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Praxisleitfaden kommunale Armuts- und Sozialberichterstattung

Ministerium für Soziales und Integration (ed.)

Stuttgart: Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württembeg (2018), 47 pp.

"Dieser Praxisleitfaden versteht sich als Angebot an Kommunen, die einen Armuts- oder Sozialbericht erstellen bzw. ihre Berichterstattung fortschreiben möchten. Im ersten Kapitel dieses Leitfadens werden wichtige Grundlagen kommunaler Armuts- und Sozialberichterstattung benannt. Das zweite Kapitel ... more

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Reporting Humanitarian Disasters in a Social Media Age

Glenda Cooper

New York: Routledge (2018), 252 pp.

"Drawing on more than 100 in-depth interviews with journalists and aid agency press officers, participant observations at the Guardian, BBC and Save the Children UK, as well as the ordinary people who created the words and pictures that framed these disasters, this book reveals how humanitarian disa ... more

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Mediendidaktik: Konzeption und Entwicklung digitaler Lernangebote

Michael Kerres

Berlin: De Gruyter Oldenbourg, 5th ed. (2018), xi, 546 pp.

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Indigenous Knowledge for Climate Change Assessment and Adaptation

Douglas Nakashima, Igor Krupnik, Jennifer T. Rubis (eds.)

Cambridge; Paris: Cambridge University Press;UNESCO (2018), xx, 298 pp.

"This unique transdisciplinary publication is the result of collaboration between UNESCO’s Local and Indigenous Knowledge Systems (LINKS) programme, the United Nations University’s Traditional Knowledge Initiative, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), and other organizations. Ch ... more

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Communication Strategy 2020-2023

Committee on World Food Security (2018), 16 pp.

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WHO’s Media Guidelines in the Press and in Public Perception

Kuang-Kuo Chang, Eric Freedman

Journal of Media Ethics, volume 33, issue 1 (2018), pp. 14-25

"This study based on a content analysis and a nationwide survey examines Taiwan’s suicide coverage and general public evaluations of the World Health Organization media guidelines, alongside the copycat effect. Key findings show the daily newspaper Apple Daily essentially failed to follow the guid ... more

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Disability in the Media: Examining Stigma and Identity

Tracy R. Worrell

Lanham et al.: Lexington Books (2018), xv, 125 pp.

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Effect of a Mass Radio Campaign on Family Behaviours and Child Survival in Burkina Faso: A Repeated Cross-Sectional, Cluster-Randomised Trial

Sophie Sarrassat, Nicolas Meda, Badola Hermann, Moctar Ouedrogo, Henri Someet al.

Lancet Global Health, volume 6, issue 3: e330-341 (2018), pp. 330-341

"Media campaigns can potentially reach a large audience at relatively low cost but, to our knowledge, no randomised controlled trials have assessed their effect on a health outcome in a low-income country. We aimed to assess the effect of a radio campaign addressing family behaviours on all-cause po ... more

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Can the TV Makeover Format of Edutainment Lead to Widespread Changes in Farmer Behaviour and Influence Innovation Systems? Shamba Shape Up in Kenya

Graham Clarkson, Chris Garforth, Peter Dorward, George Mose, Carlos Barahona, Francisco Areal, MacKenzie Dove

Land Use Policy, volume 76 (2018), pp. 338-351

"Edutainment, the combination of education with entertainment through various media such as television, radio, mobile phone applications and games, is increasingly being used as an approach to stimulate innovation and increase agricultural productivity amongst smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Afri ... ca. Shamba Shape Up, a widely publicised makeover reality TV programme, is an example of edutainment that has received considerable attention, and airs in three countries in East Africa where it is estimated to be watched by millions of viewers. There is no published academic research on the influence of makeover television formats on innovation systems and processes in smallholder agriculture. Using an Agricultural Innovation Systems approach, this paper explores how makeover edutainment is influencing smallholder farmer innovation systems together with the effect this is having on smallholder farms. In the absence of previous research, it articulates a Theory of Change which draws on research traditions from mass communication, agricultural extension and innovation systems. Data came from two large scale quantitative (n=9885 and n=1572) surveys and in-depth participatory qualitative research comprising focus group discussions, participatory budgets, agricultural timelines, case studies and key information interviews in Kenya. An estimated 430,000 farmers in the study area were benefiting from their interaction with the programme through increased income and / or a range of related social benefits including food security, improving household health, diversification of livelihood choices, paying school fees for children and increasing their community standing / social capital. Participatory research showed SSU enhanced an already rich communication environment and strengthened existing processes of innovation. It helped set the agenda for discussions within farming communities about opportunities for improving smallholder farms, while also giving specific ideas, information and knowledge, all in the context of featured farm families carefully selected so that a wide range of viewers would identify with them and their challenges. Broadcasts motivated and inspired farmers to improve their own farms through a range of influences including entertainment, strong empathy with the featured host farm families, the way ideas emerged through interaction with credible experts, and importantly through stimulating widespread discussion and interaction amongst and between farmers and communities of experts on agricultural problems, solutions and opportunities. The fact that local extension workers also watched the programmes further enhanced the influence on local innovation systems. The findings indicate that well designed makeover edutainment can strongly influence agricultural innovation processes and systems resulting in impact on the agricultural production and behaviours of large numbers of smallholder farmers." (Abstract) more

