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Communication for Rural Development Sourcebook
Key Guidance

Mario Acunzo, Marzia Pafumi, Cleofe Torres, Maria Stella Tirol

Rome: FAO (2014), xiii, 321 pp.

"This sourcebook is meant to equip development and communication professionals with a useful set of guidelines, reference materials and learning resources to apply communication in rural development initiatives. The main goal is to enable readers to design and implement rural communication strategie ... more

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Understanding the Role of mHealth and Other Media Interventions for Behavior Change to Enhance Child Survival and Development in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: An Evidence Review

Elizabeth S. Higgs, Allison B. Goldberg, Alain B. Labrique, Stephanie H. Cook, Carina Schmid, Charlotte F. Cole, Rafael Obregón

Journal of Health Communication, volume 19, issue suppl. 1 (2014), pp. 164-189

"This article summarizes evidence for technological advances associated with population-level behavior changes necessary to advance child survival and healthy development in children under 5 years of age in low- and middle-income countries. After a rigorous evidence selection process, the authors as ... more

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Understanding News Geography and Major Determinants of Global News Coverage of Disasters

Haewoon Kwak, Jisun An

Arxiv - Cornell University Library (2014), 7 pp.

"In this work, we reveal the structure of global news coverage of disasters and its determinants by using a large-scale news coverage dataset collected by the GDELT (Global Data on Events, Location, and Tone) project that monitors news media in over 100 languages from the whole world. Significant va ... more

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Systematic Review of the Effectiveness of Mass Media Interventions for Child Survival in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Danielle A. Naugle, Robert C. Hornik

Journal of Health Communication, volume 19, issue suppl. 1 (2014), pp. 190-215

"Through a systematic review of the literature, this article summarizes and evaluates evidence for the effectiveness of mass media interventions for child survival. To be included, studies had to describe a mass media intervention; address a child survival health topic; present quantitative data fro ... more

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Pensar desde la experiencia: Comunicación participativa en el cambio social

Amparo Cadavid Bringe, Alfonso Gumucio Dagron (eds.)

Bogotá: Corporación Universitaria Minuto de Dios (Uniminuto), Facultad de Ciencias de la Comunicación (2014), 405 pp.

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Mass Communication Assessment of Syrian Refugees in Camps in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq

UNHCR;REACH (2014), 5 pp.

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Information for All: European Standards for Making Information Easy to Read and Understand

Brussels: Inclusion Europe (2014), 38 pp.

"These standards are to help people make their information easy to read and understand. We have made these standards as part of a project that took place in Europe. People from 8 European countries met several times to write these standards. The project which brought these people together was called ... more

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Starting the Conversation: Information, Feedback and Accountability in Post-Typhoon Philippines

Christoph Hartmann, Amy Rhoades, Jerby Santo

Geneva: International Organization for Migration (IOM) (2014), 34 pp.

"The report reviews several communications tools developed and disseminated through collaboration with Tacloban’s Radyo Abante as part of IOM’s Tindog Kita (‘Rise Together’) communications campaign, which included a radio drama, interactive talk show and key message song. Of the communicatio ... more

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Framing Sustainability: A Case Study Analysis of the Environment and Sustainability Discourse in the Indian English Language Press

Prithi Nambiar

Global Media and Communication, volume 10, issue 1 (2014), pp. 93-110

"Using elements of framing and grounded theory, a qualitative interpretive case study analysis of environment and sustainability related articles from a leading English language fortnightly magazine in India reveals that highly emotive frames are being used in media construction of the environment a ... more

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Manual de comunicación ambiental: Del greenwashing a la sostenibilidad

Olga Roger Loppacher, Pilar Buil Gazol

Pamplona: EUNSA (2014), 192 pp.

"En Manual de comunicación ambiental, el lector encontrará una guía para definir una política de comunicación ambiental. Con tal fin se aclara este término diferenciándolo de otras prácticas que se apropian del «discurso verde» sin creer en él. Además, se esbozan las estrategias, las cla ... more

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Pocket Guide to Reporting on Disability in Indonesia

Jakarta: International Labour Organization (ILO) (2014), 50 pp.

