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Communication for Development Strategic Framework 2018-2021

Kathmandu: UNICEF Regional Offcie for South Asia (2018), 97 pp.
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Puppetry: How to Do It

Mervyn Millar
London: Nick Hern Books (2018), xv, 381 pp.
"Written by an experienced theatre and puppetry director, 'Puppetry: How to Do It' focuses on the performer and the craft of bringing any puppet to life. No puppet-making is required to use this book: starting just with simple objects, it lays out the skills required to unlock a puppet's limitless p ... more
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Guide to developing digital games for early grade literacy for developing countries

Kenneth Y. T. Lim, John Comings, Richard Lee, Ming-De Yuen, Ahmed Hazyl Hilmy, Derek Chua, Bing Heng Song
Quezon City; Washington DC: Foundation for Information Technology Education and Development; World Vision (2018), 43 pp.
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Digital Lifeline? ICTs for Refugees and Displaced Persons

Carleen F. Maitland (ed.)
Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press (2018), xxii, 281 pp.
"Today's global refugee crisis has mobilized humanitarian efforts to help those fleeing persecution and armed conflict at all stages of their journey. Aid organizations are increasingly employing new information technologies in their mission, taking advantage of proliferating mobile phones, remote s ... more
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Interrogating the Role of Zimbabwe's Print Media in Environmental Reporting

Lisborn Webster Mandizvidza
University of South Africa (2018), ix, 263 pp.
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A Baseline Study on the Media Coverage of Inequality Issues in Ghana

Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) (2018), 29 pp.
"The study found that the media gives only 12% coverage to inequality issues in Ghana. Thus, across the 22 media outlets, 783 stories focused on inequalities out of a total of 6,477 stories monitored. It was also observed the media’s attention is largely focused on social inequalities overlooking ... more
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Communication in International Development: Doing Good or Looking Good?
Deep Insights

Florencia Enghel, Jessica Noske-Turner (eds.)
London; New York: Routledge (2018), xiv, 182 pp.
"International development stakeholders harness communication with two broad purposes: to do good, via communication for development and media assistance, and to communicate do-gooding, via public relations and information. This book unpacks various ways in which different efforts to do good are com ... more
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Engaging Communities for Development Action: The Theatre for Development (TfD) Approach

Evans Asante, Samuel M. Yrenkyi
International Journal of Development, volume 7, issue 2 (2018), pp. 589-603
"Community engagement programs offer the opportunity for community members to reflect on the development avenues and potentials in their local communities which have not been fully tapped and utilised. Behavioral change and local level conscientisation geared towards community development is a share ... more
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A Guide for the Media on Communicating in Public Health Emergencies

Genevieve Hutchinson, Jacqueline Dalton
London: BBC Media Action (2018), 30 pp.
"This manual provides tips for media practitioners on how to help audiences during health emergencies. It can be read in conjunction with BBC Media Action’s Lifeline Production Manual (available online) which provides more general guidance on how to communicate with people affected by humanitarian ... more
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Poor News: Media Discourses of Poverty in Times of Austerity

Steven Harkins, Jairo Lugo-Ocando
London; New York: Rowman & Littlefield (2018), viii, 225 pp.
"Poor News examines the way discourses of poverty are articulated in the news media by incorporating specific narratives and definers that bring about certain ideological worldviews. This happens, the authors claim, because journalists and news editors make use of a set of information strategies whi ... more
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NGOs and Health Reporting in Tanzania

Ammina Kothari
African Journalism Studies, volume 39, issue 2 (2018), pp. 42-60
"This study examines the role of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in shaping health reporting in Tanzania. Drawing on in-depth interviews with representatives from NGOs cited in HIV/AIDS-related stories published in the Tanzanian newspapers, the Daily News and The Guardian, the analysis focuses ... more
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Suffering in Silence: The 10 Most Under-Reported Humanitarian Crises of 2017

Care International (2018), 19 pp.
"The importance of media coverage and public awareness to help mobilise funds and increase pressure on decision-makers has been proven again and again. Still, the question on how to ensure better coverage of under-reported crises remains largely unaddressed. So what is needed? Seven equally importan ... more
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The Humanitarian Metadata Problem: "Doing no Harm" in the Digital Era

ICRC (2018), 127 pp.
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The Sphere Handbook: Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Humanitarian Response

Geneva: Sphere Association, 4th ed. (2018), x, 406 pp.
"The Sphere Handbook is marking its 20th anniversary with the publication of this fourth edition. It is the result of an intense year-long mobilisation of humanitarian actors around the globe and reflects two decades of experience using the standards in front-line operations, policy development and ... more
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Dossier de presse: Pollution

Dakar: Panos Afrique de l'Ouest (2018), 72 pp.
"Ce document se propose de fournir des informations aux professionnels des médias et surtout les orienter vers les recherches et centres de recherches qui travaillent sur les questions de pollution au Sénégal. Il est accompagné d’un glossaire avec une explication des termes techniques et une b ... more
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Setting the Agenda on Development: A Content Analysis of How Senegalese Newspapers Report on Local and Foreign Aid

Jeslyn Lemke
African Journalism Studies, volume 39, issue 2 (2018), pp. 61-74
"The debate on the effectiveness of foreign aid in the economies of sub-Saharan Africa often overlooks how the local journalists of a region report on aid. This study is a quantitative content analysis assessing how newspapers in Senegal write about different forms of aid received within the country ... more
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Introducing Information Communication Technologies Into Humanitarian Programming

Eldon. Laura, Anna Kondakhchyan
Oxford: Oxfam (2018), 13 pp.
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Advocacy of Trafficking Campaigns: A Controversy Story

Vanesa Saiz-Echezarreta, María-Cruz Alvarado, Paulina Gómez-Lorenzini
Comunicar, volume 26, issue 55 (2018), pp. 29-38
"This paper explores the institutional campaigns against human trafficking and sexual exploitation in Spain between 2008 and 2017 and their role in helping to shape this issue as a matter of public concern. Our aim is to identify the ideological basis of these campaigns through their representations ... more
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Leveraging the Potential of Mobile for Persons with Disabilities: Scoping Study

London: GSMA (2018), 40 pp.
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Risk Communication: A Handbook for Communicating Environmental, Safety, and Health Risks

Regina E. Lundgren, Andrea H. McMakin
Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 6th ed. (2018), xxiii, 517 pp.
"Now in its sixth edition, Risk Communication has proven to be a valuable resource for environmental, safety, and health professionals who are tasked with the responsibility of understanding how to apply the most current approaches to communicating risk and debunking misinformation. The sixth editio ... more