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"In summary, the present chapter analyzed the role of digital games in the growing practice of entertainment-education. We argued that serious games should not be automatically labeled as E-E digital games just because they include some social content. Connections were drawn between the social inter ... more

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Achieving Polio Eradication: A Review of Health Communication Evidence and Lessons Learned in India and Pakistan

Rafael Obregón, Ketan Chitnis, Chris Morry, Warren Feek, Jeffrey Bates, Michael Galway, Ellyn Ogden

Bulletin of the World Health Organization, issue 87 (2009), pp. 624-630

"This review examines polio communication efforts in India and Pakistan between the years 2000 and 2007. It shows how epidemiological, social and behavioural data guide communication strategies that have contributed to increased levels of polio immunity, particularly among underserved and hard-to-re ... more

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Make Poverty History: Political Communication in Action

Nicolas Sireau

Basingstoke; New York: Palgrave Macmillan (2009), xv, 248 pp.

"An analysis of the production and consumption of the communications of Make Poverty History, a high profile episode of social movement protest in the UK. The book follows the campaign throughout its lifetime and explores how attitudes towards government and political opportunities influenced the ne ... more

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Change at Hand: Web 2.0 for Development
Inspiring Practice

Holly Ashley, Jon Corbett, Ben Garside, Giacamo Rambaldi (eds.)

London; Wageningen: International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED);Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) (2009), 136 pp.

"Web 2.0 for development (Web2forDev) is a way of employing web services to intentionally improve information-sharing and collaborative production of content for development. It is about how development actors can relate and connect to other stakeholders, produce and publish their own material, deci ... more

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There Will be Ink: A Study of Journalism Training and the Extractive Industries in Nigeria, Ghana and Uganda

Ben Colmery, Adriana Diaz, Emily Gann, Rebekah Heacock, Jonathan Hulland, Eamon Kircher-Allen

New York: Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs, International Media and Communications Program (2009), 114 pp.

"This report is intended to serve as a guide for organizations considering establishing journalist-training programs in Nigeria, Ghana and Uganda. The report provides an overview of the challenges and opportunities in the journalism profession in these three countries. Generalizations across countri ... more

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Learning to Live Together: Using Distance Education for Community Peacebuilding
Inspiring Practice

Rawwida Baksh, Tanyss Munro (eds.)

Vancouver: Commonwealth of Learning (COL) (2009), viii, 244 pp.

"The book brings together a range of community peacebuilding experiences that apply open and distance learning. The emphasis on community requires distance educators to change focus. The book addresses how to help a community articulate its own purposes for learning and then support it in achieving ... more

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Un fascinante reto: Educación en la radio
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Liliana Berta, Charo Buendía

Quito: Asociación Latinoamericana de Educación Radiofónica (ALER) (2009), 63 pp.

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Communication for Another Development: Listening Before Telling

Wendy Quarry, Ricardo Ramirez

London; New York: Zed Books (2009), viii, 157 pp.

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Tuned in to Student Success: Assessing the Impact of Interactive Radio Instruction for the Hardest-To-Reach

Jennifer Ho, Hetal Thurkal

Washington, DC: Education Development Center, Inc. (2009), iv, 64 pp.

"Evaluation data gathered between 1975 and 2000 demonstrated that Interactive Radio Instruction (IRI) had improved learning outcomes in conventional classrooms by between 10% and 20% when compared with control classrooms not using IRI. These programs often had relatively well-funded evaluation compo ... more

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The Media and Development: What's the Story?

Gareth Locksley

Washington, DC: World Bank (2009), 29 pp.

"Here the media's development impact is presented using five closely intermingled influences: plurality and transparency - the contributions that a plural media environment makes to good governance, transparency, and the functioning of markets (economic and political) which can be seen as the media' ... more

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TV Soap Operas in HIV Education: Reaching Out with Popular Entertainment
Inspiring Practice

Stuart Adams

Eschborn: German HIV Peer Review Group (PRG);Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) (2009), 38 pp.