"This guide has been created to provide a practical resource to media professionals interested in reporting on the issues facing people with disabilities in Indonesia. It is a ‘one-stop’ source for information on global disability statistics, and provides practical guidance on appropriate termin ... more

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The Use of ICTs and Mobilisation in the Age of Parallel Media – an Emerging Fifth Estate? A Case Study of Nafeer's Flood Campaign in the Sudan

Maha Bashri

African Journalism Studies, volume 35, issue 2 (2014), pp. 75-91

"On 1 August 2013, heavy rains in the Sudan triggered flash floods that affected more than 530 000 citizens. The government failed to aid those affected and created a media blackout. More than 12 000 Sudanese volunteers created a horizontal network of citizens participating in a community-led initia ... more

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Interactive Radio for Development Projects: A Toolkit for Practitioners

FHI 360 (2014), 149 pp.

"The primary audience of this toolkit is anyone using or planning to use radio to enhance the impact of their development programs. It does not assume any level of prior knowledge of interactive radio from the reader. It will primarily appeal to practitioners who are planning to work through establi ... more

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Internews Humanitarian Information Service: UNMISS POC SITE - MALAKAL. Baseline Assessment

Internews;Forcier Consulting (2014), 8 pp.

"On 4th July 2014, Internews launched Boom Box Talk Talk (BBTT) in the Malakal, UN Mission Protection of Civilian (PoC) site, to provide people affected by the conflict with life saving and life enhancing information. BBTT is a professionally produced audio Humanitarian Information Service (HIS). In ... more

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Historia y evolución de la Federación Guatemalteca de Escuelas Radiofónicas (FGER)

Vilma Marleny Aguilar Gómez

Guatemala: Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, Thesis (2014), 123 pp.

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Struggle, Vatican II, and Development Communication Practice

Ruth Teer-Tomaselli, Keyan G. Tomaselli

In: Communication Theories in a Multicultural World

Clifford Christians; Kaarle Nordenstreng (eds.)

New York et al.: Peter Lang (2014), pp. 241-254

"This chapter examines the Second Vatican Council (Vatican II) theology as the implicit background to Robert White's studies on development communication. We will then examine White's influence on the Center for Communication, Media and Society's graduate program in development communication." (Page ... more

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Slum Discourse, Media Representations and Maisha Mtaani in Kibera, Kenya

Brian Ekdale

African Journalism Studies, volume 35, issue 1 (2014), pp. 92-108

"This article examines the discourse surrounding Kibera, a highly populated low-income community in Nairobi, Kenya. Based on 11 months of fieldwork and interviews with 56 Kibera residents, this article discusses the disconnect between the lives experienced by residents and the hyperbolic and essenti ... more

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Examining How Presumed Media Influence Affects Social Norms and Adolescents' Attitudes and Drinking Behavior Intentions in Rural Thailand

Shirley S. Ho et al.

Journal of Health Communication, volume 19, issue 3 (2014), pp. 282-302

"This study uses the influence of presumed media influence model as the theoretical framework to examine how perceived social norms (i.e., descriptive, subjective, and injunctive norms) will mediate the influence of pro- and antidrinking media messages on adolescents' intention to consume alcohol in ... more

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Information in the Midst of Crisis: Addressing the Information Needs of Internally Displaced Persons at the Tong Ping Protection of Civilians Site, Juba, South Sudan. July 2014

Forcier Consulting;Internews;USAID, July version (2014), 54 pp.

"This report demonstrates how providing information to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in South Sudan can dramatically increase their health, safety and well-being and make a positive impact on their lives in the midst of an ongoing conflict [...] Boda Boda Talk Talk (BBTT) was the first Humanit ... more

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The Network Society, Power and the Print Media in Post-Apartheid South Africa: The Case of Media Contestation in Durban for Environmental Justice

Llewellyn Leonard

Media, Culture & Society, volume 36, issue 7 (2014), pp. 966-981

"This article is interested in the extent to which various social actors in the Durban network society, such as civil society, corporations and the state, shape public information and perception in their own interests regarding environmental discourse. Empirical evidence presents viewpoints from key ... more

Communication for Rural Development Sourcebook Key Guidance

Communication for Rural Development Sourcebook
Key Guidance