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The humanitarian–development interface of communication and community engagement in Fiji: A working paper

Setareki Tale et al.

London: CDAC Network (2022), 39 pp.

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Yumi Wok Bung Wantaim: We Work Together: The Status of Communication, Community Engagement, and Accountability in Humanitarian Action in Papua New Guinea

Johnston Joram Riven, Jacinta Isaacs

CDAC Network (2022), 88 pp.

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DW Klimaschutzstrategie: Bilanz. Reduktionsziel. Maßnahmen

Thilo Pommerening (red.)

Bonn: Deutsche Welle (2022), 19 pp.

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Is AI Good for the Planet?

Benedetta Brevini

Cambridge; Medford, MA: Polity Press (2022), vii, 128 pp.

"Artificial intelligence (AI) is presented as a solution to the greatest challenges of our time, from global pandemics and chronic diseases to cybersecurity threats and the climate crisis. But AI also contributes to the climate crisis by running on technology that depletes scarce resources and by re ... more

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COVID-19 Response in Africa ... and in Cartoons!

Cartooning for Peace;Reporters Without Borders (2022), 43 pp.

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The Sustainability Communication Reader: A Reflective Compendium

Franzisca Weder, Larissa Krainer, Matthias Karmasin (eds.)

Wiesbaden: Springer VS (2021), xxi, 591 pp.

"The Textbook seeks for an innovative approach to Sustainability Communication as transdisciplinary area of research. Following the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, which are intended to transform the world as it is known, we seek for a multidisciplinary discussion of the role communica ... more

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How to Write About Africa in 8 Steps: An Ethical Storytelling Handbook
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Rebecca Pointer

Africa No Filter (2021), 31 pp.

"Storytelling is the most powerful way for donor and non-governmental organisations to convey their work because stories allow audiences to connect on both intellectual and emotional levels. However, much of the storytelling about development work in Africa is unethical and perpetuates harmful and s ... more

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MENA Monitor: Arabic COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation Online

Ciarán O'Connor, Moustafa Ayad

London: Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD) (2021), 19 pp.

"Conspiracy theories about COVID-19 and the subsequent development and rollout of COVID-19 vaccines are rampant across Arabic-language Facebook pages and groups. They are also linked to a larger network of anti-vaccination websites, Twitter accounts and YouTube channels across the web. Researchers f ... more

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DRM Digital Radio Delivers Education for All

DRM Digital Radio Consortium (2021), 14 pp.

"The DRM ebook makes a strong case for using DRM for distance learning. TV, online, mobiles (WhatsApp) have been used patchily for elearning, but radio brings something unique to the table. Being a “one-to many” platform, digital radio can deliver audio and text over vast areas and, therefore, t ... more

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Supply Chain Analysis: Zambia

Washington, DC: Global Book Alliance;Education Development Center (EDC);USAID (2021), viii, 26 pp.

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Global Perspectives on Amateur Film Histories and Cultures

Masha Salazkina, Enrique Fibla-Gutiérrez (eds.)

Bloomington: Indiana University Press (2021), ix, 336 pp.

"Through carefully curated essays, Salazkina and Fibla-Gutiérrez bring wider meaning and significance to the discipline through their study of alternative cinema in new territories, fueled by different historical and political circumstances, innovative technologies, and ambitious practitioners. The ... more

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Demand Creation and Advocacy for COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance and Uptake

FHI 360 (2021), 20 pp.

"This quick start guide was developed to support FHI 360 programs and its partners to design and implement demand creation and advocacy activities as part of national COVID-19 vaccine introduction efforts. The guide draws primarily on FHI 360’s experience designing and implementing SBC programs to ... more

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… And Action! How Media Can Address Climate Change in Countries Most Affected

Lisa Robinson

London: BBC Media Action (2021), 39 pp.

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Building and Strengthening Digital Ecosystems in Humanitarian Contexts

Belinda Baah, Zoe Hamilton

London: GSMA (2021), 24 pp.