"This publication looks closely at cases where Germany has supported the production and broadcast of television soap operas as key components of Behavior Change Communication (BCC) in three very different countries with three very different HIV epidemics: In Kyrgyzstan, the epidemic is largely conce ... ntrated among injecting drug users (IDUs), mostly young males but some female sex workers. It is spreading rapidly and there is concern it could soon spread into the general population. Originally broadcast in 2006, "Love as a Test" aims to get across messages that HIV affects not only "them" but could easily affect you and your loved ones and there are things you can do to prevent its spread and reduce its harm. In Dominican Republic, there are extremely high rates of HIV prevalence among ethnic Haitians who live in bateyes (settlements on agricultural plantations), rural areas and urban barrios. Originally broadcast in 2007, "Amor de Batey" aims to promote the consistent and correct use of low-cost but reliable condoms and, also, to empower women, improve their health and reduce child mortality. In Côte d'Ivoire, there are high rates of HIV prevalence throughout the country but much higher rates among women than men. Contributing factors include the common practice of having multiple concurrent sexual relations and low levels of education and specific knowledge about sexual and reproductive health. Originally broadcast in 1994, "SIDA dans la Cité" has aims similar to those of "Amor de Batey." The first series proved so successful that it lead to a second series, originally broadcast in 1996-97, and then to a third, originally broadcast in 2003. All three series have proved popular throughout French-speaking West and Central Africa. This publication shows how each series was developed, provides brief synopses, summarizes the results of formal evaluations and provides informal assessments. It draws lessons and concludes that television soap operas can make significant contributions to national responses to HIV. The most successful series are based on sound research, reflect the realities of life as it is lived by their target audiences, and are developed in a professional manner that ensures they meet high standards both as entertainment and as educational tools." (Executive summary, page 5) more

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Media, Development and Institutional Change

Christopher J. Coyne, Peter T. Leeson

Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing (2009), x, 173 pp.

"Media, Development, and Institutional Change investigates mass media's profound ability to affect institutional change and economic development. The authors use the tools of economics to illuminate the media's role in enabling and inhibiting political-economic reforms that promote development." (Pu ... more

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Participatory Communication: A Practical Guide

Thomas Tufte, Paolo Mefalopulos

Washington, DC: World Bank (2009), v, 50 pp.

"This publication is an easy-to-read introduction to current concepts and practices of development communication. It consists of four parts. The first chapter distinguishes between three main conceptual approaches to development communication: the diffusion model, the life skills model and the parti ... more

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Building Commitment to Reform Through Strategic Communication: The Five Key Decisions
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Cecilia Cabañero-Verzosa, Helen Garcia

Washington, DC: World Bank (2009), xiii, 133 pp.

"The Five Communication Management Decision Tool helps reformers and their teams develop a framework for their communication strategies. This decision tool helps managers see change initiatives through the eyes of those who will be affected by the reforms. When the decision tool is used in the early ... more

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Cambodia Sentinel Survey 2008: Media Consumption (Radio, Television, Internet and Mobile Phone) and HIV and AIDS Information in the Media

Lizz Frost Yocum, Chiv Linna, By Ratana, Khim Narith (eds.)

London: BBC World Service Trust (2009), 58 pp.

"In August 2008, the BBC World Service Trust conducted a quantitative midline sentinel survey on HIV and AIDS Knowledge Attitudes and Practice (KAP) and media habits. The Trust has consistently applied a survey methodology using cross-sectional household-based surveys since 2004. The 2008 Sentinel S ... more

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Information and Communication Technologies, Human Development, Growth and Poverty Reduction: A Background Paper

Randy Spence, Matthew Smith

International Development Research Centre (IDRC) (2009), 325 pp.

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New Technologies in Emergencies and Conflicts: The Role of Information and Social Networks

Diane Coyle, Patrick Meier

Washington, DC; London: United Nations Foundation;Vodaphone Foundation (2009), 52 pp.

"The report examines how authorities and humanitarian and aid organizations can best balance the opportunities and challenges of exploiting different technologies at the key stages on the timeline of crisis—early warning and preparedness, immediate humanitarian relief, and reconstruction and long- ... more

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Poverty in the Media: Being Seen and Getting Heard

Fred Robinson, Richard Else, Maeve Sherlock, Ian Zass-Ogilvie

York: Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) (2009), 39 pp.

"Public understanding of poverty in the UK is limited. The media can give people with experience of poverty the opportunity to present their views, experiences and opinions, which can help to inform and create a groundswell of public opinion supporting efforts to tackle poverty. This study focuses o ... more

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Contemporary Issues in South Africa: A Toolkit for Journalists

Tanya Farber

Open Society Foundation for South Africa (2009), 60 pp.

"In today’s climate in the media industry, reporters are expected to cover a broad range of issues. They no longer have the luxury of concentrating on a small piece of a larger puzzle, and at times, they may feel as if they need a better understanding of the background information before moving fo ... more

Change at Hand: Web 2.0 for Development Inspiring Practice

Learning to Live Together: Using Distance Education for Community Peacebuilding Inspiring Practice

Un fascinante reto: Educación en la radio Key Guidance

TV Soap Operas in HIV Education: Reaching Out with Popular Entertainment Inspiring Practice

Building Commitment to Reform Through Strategic Communication: The Five Key Decisions Key Guidance

Change at Hand: Web 2.0 for Development
Inspiring Practice

Learning to Live Together: Using Distance Education for Community Peacebuilding
Inspiring Practice

Un fascinante reto: Educación en la radio
Key Guidance

TV Soap Operas in HIV Education: Reaching Out with Popular Entertainment
Inspiring Practice

Building Commitment to Reform Through Strategic Communication: The Five Key Decisions
Key Guidance