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"In 2002 the UNICEF in collaboration with the Ministry of Information and Communication ( represented by Sudan Radio & TV Corporation –SRTC) launched a pilot project of Community Radio Listening Groups (CRLGs), designed to reach population in hard to reach areas in the country with messages and de ... more

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Discussion Paper on the Monitoring and Evaluation of UN-Assisted Communication for Development Programmes: Recommendations for Best Practice Methodologies and Indicators. 11th UN Inter-Agency Round Table on Communication for Development. Background Paper

Andrew Puddephatt, Rebecca Horsewell, Georgina Menheneott

Washington, DC: UNDP;World Bank (2009), 43 pp.

"United Nations agencies currently do not have commonly agreed tools for assessing the impact of Communication for Development (C4D) programmes. This paper is designed to help them explore the key issues surrounding C4D, consider case studies and best practice methodology and propose a set of draft ... more

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FutureConnect: A Review of Social Networking Today, Tomorrow and Beyond and the Challenges for AIDS Communicators

Pete Cranston, Tim Davies (eds.)

South Orange, NJ: Communication for Social Change Consortium (2009), 74 pp.

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Armutszeugnis: Wie das Fernsehen die Unterschichten vorführt

Bernd Gäbler

Frankfurt am Main: Otto Brenner Stiftung (2009), 82 pp.

"In der Inhaltsanalyse wird besonderes Gewicht auf die Darstellung und Interpretation des Formats 'Hartz und herzlich' des Senders RTL II (Kapitel 3.1) gelegt. Das hat mehrere Gründe. Zunächst muss dieses Format etwas ausführlicher beschrieben werden, weil es vielen Lesern nicht selbstverständli ... more

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Panos Southern Africa’s Communicating HIV and AIDS in Southern Africa Project, 2005–2008

Jolly Kamwanga, Richard Mutemwa

Stockholm: Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) (2009), 29 pp.

"The PANOS radio listening clubs have proved to be an effective means of communicating not only HIV and AIDS issues but other development issues within communities. The female radio clubs proved more effective than the male radio clubs. Interviews revealed that communities with the radio listening c ... more

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Information Management and Communication in Emergencies and Disasters: Manual for Disaster Response Teams

Susana Arroyo Barrantes, Martha Rodríguez, Ricardo Pérez (eds.)

Washington, DC: Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) (2009), 136 pp.

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Diary of a Participatory Advocacy Film Project: Transforming Communication Initiatives Into Living Campaigns

Emilie Flower, Brigid McConville

Development in Practice, volume 19, issue 7 (2009), pp. 933-937

"In August 2007, the Government of Tanzania committed to doubling the number of training places for skilled midwives following a five-year campaign by the White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood in Tanzania (WRATZ), which culminated in the first television screening of a participatory film, ‘Pla ... more

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The Psychology of Climate Change Communication: A Guide for Scientists, Journalists, Educators, Political Aides, and the Interested Public

Debika Shome, Sabine Marx

Center for Research on Environmental Decisions (2009), 48 pp.

"The ultimate solutions to climate change are workable, cost-effective technologies which permit society to improve living standards while limiting and adapting to changes in the climate. Yet scientific, engineering, and organizational solutions are not enough. Societies must be motivated and empowe ... more

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Communication for Development: Demonstrating Impact and Positioning Institutionally. Report of the 11th United Nations Inter-Agency Round Table on Communication for Development

Washington, DC: UNESCO (2009), 92 pp.

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Reporting Water in Southern Africa: A Media Guide to Managing Our Water Resources

Harare: Southern African Research and Documentation Centre (SARDC);Musokotwane Environment Resource Centre for Southern Africa (IMERCSA) (2009), 120 pp.

