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Lack of trust in government, reliance on social media may drive vaccine hesitancy in Zimbabwe

Jonathan Kugarakuripi, Stephen Ndoma

Afrobarometer (2022), 8 pp.

"Findings from the most recent Afrobarometer survey in Zimbabwe show that about half of citizens are reluctant to take the vaccine, an attitude that is particularly prevalent among the most highly educated and among supporters of the opposition MDC-Chamisa party. Fewer than half of adults trust the ... more

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Social Media and Inclusion in Humanitarian Response

Oliver Lough

London: ODI;Humanitarian Policy Group (HPG) (2022), 55 pp.

"This study forms part of the Humanitarian Policy Group (HPG)’s wider research on humanitarian ‘digital divides’. Drawing on existing literature, interviews with humanitarian practitioners and research with people affected by crisis in Venezuela and Uganda, it explores how the presence of soci ... more

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Local Climate Change Reporting: Assessing the Impacts of Climate Journalism Workshops

William A. Yagatich, Eryn Campbell, Amanda C. Borth, Shaelyn M. Patzen, Kristin M. F. Timm et al.

Weather, Climate, and Society, volume 14 (2022), pp. 415-423

"Prior research suggests that climate stories are rarely reported by local news outlets in the United States. As part of the Climate Matters in the Newsroom project}a program for climate-reporting resources designed to help journalists report local climate stories}we conducted a series of local clim ... more

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On Air Dialogues: Listening to Rural Africans 2022

Farm Radio International (2022), 12 pp.

"In partnership with International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Farm Radio International led On Air Dialogues to gather thousands of small-scale farmers' and other rural peoples' perspectives on climate adaptation, mitigation and resilience. We worked with seven radio stations in Burkin ... more

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Climate Change: New Evidence on How Media Can Engage Youth to Take Action

BBC Media Action (2022), 12 pp.

"In sum, this evaluation provides evidence that the Kembali ke Hutan (Return to the forest) project through drama, discussion show, and social media output can engage young Indonesians in topics that they previously were not interested in by breaking down the issues of deforestation in climate chang ... more

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Agrarkommunikation: Eine Einführung in Theorie, Konzeption und Umsetzung

Matthias Kussin, Jan Berstermann

Wiesbaden: Springer Gabler (2022), xv, 395 pp.

"Ziel des Buches ist es, ein grundsätzliches Verständnis zu schaffen und methodische Herangehensweisen darüber zu vermitteln, was erfolgreiche Kommunikation in diesem Branchenkontext auszeichnet und welche Wirkungen sich mit Kommunikation erzielen lassen - veranschaulicht an vielen Fallbeispielen ... more

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Using Radio Drama to Tackle Disability Discrimination in Nigeria

Akunna Penny, Manju Gautam, Alasdair Stuart

London: BBC Media Action (2022), 15 pp.

"As part of the Inclusive Futures programme, BBC Media Action produced a radio drama, Story Story, and accompanying social media content, to tackle stigma and discrimination around disability in Nigeria. This content was broadcast from November 2020 to November 2021 through local radio partners in s ... more

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Communication, Community Engagement and Accountability Across the Ukraine Response: A Snapshot

London: CDAC Network (2022), 19 pp.

"Key findings and recommendations on the main communication, community engagement and accountability (CCEA) barriers and gaps: Finding 1: There is strong rhetoric from international agencies to support local/national CCEA and work on more inclusive partnerships – but progress has been slow Finding ... more

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Typhoon Rai Response: The Role of the Mobile Industry

Zoe Hamilton, Clara Aranda

GSMA (2022), 8 pp.

"Typhoon Rai has proven to be one of the most damaging disasters to have hit the Philippines. However, around 400 lives were lost due to Typhoon Rai compared to disasters like Typhoon Haiyan in 2013, when 6,300 people died. The significantly lower number of deaths highlights the country’s experien ... more

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Seeing the (In)justice of Sustainability: Visualizing Inequality at the Centre of Climate Change Communication

Journal of Environmental Media, volume 3, issue 1 (2022), pp. 3-186

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Children and Media Worldwide in a Time of a Pandemic

Maya Götz, Dafna Lemish (eds.)

New York et al.: Peter Lang (2022), vi, 242 pp.

"This edited volume focuses on the lived experiences of children during the first wave of the COVID-19 outbreak in the spring of 2020, their knowledge and emotional reactions, the adjustments they made in their everyday lives, and the strengths and skills they developed in response. A central theme ... more

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Students’ Learning Experience During Covid-19: A Study of Open Universities in India

B. Phalachandra (ed.)

New Delhi: Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia (CEMCA);Commonwealth of Learning (COL), (2022), 44 pp.

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Supply Chain Analysis: Jordan

Washington, DC: Global Book Alliance;Education Development Center (EDC);USAID (2022), viii, 85 pp.

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Save the Journalist: News Media in Time of Crisis

Artan Grubi, Aurora Karameti

Vizione, volume 38 (2022), pp. 291-305

"Along the first lockdown of the world because of covid 19 pandemic, the professional media regained their monopoly of reliable information linked to the health crisis of all kinds: political, social and economic thanks to the journalism of quality. Journalists were on the front lines to ensure the ... more

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Handbook on Online Education in Commonwealth Asia

Manas Ranjan Panigrahi, Phalachandra Bhandigadi (eds.)

New Delhi: Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia (CEMCA) (2022), iii; 235 pp.

"This Handbook on Online Education in Commonwealth Asia aims to provide a snapshot of online education in the Commonwealth countries that CEMCA serves. It examines the country and institutional policy for online education and assesses online education strategies in the respective countries. It inclu ... more

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At the Confluence of Digital Rights and Climate & Environmental Justice: A Landscape Review

Backy Kazansky, Madhury Karak, Teresa Perosa, Quito Tsui, Sara Baker

Engine Room;Ford Foundation;Ariadne European Funders for Social Change and Human Rights;Mozilla Foundation (2022), 90 pp.

"The aim of this report is to provide a landscape scan of how an extremely diverse set of communities and movements are working at intersections of technology, digital rights, environmental justice and climate justice. The report’s primary audiences are grantmakers and practitioners working in or ... more

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Annual Report: Interactive Radio for Ecologically Sustainable Agricultural Practices (IRESAP) Among Small Scale Farmers in Northern and Central Tanzania. Reporting Period: January 2021 to December 2022

Kumlachew Garamew

Ottawa: Farm Radio International (2022), 37 pp.

"This is the annual report for the Interactive Radio for Ecologically Sustainable Agricultural Practises (IRESAP) among small scale farmers in Northern and Central Tanzania. The reporting period was from January 2021 to December 2022." (commbox)

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How Do Young Indonesians Engage with Environmental Issues?

London: BBC Media Action (2022), 7 pp.

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How Can Media and Communication Support Somalis Throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic?

Hoden Ahmed, Hodan Ibrahim, Kaushiki Ghose

London: BBC Media Action (2022), 15 pp.

"Our work in 2020 and 2021 focused on different aspects of COVID-19 to provide audiences with accurate information and appropriate strategies to deal with the pandemic. This media content contributed to increased knowledge, changed attitudes and positive behaviour change to counter the damaging effe ... more

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Uso de las TIC en la educación remota de emergencia en Colombia a partir de la contingenica del COVID-19

Alexander Vargas Vargas, Ana María Zapata Ospina et al.

Bogotá: Corporación Universitaria Minuto de Dios (Uniminuto) (2022), 168 pp.