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13 Reasons Why Not: A Methodological and Meta-Analytic Review of Evidence Regarding Suicide Contagion by Fictional Media

Christopher J. Ferguson

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, volume 49, issue 4 (2019), pp. 1178-1186

"For decades, policymakers and suicide prevention advocates have questioned whether exposure to media with suicide themes, whether television, movies, or music, could increase suicide risk among youth. To date, no clear picture has emerged, with data inconsistent. Two broad forms of data consider th ... more

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Traditional and New Media's Influence on Suicidal Behavior and Contagion

Patricia Ortiz, Eindra Khin Khin

Behavioral Sciences and the Law, volume 36, issue 2 (2019), pp. 245-256

"The role of nonfictional and fictional media in suicide contagion has been well established, ostensibly beginning with the publication of Goethe's The Sorrows of Young Werther in 1774. In recent decades, the emergence of several new forms of media (e.g. websites, social media, blogs, smartphone app ... more

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Community Radio as Amplification of Rural Knowledge Sharing

Bridget Backhaus

Asia Pacific Media Educator, volume 29, issue 2 (2019), pp. 137-150

"Community radio’s relationship with the farming communities has a long history in India. The earliest successful experiments in community broadcasting involved both farmers and agriculture. In terms of development communication, community radio in India represents a confluence of somewhat conflic ... more

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Journalists' Toolkit on Sustainable Lifestyles: With Inspirations, Writing Tips and Visual Aids

Brussels: CIDSE (2019), 19 pp.

"This toolkit is for all journalists and communicators who would like to approach and delve into the topic of sustainable lifestyles. In here you will find advice from people working in the field who shared their perspective on finding the most compelling stories, visually representing them, and rea ... more

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Foes and allies: The Catholic Church, Acción Cultural Popular (ACPO), and the emergence of the indigenous movement in Cauca, Colombia

Diego Mauricio Cortes

Latin American and Caribbean Ethnic Studies, volume 14, issue 2 (2019), pp. 171-193

"Literature on Latin American social movements has discussed the contributions of post-Second Vatican Council (SVC) (1963–1965) progressive branches of the Catholic Church in the formation of indigenous movements. However, this literature has largely ignored discussions on the intervention of non- ... more

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‘Meaningful Participation’: Exploring the Value of Limited Participation for Community Radio Listeners

Bridget Backhaus

Radio Journal: International Studies in Broadcast & Audio Media, volume 17, issue 2 (2019), pp. 253-270

"Community radio represents an opportunity for audiences to play a lead role in the production, dissemination and ownership of media channels and content. The active participation of audiences is one of the primary differences between community radio stations and their commercial and state-run count ... more

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Understanding Public Engagement with Global Aid Agencies on Twitter: A Technosocial Framework

Saif Shahin, Zehui Dai

American Behavioral Scientist, volume 63, issue 12 (2019), pp. 1684-1707

"This study develops a technosocial framework for assessing the efficacy of global aid agencies’ use of Twitter’s algorithmic affordances for participatory social change. We combine computational and interpretive methods to examine tweets posted by three global aid agencies—U.S. Agency for Int ... more

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Climate Change Communication in the Pacific Islands

David Holmes, Tahnee Burgess

Monash Climate Change Communication Research (2019), 31 pp.

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Communicating the Environment to Save the Planet: A Journey Into Eco-Communication
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Maurizio Abbati

Cham: Springer (2019), xxii, 440 pp.

"This book, based on authoritative sources and reports, links environmental communication to different fields of competence: environment, sustainability, journalism, mass media, architecture, design, art, green and circular economy, public administration, big event management and legal language. The ... more

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Managing Misinformation in a Humanitarian Context: Internews Rumour Tracking Methodology. Part III: How to Guide
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Internews (2019), 61 pp.

"You will find information and advice on everything from how to source rumours and factcheck information, to how to share actionable and practical answers to address these rumours. Internews Rumour Tracking Methodology is designed to be flexible and responsive to local context – and you should be ... more

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Communication for Social Change: Context, Social Movements and the Digital

Pradip Thomas

Los Angeles et al.: Sage (2019), viii, 216 pp.