"Most of the current water problems in southern Africa arise from inadequate or improper management of water resources, rather than shortages. Thus it is essential to raise awareness of water availability and use, and of management approaches that are sustainable. A challenge for media practitioners ... when researching water issues is the problem that accessible sources of information tend to be cluttered with scientific and technical jargon. Statements commonly used in water expert circles often tend to be misunderstood or lose their meaning outside the profession, such as “…Water sustains ecosystems that provide valuable services to both the environment and people.” While water professionals and academics may get their information through peer-reviewed publications, specialist websites and water workshops, the public obtains knowledge of water management from television, radio, newspapers, magazines and sometimes through opinion leaders in their communities. The Internet is also becoming a useful tool in the search for knowledge about water resources due to its ability to offer access to large and varied amounts of information, although this can also be a liability, causing information overload. Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM), which is a holistic approach to managing water and related resources, is widely discussed among water academics, practitioners and professionals involved in the management of water resources, who consider water an abundant “good” with social, economic and environmental value. While the IWRM concept is not well appreciated among some policy makers and the public, the media is quickly catching on to reporting the many users and uses, and on the need to foster economic efficiency, social equity and environmental sustainability in water resources management [...] It is thus the intention of this media guide to demonstrate that water reporting is not a technical specialisation but a bread-and-butter debate of today and tomorrow. This guide does not intend to make scientists out of journalists or the public, but to offer a quick reference to the main issues and policies as applied in southern Africa, to suggest ways to cut through the jargon, and to provide further references for reading and contacts for interviews." (Introduction, pages 9-10) more

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Overview of Drylands Development Communication Initiatives in Africa

Anna K. Lindqvist, Terra Verba

International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) (2009), 22 pp.

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Participatory Theatre for Conflict Transformation: Training Manual
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Lena Slachmuijlder, Don Tshibanda

Washington, DC; Bukavu: Search for Common Ground (2009), 52 pp.

"Participatory theatre is an approach in which the actors interact with the public. Throughout the event, the public participates to adapt, change or correct a situation, an attitude or a behaviour that is developed during the show. The NGO “Search for Common Ground” combined forum theatre techn ... more

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Getting the Story and Telling it Right: HIV on TV. A Handbook for Television Producers and Trainers
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K. P. Madhu, Mia Malan, Nanna Engebretsen, Moneeza Hashmi, Prerna Sharma, Shane Etzenhouser

Paris: UNESCO (2009), iv, 130 pp.

"In addition to access to scientific information on HIV and AIDS, TV producers need skills to use new information technologies; talent to hold the interest of the public audience and inspiration to report sensitively and creatively about HIV and AIDS. The effort is huge but it pays off when air-time ... more

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Theatre for Development: Experiences from an International Theatre Project in Asia “Children’s Voice”

Christina Nygren (ed.)

Sida (2009), 186 pp.

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Communication et changement social en Afrique et dans les Caraïbes: Bilan et perspectives

Misse Misse, Alain Kiyindou (eds.)

Enjeux de l'Information et de la Communication (2009), 131 pp.

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Best Practices of Journalism in Asia

Eric Loo

Singapore: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) (2009), xvi, 172 pp.

"The book’s narrative structure intentionally uses minimal theoretical academic abstractions. Instead, it adopts a pragmatic approach – journalistic to an extent – to speculate what works best for journalists in Asia given the political constraints and resource limitations that many are compel ... more

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Applied Theatre: International Case Studies and Challenges for Practice

Monica Prendergast, Juliana Saxton (eds.)

Bristol: intellect (2009), vii, 224 pp.

"Applied Theatre is the first collection to assist practitioners and students in developing critical frameworks for their own community-based theatrical projects. The editors draw on thirty case studies in applied theatre from fifteen countries—covering a wide range of applications from theatre, e ... more

Participatory Theatre for Conflict Transformation: Training Manual Key Guidance

Getting the Story and Telling it Right: HIV on TV. A Handbook for Television Producers and Trainers Key Guidance

Participatory Theatre for Conflict Transformation: Training Manual
Key Guidance

Getting the Story and Telling it Right: HIV on TV. A Handbook for Television Producers and Trainers
Key Guidance