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Handbook of Climate Change Communication. Vol. 1: Theory of Climate Change Communication

Walter Leal Filho, Evangelos Manolas, Anabela Marisa Azul, Ulisses M. Azeiteiro, Henry McGhie (eds.)

Cham: Springer (2018), vi, 397 pp.

"This comprehensive handbook provides a unique overview of the theory, methodologies and best practices in climate change communication from around the world. It fosters the exchange of information, ideas and experience gained in the execution of successful projects and initiatives, and discusses no ... more

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Social Media in Earthquake-Related Communication: Shake Networks

Francesca Comunello, Simone Mulargia

Bingley: Emerald Publishing (2018), 207 pp.

"This book presents a comprehensive framework for disaster communication, with a main focus on earthquake-related communication, building on a previously fragmented, single-case study approach [especially based on experiences in Italy] to analysing the role of social media during natural disasters." ... more

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Evidenzbasierte | evidenzinformierte Gesundheitskommunikation

Paula Stehr, Dorothee Heinemeier, Constanze Rossmann (eds.)

Baden-Baden: Nomos (2018), 256 pp.

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Utilisation of Information and Communication Technology for E-Learning Among Select Secondary Schools in Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Elizabeth Titilayo Aduloju

Nigerian Journal of Communication, volume 15, issue 2 (2018), pp. 359-374

"Information Technology (IT) has changed the modern workplace because of its development of new knowledge and skills. E-learning is the wholesome incorporation of information and communication technology (ICT) resources, particularly the Internet, into the process of teaching and learning. Although ... more

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Public Engagement in Malawi Through a Health-Talk Radio Programme ‘Umoyo Nkukambirana’: A Mixed-Methods Evaluation

Deborah Nyirenda, Tamara Chipasula Makawa, Chapita, Greyson, Chisomo Mdalla, Nkolokosa, Mzati et al.

Public Understanding of Science, volume 27, issue 2 (2018), pp. 229-242

"Radio is an effective source of health information in many resource poor countries. In Malawi, 53% of households own radios however few radio programmes in Malawi focus on health issues in the context of medical research. An interactive health-talk radio programme ‘Umoyo nkukambirana’ was intro ... more

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Climate Change and Storytelling: Narratives and Cultural Meaning in Environmental Communication

Annika Arnold

Cham: Palgrave Macmillan (2018), xi, 136 pp.

"Climate change is as much a cultural phenomenon as it is a natural one. This book is about those cultural patterns that surround our perception of the environmental crisis and which are embodied in the narratives told by climate change advocates. It investigates the themes and motifs in those narra ... more

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Who's Reporting Africa Now? Non-Governmental Organizations, Journalists, and Multimedia

Kate Wright

New York et al.: Peter Lang (2018), xiv, 280 pp.

"As news organizations cut correspondent posts and foreign bureaux, non-governmental organizations have begun to expand into news reporting. But why and how do journalists use the photographs, video, and audio that NGOs produce? What are the effects of this on the kinds of stories told about Africa? ... more

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Agência Experimental de Propagandas Sociais

Lucilene dos Santos Gonzales (org.)

São Paulo: Cultura Acadêmica (2018), 200 pp.

"Esta obra apresenta uma ação metodológica de obter conhecimentos e aprimorar a formação profissional na área de Propaganda e Publicidade em uma faculdade que não oferecia esse curso. Trata-se do relato do projeto de extensão Agência Propagação, da Faculdade de Arquitetura, Artes e Comuni ... more

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Pistas para narrar emergencias: Periodistas que cubren en zonas de desastre

Fernando-Alonso Ramírez (ed.)

Bogotá: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) (2018), 204 pp.

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Cell Phones as an Anticipatory Technology: Behind the Hype of Big Data for Ebola Detection and Containment

Ulf Engel, Richard Rottenburg (eds.)

Halle; Leipzig: University of Halle;University of Leipzig (2018), 17 pp.

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How do non-governmental organizations influence media coverage of conflict? The case of the Syrian conflict, 2011–2014

Christoph O. Meyer, Eric Sangar, Eva Michaels

Media, War & Conflict, volume 11, issue 1 (2018), pp. 149-171

"It is often argued that non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have become increasingly visible in media discourses on armed conflict and thus play a growing role in shaping states’ foreign policies. However, there is little investigation of their influence on specific conflict coverage and what t ... more