"Communication for Social Change: Context, Social Movements and the Digital is a critical introduction to communication for social change (CSC) theory. The book presents refreshingly new perspectives and specifically makes the case for CSC theory to factor in context, leanings from social movements ... more

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Precarity and Risk in Myanmar's Media: A Longitudinal Analysis of Natural Disaster Coverage by 'The Irrawaddy'

Susan Banki, Ja Seng Ing

In: Myanmar Media in Transition: Legacies, Challenges and Change

Lisa Brooten; Jane Madlyn McElhone; Gayathry Venkiteswaran (eds.)

Singapore: ISEAS (2019), pp. 177-200

"In this chapter we use the twin concepts of precarity and mobilization to explore the tensions associated with media reporting about Myanmar over time, analysing the reporting of the (formerly) exiled media publication The Irrawaddy. The chapter explores coverage through an examination of the sourc ... more

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Communicating in a Crisis: Risk Communication Guidelines for Public Officials

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) (2019), 46 pp.

"This guide focuses on the following areas: a brief orientation and perspective on the media for public officials, including discussion of how the media thinks and works, and on the public as the end-recipient of information; techniques for responding to and cooperating with the media in conveying i ... more

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Numérique, espaces et sociétés en Afrique

Dabié Désiré Axel Nassa (ed.)

Paris: L'Harmattan (2019), 403 pp.

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Social Accountability on Durable Solutions: Perception Survey in Bossaso and Baidoa

Nairobi: Africa's Voices Foundation (2019), 65 pp.

"Somalia is facing a protracted displacement crisis. Since the new wave of displacement as a result of the 2016/2017 drought, 2.6 million people - one in six Somalis - have been forced to flee their homes.1 Displaced groups in Somalia are extremely vulnerable - lacking in sustainable livelihoods, pe ... more

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Media Frames and Public Perceptions of Global Poverty in the UK: Is There a Link?

Mirjam Vossen, Lau Schulpen

Communications: The European Journal of Communication Research, volume 44, issue 1 (2019), pp. 59-80

"This study investigates the relationship between media frames and public perceptions of global poverty. Building on a frame analysis, the paper reconstructs prevailing poverty narratives in British news articles and non-governmental organizations’ (NGO’s) advertisements between 2011 and 2013. F ... more

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Amazonía: Nuevos caminos para la Iglesia y para una ecología integral

Vinculum (Conferencia de Religiosos de Colombia), issue 277 (2019), 77 pp.

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Communication for Development (C4D): Supplement to the Global Annual Results Report 2018

New York: UNICEF (2019), 50 pp.

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La pobreza en la prensa: Palabras clave en los diarios de Argentina, Brasil, Colombia y México

Ana Beatriz Chiquito, Elena Rojas Mayer (eds.)

Buenos Aires: Consejo Latinoamericano de Ciencias Sociales (CLACSO) (2019), 856 pp.

"[...] Uno de los principales fines del Proyecto PoLaMe consistía en la construcción de una taxonomía del léxico de la pobreza que funcionara como un insumo útil para la consulta de periodistas, especialistas en discurso y estudiosos del fenómeno de la pobreza en español y portugués. Ese es ... more

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Buen vivir, cuidado de la casa común y reconciliación

José Miguel Pereira G. (ed.)

Bogotá: Editorial Pontificia Universidad Javeriana;Cátedra UNESCO de Comunicación (2019), 284 pp.

Communicating the Environment to Save the Planet: A Journey Into Eco-Communication Inspiring Practice

Managing Misinformation in a Humanitarian Context: Internews Rumour Tracking Methodology. Part III: How to Guide Key Guidance

Communicating the Environment to Save the Planet: A Journey Into Eco-Communication
Inspiring Practice

Managing Misinformation in a Humanitarian Context: Internews Rumour Tracking Methodology. Part III: How to Guide
Key Guidance