servindi (2014), 51 pp.

"El manual describe las formas más conocidas del tratamiento de la comunicación intercultural; postula criterios básicos para su desarrollo y ofrece lineamientos generales para su aplicación. El manual inicia con la definición de conceptos fundamentales sobre interculturalidad y comunicación i ... more

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Broadcasting for Public Warning, Disaster Mitigation and Relief

Geneva: ITU (2014), 13 pp.

"Terrestrial radio and television broadcasting is a critically important medium for information dissemination to the public in times of emergencies. The intrinsic one-to-many broadcast architecture and the geographic diversity of terrestrial broadcast transmission facilities provide high service rel ... more

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ICT Leadership in Higher Education: Selected Readings

Sanjaya Mishra (ed.)

New Delhi: Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia (CEMCA) (2014), 106 pp.

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Farming for the Future: Communication Efforts to Advance Family Farming

Linda Austin

Rome: FAO (2014), ix, 57 pp.

"This document has been prepared to inspire reflection about the role of communication in advancing family farming. It includes an analysis of examples of ComDev approaches applied to smallholder farming and rural development and the issues that they encompass: food security, natural resource manage ... more

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Community Screenings for Participatory Video: A Guide

Gareth Benest

InsightShare (2014), 31 pp.

"This screening guide has been written to provide ideas and inspiration for anyone organising community screenings as part of a participatory video process. It includes advice on planning and delivering an effective screening, practical suggestions for logistics and technical considerations, facilit ... more

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Messaging and Methods for Behavioral Change Media Campaigns: What Makes Effective Anti-Violence Media?

Frank Battaglini, Jamie Dougherty, John Klofas

Rochester, NY: Rochester Institute of Technology, Center for Public Safety Initiatives (2014), 24 pp.

"Technological evolution has rewritten the books on media campaigns many times. However, some things have remained the same. First, media campaigns must come from multiple sources. They must employ printed materials, radio and television public service announcements, and internet technologies, such ... more

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Designing Behavior Change Communication Interventions in Education: A Practitioner's Guide

USAID (2014), 33 pp.

"Section 2 introduces some behavioral theories and models of behavior change. Section 3 describes the process of designing an intervention using behavior change communication strategies: (1) identifying the specific behavioral objectives and conducting the formative research to understand barriers a ... more

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The Gambia Media Survey

Gates Malaria Partnership;Center for Innovation Against Malaria (2014), 56 pp.

"A national survey was completed in November 2004, designed to measure: media access and use; knowledge of Malaria, its prevention and cure; reach of the radio programme Bolongodala. The sample achieved represented the adult (15+) population of the Gambia estimated to be 768,200. Mandinka is the mos ... more

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The 2010 Earthquake and Media in Haiti: Journalistic Transformations, Democracy and the Politics of Disaster

Shearon Roberts

Tulane University, School of Liberal Arts, Doctoral Thesis (2014), x, 312 pp.

"The role of the media as a civic institution that acts on behalf of and in alliance with civil society in times of crisis is the central theme of this dissertation. Prior research has demonstrated that Haiti’s media has been at the heart of such a role in civic society throughout the country’s ... more

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Análise da cobertura de saúde na mídia moçambicana 2013

Rui Lamarques

Maputo: IREX (2014), 32 pp.

"Se quisermos caracterizar o perfil das fontes às quais os jornalistas recorreram, poder-se-á dizer que esta é masculina, oficial e com fala desenraizada de um lugar geográfico específico – portanto, de nível nacional. É o caso do ministro da Saude, Alexandre Manguele, que é uma fonte reco ... more

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Communications Handbook for Clinical Trials: Strategies, Tips, and Tools to Manage Controversy, Convey Your Message, and Disseminate Results

Elizabeth T. Robinson, Deborah Baron, Lori L. Heise, Jill Moffett, Sarah V. Harlan

Research Triangle Park, North Carol.: FHI 360;USAID;Microbicides Media and Communications Initiative (mmci) (2014), xv, 252 pp.

"This handbook is designed to serve the needs of anyone who conducts, plans, or implements clinical trials—especially trials that evaluate new drugs or interventions in a community setting. We want to make your job easier, whether you are a researcher, a study coordinator, or a communications prof ... more

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Farmer Radio in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Snapshot Final Report of the African Rural Radio Program Analysis (ARRPA)

Farm Radio International (2014), 108 pp.

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Youth at the Heart of Peace Work

Civil Peace Service (CPS);Brot für die Welt (2014), 95 pp.

"This brochure addresses the role of African youth in peace work, the hurdles and sources of potential. The CPS networks in Africa place particular emphasis on working with young people. You may already have read articles about peace work by and with young people in other publications in the “Buil ... more

Communication for Rural Development: Guidelines for Planning and Project Formulation Key Guidance

Communication for Rural Development: Guidelines for Planning and Project Formulation
Key Guidance