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Disaster Information Providers in Indonesia

ABC International Development (2014), 15 pp.

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Video for Change Impact Evaluation Scoping Study: A Summary of Key Research Findings

Tanya Notley

Video4Change (2014), 16 pp.

"During the first half of 2013, the video4change Network worked with a small team of researchers to investigate and identify the opportunities, needs, challenges and barriers for measuring the impact of Video for Change initiatives. The primary goal of this research was to assess whether support was ... more

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The 1% Rule in Four Digital Health Social Networks: An Observational Study

Trevor van Mierlo

Journal of Medical Internet Research, volume 16, issue 2 (2014), 10 pp.

"In recent years, cyberculture has informally reported a phenomenon named the 1% rule, or 90-9-1 principle, which seeks to explain participatory patterns and network effects within Internet communities. The rule states that 90% of actors observe and do not participate, 9% contribute sparingly, and 1 ... more

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Pacific Media and Climate Change Toolkit: Activities Manual

Nanette Woonton et al.

Apia, Samoa: Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) (2014), 28 pp.

"The Pacific Media and Climate Change Project provided face-to-face training for 60 Pacific climate change practitioners on communicating climate science and adaptation knowledge and supported nearly 100 media people in reporting climate change issues. This hands-on training will be supported by thi ... more

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Making a Drama Out of a Crisis

Time to Change (2014), 7 pp.

"In this report Time to Change explores how mental health problems are being portrayed in today’s TV dramas. From big budget box sets to homegrown soaps, mental health is being covered more frequently on the small screen. What impact are these storylines having on the viewing public, the media ind ... more

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Dissemination Tools and Materials

Andrea Castelletti, Matteo Giuliani, Andrea Cominola et al.

Smart H2O Project (2014), 29 pp.

"This report contains a detailed description of the SmartH2O project dissemination strategy and the tools set up to effectively support the communication of the project progress and results to a wide community of citizens, decision-makers, water utilities, and scientists. It reports dissemination an ... more

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Wallposter Comics Workshop: Trainer's Guide

Leif Packalén

Vantaa (FI): World Comics (2014), 38 pp.

"This guide is made for civil society activists who plan to run wallposter comics workshops within their own organisations or groups. All steps needed to run a workshop are fully explained in the guide and it should be used together with our manual “How to make wallposter comics”, which should b ... more

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Projet d’élaboration de la stratégie de communication pour le changement des normes sociales et des comportements (CCNSC) pour la nutrition en Côte d’Ivoire: Rapport de la revue documentaire

Moussa Traoré, Patricia N'Goran, A. Békroudjobehon Aka

Washington, DC; Yamoussoukro: FHI 360;Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance (FANTA);Ministere de la Santé et de la Lutte Contre le SIDA (2014), viii, 74 pp.

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Theatre for Development Practice and Development Communication

Jonathan Desen Mbachaga

Mkurdi: Journal of Arts and Culture, volume 12 (2014), pp. 81-96

"This paper discusses the place of theatre as a tool for development communication. In this regard, the paper projects the potency of theatre in enhancing development and its role in influencing social change. The paper submits that, development starts with people and not with ‘goods’. It includ ... more

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A quiet revolution: The moral economies shaping journalists’ use of NGO-provided multimedia in mainstream news about Africa

Katherine Wright

London: University of London, Goldsmiths, Doctoral Thesis (2014), 495 pp.

"Building a body of empirical evidence about why and how journalists use such multimedia and the consequences of this for journalism, NGO-work and those represented, is the central focus of this thesis. Unlike previous research on news coverage of Africa and journalists’ use of NGO-provided multim ... more

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Storytelling for Social Change

Kate Winskell, Daniel Enger

In: The Handbook of Development Communication and Social Change

Karin Gwinn Wilkins; Thomas Tufte; Rafael Obregón (eds.)

Chichester: Wiley Blackwell (2014), pp. 189-206

"This chapter argues that narrative can be particularly well suited to transcend the unhelpful polarizations – behavioral versus social change, diffusion versus participatory approaches – that have characterized and restricted global health communication to date. The chapter describes a series o ... more

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Schreiben und Berichten über Armut: Leitfaden für respektvolle Armutsberichterstattung

Wien: Armutskonferenz (2014), 15 pp.

"Sprache kann abwertend, diskriminierend oder rassistisch sein, wenn nicht sensibel mit ihr umgegangen wird. Sprache trägt dazu bei, Vorurteile zu verfestigen oder aber im Gegenteil, Vorurteile abzubauen und negative Wahrnehmungen zu verändern. Ziel dieses Leitfadens ist es, Anregungen für eine r ... more

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Blueprint: Ebola Mobile Response

GSMA (2014), 15 pp.

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Leitfaden Krisenkommunikation

Berlin: Bundesministerium des Innern (2014), 52 pp.

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Hotlines: Responding to Reports of Illegal Online Content. A Guide to Setting Up an Internet Hotline

London: GSMA;Mobile Alliance Against Child Sexual Abuse Content;International Association of Internet Hotlines (INHOPE) (2014), 30 pp.

"As part of its ongoing commitment to fighting online child sexual abuse content and, in particular, to helping its members realise the objectives of the Mobile Alliance Against Child Sexual Abuse Content, the GSMA has worked with INHOPE, Save the Children, ECPAT, IWF, Net Safe Latvia, Meldpunt, ICM ... more

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Communication for Development in Peacebuilding: Participatory Media for Conflict Transformation and Reconciliation After Civil Violence

Valentina Baú

Sydney: Macquarie University, Doctoral Thesis (2014), xvi, 350 pp.

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The Role of Broadcast Media in Disaster Preparedness Education: Lessons Learned in the Scientific Literature 2002–2012

Eila Romo-Murphy, Marita Vos

Media Asia, volume 41, issue 1 (2014), pp. 71-85

"This paper aims to clarify the role of broadcast media in disaster preparedness education concerning natural disasters such as earthquakes and tsunamis. This is done by means of a systematic review of the scientific literature on this topic over the last 10 years. The results show that media inform ... more

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Connecting on Environmental Issues in North & South Caucasus: Insights from 36 In-Depth Interviews with Journalists, Environmental Activists, and Environmental Scholars in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Russia

Nino Japaridze

London: Internews Europe (2014), 35 pp.

"Key recommendations: Invest in increased nationwide coverage of environmental issues and media professionalism across all media platforms [...] Conduct more targeted, specialised training on effective environmental reporting [...] Build on dynamism of online information initiatives [...] Begin educ ... more

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HIV and Stigma: The Media Challenge

Sophie Chalk

London: International Broadcasting Trust (IBT);Internartional Planned Parenthood Federation (2014), 23 pp.

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Open and Distance Learning in Asia and the Pacific

Christina Apikul, Hamim Al Ashan, Fahima Khanam, Damis Agung Prosetyo, Tian Belawati, Anna Kutanova, Naveed A. Malik, Chanuke Wattegama

Incheon: Asian and Pacific Training Centre for Information and Communication Technology for Development (APCICT-ESCAP) (2014), 73 pp.