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Boîte à outils pour le plaidoyer sur la protection

Network for Empowered Aid Response (NEAR); Global Protection Cluster; Oxfam; Humanitarian Policy Group (HPG) (2023), 99 pp.
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Chatbots in Humanitarian Contexts: Learning from Practitioner Experiences

Becky Kazansky, Olivia Johnson, Bárbara Paes
Geneva: International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC); The Engine Room (2023), 31 pp.
"Since the mid-2010s, chatbots have grown in usage and popularity across the humanitarian sector. While this usage has gained traction, there is scarce information on the collective successes, risks, and trade-offs of this automation. This research addresses this gap, documenting chatbot deployments ... more
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Effect of Short, Animated Video Storytelling on Maternal Knowledge and Satisfaction in the Perinatal Period in South Africa: Randomized Controlled Trial

Maya Adam, Zwannda Kwinda, Mithilesh Dronavalli et al.
Journal of Medical Internet Research, volume 25, issue e47266 (2023), 13 pp.
"Innovative mobile health (mHealth) interventions can improve maternal knowledge, thereby supporting national efforts to reduce preventable maternal and child mortality in South Africa. Studies have documented a potential role for mobile video content to support perinatal health messaging, enhance m ... more
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Alkoholismus, Drogenmissbrauch und Rausch in Film und Fernsehen: Bibliographie

Hans Jürgen Wulff, Martha-Lotta Körber, Ludger Kaczmarek
Westerkappeln (DE): DerWulff.de, erw. Neuausg. (2023), 115 pp.
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Inequity Driven Mistrust: Its Impacts to Infodemic Management and Health Response and What to Do About It

Alejandro Posada, Rocio Lopez Inigo, Majid Beesyna
Internews; USAID (2023), 45 pp.
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Die Ökobilanz: Verbraucht Künstliche Intelligenz mehr Ressourcen, als sie einsparen kann?

Berlin: Algorithm Watch (2023), 42 pp.
"Wer KI als Lösung präsentiert, muss auch Beweise dafür liefern. Wir zeigen in der zweiten Ausgabe unseres SustAIn-Magazins, dass KI-Systeme in der Energieversorgung durchaus den Einsatz von erneuerbaren Energien verbessern können. Aber ihr Potenzial kann nur ausgeschöpft werden, wenn eine daf ... more
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How Are Africans Talking About Climate Change and Who is Doing the Talking?

Rebecca Pointer, Samuel Mtsiko
Journal of African Media Studies, volume 15, issue 2 (2023), pp. 247-271
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The Psychological Impacts and Message Features of Health Misinformation: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials

Philipp Schmid, Sacha Altay, Laura D. Scherer
European Psychologist, volume 28, issue 3 (2023), pp. 162-172
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Attributing Public Ignorance in Vaccination Narratives

Samantha Vanderslott, Luisa Enria, Alex Bowmer, Abass Kamara, Shelley Lees
Social Science & Medicine, issue 307: 115152 (2022), 11 pp.
"Examples from Sierra Leone, Uganda, and India show how ‘ignorant public’ framings are used as explanation for vaccine hesitancy through assigned roles for institutions and publics, and the consequences this narrative has for vaccination encounters. These examples are based on ethnographic field ... more
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Lessons on Communication, Community Engagement and Accountability for the Pakistan Floods Response

London: CDAC Network (2022), 6 pp.
"1. Pakistan has experienced and responded to floods for decades: support and build on existing systems, networks and experiences that are widely trusted [...] 2. People need information now, to make critical decisions for themselves and their families and to protect what they still have [...] 3. Ca ... more
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Freire and the Perseverance of Hope: Exploring Communication and Social Change

Ana Cristina Suzina, Thomas Tufte (eds.)
Paulo Freire (honoured person)
Amsterdam; London: Institute of Network Cultures; Loughborough University (2022), 146 pp.
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A Handbook for Pitching Development Stories

Freelance Journalism Assembly; European Journalism Centre (2022), 10 pp.
"Development stories may explore national or international efforts to reduce poverty and inequality or improve health and education with a focus on their long-term impact or sustainability. Good development journalism should consider the perspective of those most affected and reflect their lived exp ... more
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Religion and Environmental Flourishing: Reflections from the Pandemic Experience

Anthony Le Duc (ed.)
Religion and Social Communication, volume 20, issue 2 (2022), pp. 175-368
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Teologías, ecologías y extractivismos

Red Iglesias y Minería; Conferencia Episcopal Latinoamericana (CELAM); Dreikönigsaktion (DKA); CEBITEPAL (2022), 117 pp.
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Footprint Evaluation Thought Experiments: Thinking Through How to Embed Environmental Concerns Into Evaluation

E. Jane Davidson, Dugan Fraser, Patricia Rogers, Andy Rowe, Kaye Stevens
Footprint Evaluation Initiative; Better Evaluation (2022), 47 pp.
"The Footprint Evaluation Initiative aims to ensure that all evaluations consider environmental sustainability, regardless of whether this is an explicit objective of the project, policy or program being evaluated. This report describes four ‘thought experiments’ undertaken as part of this proje ... more
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Nachhaltigkeit: Bericht 2022

Johannes Hoffmann, Thilo Pommerening, Benjamin Rietdorf (eds.)
Bonn: Deutsche Welle (2022), 79 pp.
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Digitalising Rural MSMEs: Thailand’s Agriculture and Tourism Sectors

Sone Osakwe
London: GSMA (2022), 58 pp.
"Thailand faces the dual challenge of swiftly navigating the disruptions caused by COVID-19 while also enabling sustainable and inclusive development. To enable inclusive development, Thailand must focus on building resilience and enhancing the productivity of micro, small and medium enterprises (MS ... more
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From radio to artificial intelligence: Review of innovative technology in literacy and education for refugees, migrants and internally displaced persons

Rakhat Zholdoshalieva et al.
Hamburg: UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (2022), 86 pp.
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World Risk Report 2022. Focus: Digitalization

Franziska Atwii, Kristin Bergtora Sandvik, Lotte Kirch et al.
Berlin; Bochum: Bündnis Entwicklung Hilft; Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (2022), 63 pp.
"Digitalization has significantly changed disaster preparedness and management. Information and communication technologies (ICT) are used in all phases of disaster management for knowledge acquisition, information dissemination, communication, as well as control. Examples include the use of global d ... more
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Journalists' Handbook on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM): Guidelines for Gender-Sensitive Reporting

Equality Now (2022), 68 pp.