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Humanitarian Connectivity Needs and Usage Assessment: A Toolkit to Support in Assessing the Current and Potential Use of Mobile Technology and Connectivity in Humanitarian Crises

London: GSMA (2021), 14 pp.

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COVID-19 and Digital Humanitarian Action: Trends, Risks and the Path Forward

Zoe Hamilton

London: GSMA (2021), 36 pp.

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La espiritualidad del subdesarrollo: Trabajo, trabajadores y ocio en la prensa católica colombiana (1958-1981)

Andrés Felipe Manosalva Correa

Bogotá: Editorial Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (2021), 259 pp.

"Después de la segunda guerra mundial circuló en América Latina el ideario de que los países podían “desarrollarse” si seguían ciertos pasos entre los que se incluía un cambio de actitudes y de mentalidad en su población. Según esto, los trabajadores debían capacitarse y modificar algu ... more

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Ill Advice: A Case Study in Facebook’s Failure to Tackle COVID-19 Disinformation

Aoife Gallagher, Macckenzie Hart, Ciarán O'Connor

London: Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD) (2021), 34 pp.

"Despite detailed policies on mis- and disinformation and promises to enforce them, social media platforms are failing to tackle prominent groups and individuals who spread false claims about COVID-19 and vaccines online. Using the World Doctors Alliance1 as a case study, a group that has spread var ... ious problematic, false and conspiratorial claims about COVID-19 and vaccines, ISD found that 78% of the group’s 1.2 million online followers are found on mainstream platforms (Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Twitter, TikTok) who claim to prohibit this kind of content. The Facebook pages of World Doctors Alliance members have a following of over 550,000 users, which increased by 13,215% between January 2020 and July 2021. Videos posted by these Facebook pages have been viewed more than 21.1 million times. These pages have accumulated a total of 5.77 million interactions since January 2020, with interaction rates increasing by 85% in the first six months of 2021 compared to the previous six months. Facebook posts mentioning the World Doctors Alliance or its members have attracted more than three million engagements on Facebook and are present in at least 46 different languages on the platform. ISD found that large proportions—often the majority—of the most engaged with content on Facebook mentioning the World Doctors Alliance or its members in English, Spanish, German and Arabic contained false, misleading or conspiratorial claims related to COVID-19 and vaccines. Organisations that are part of Facebook’s fact-checking program have debunked false claims made by the World Doctors Alliance 189 times since the beginning of the pandemic. Despite this extensive fact-checking effort, Facebook is failing to take decisive action on the group or its members. Facebook’s fact-checking program incorporates organisations from 115 countries, but there appear to be major gaps in fact-checking in non-English languages. ISD found minimal application of fact-checking labels across the four languages analysed, with lower application rates on posts in German, Spanish and Arabic than in English. Content that does contain fact-checking labels is still accumulating tens and sometimes hundreds of thousands of engagements." (Key findings) more

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Entertainment-Education Behind the Scenes: Case Studies for Theory and Practice
Inspiring Practice

Lauren B. Frank, Paul Falzone (eds.)

Cham: Palgrave Macmillan (2021), xxxiii, 354 pp.

"This book lays out the history of entertainment-education and discusses the boundaries of what counts as entertainment-education and narrative persuasion, includes both authors who work within academia and authors who are practitioners, and chapters focusing on developed and developing countries; d ... more

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Fostering green economies in Africa through green marketing strategies for environmental sustainability: An overview

Brighton Nyagadza

Journal of Environmental Media, volume 2, issue 1 (2021), pp. 17-22

"A trendy issue amongst African businesses is employment of strategic green marketing strategies to maximize the visibility of environmental sustainability, in sync with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal No. 15. This short essay has synthesized and reviewed literature relating to green ... more

How to Write About Africa in 8 Steps: An Ethical Storytelling Handbook Key Guidance

Entertainment-Education Behind the Scenes: Case Studies for Theory and Practice Inspiring Practice

How to Write About Africa in 8 Steps: An Ethical Storytelling Handbook
Key Guidance

Entertainment-Education Behind the Scenes: Case Studies for Theory and Practice
Inspiring Practice