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The Fight Against Lassa Fever in Ebonyi State, Nigeria: A Clash of the People’s Culture and Broadcast Media Campaign

Simon Ugochuwu Nwankwo, Agatha Orji-Egwu

IDOSR Journal of Communication and English, volume 2, issue 1 (2017), pp. 159-180

"Ebonyi State of Nigeria is among the states where the incidence of Lassa fever has become endemic; and has consequently led to the death of many people including health practitioners in the state. To mobilize the people against the disease, government and stakeholders in the health sector resorted ... more

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Evaluation of the East Africa and Indian Ocean Islands Beneficiary Communications Program

Hans Kuntner

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) (2017), 25 pp.

"Beneficiary Communication is a program which emphasizes the use of communication equipment in passing relevant, timely and accurate lifesaving information to communities. The program supports an environment of transparency and accountability through creation of feedback mechanism. It is about provi ... ding practical, useful information at the right time, listening to people’s needs and opinions and using this information to improve the programming and operations of Partner national society (PNS), National Society (NS) and International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). Beneficiary Communication program utilizes technology like SMS, Radio, Mobile Cinema, Posters, Sound tracks, Wall painting or traditional channels like drama and community meetings to pass lifesaving information to communities. The impacts listed in this report cannot be solely attributed to the use of beneficiary communication tools. The impact is the contribution of the tools to the realization of the results of the projects in which the tools were mainstreamed. Indeed, the results of the programs in which beneficiary communication tools was mainstreamed are the impact of the use of tools by proxy. The levels of knowledge of the beneficiaries with regards to causes of malnutrition and prevention of diseases which are caused by unhygienic conditions such as cholera have increased tremendously. This is evident from the results obtained through the pre and post mobile cinema evaluation on the above mentioned thematic areas, from the sites where the Red Cross Societies have implemented projects aimed at addressing malnutrition and hygiene. The activities of the beneficiary communication program were well received by the target communities in all the five countries. The communities appreciated the mobile cinema and drama perhaps due to ease of learning from audio visual or observation. The putting to practice the knowledge gained in various thematic areas is another way of determining how well the beneficiaries have received beneficiary communication activities. A random check of households by personnel in-charge of community health in Rwanda revealed that nine in ten beneficiaries put to practice the knowledge they acquired from the mobile cinema shows. The use of audio visuals and drama in local languages in all the countries sampled has proved to be an effective way of training both literate and illiterate members of the society. This is because both illiterate and literate members of the community simply learn through listening and observation." (Executive summary) more

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Philanthrocapitalists and the Humanitarian Agenda: Motivations, Metrics, and Media Power

Garrett M. Broad

In: The Routledge Companion to Media and Humanitarian Action

Robin Andersen; Robin Purnaka L. de Silva (eds.)

London: Routledge (2017), pp. 505-515

"This chapter has outlined the philosophical motivations and strategic practices of philanthrocapitalists, interrogating the key place of communication technology and media storytelling within their humanitarian activities. It also explored the central critiques of philanthrocapitalism that have eme ... more

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Coverage of Poverty by a Nonprofit News Outlet: A Comparative Study

Mohammad Yousuf, David Craig

[authors] (2017), 17 pp.

"This qualitative content analysis has examined coverage of poverty-related issues by Oklahoma Watch, a nonprofit news organization with a mission of covering public problems, particularly those of disadvantaged people. The first set of coverage constituted the body of stories written on poverty fro ... more

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The Advantages and Limits of a “full-Spectrum” Approach to Communication for Development (C4D)

Karen Greiner

Journal of Development Communication, volume 28, issue 1-2 (2017), pp. 80-87

"This Viewpoint essay is dedicated to communication practitioners across theglobe, and to my former doctoral-student self, who once-upon-a-time sought clear definitions and descriptions of communication for development (C4D), but found clarity only after consulting multiple resources. I never found ... more

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Video Ethnography in Practice: Planning, Shooting, and Editing for Social Analysis

Wesley Shrum, Greg Scott

Los Angeles: Sage (2017), xix, 139 pp.

"Video Ethnography in Practice is a brief guide for students in the social disciplines who are required to produce an ethnographic video, the most significant new methodological technique in 21st century social analysis. The authors, both accomplished videographers, cover the basic techniques of cre ... more

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Media and Global Climate Knowledge: Journalism and the IPCC

Risto Kunelius, Elisabeth Eide, Matthew Tegelberg, Dmitry Yagodin (eds.)

New York: Palgrave Macmillan (2017), xx, 309 pp.

"This book is a broad and detailed case study of how journalists in more than 20 countries worldwide covered the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fifth Assessment (AR5) reports on the state of scientific knowledge relevant to climate change. Journalism, it demonstrates, is a key elem ... more

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ICT4AG Handbook: A Quick Guide to ICT Solutions for Smallholder Farmers

Namita Singh

Digital Green (2017), 30 pp.

"This handbook gives an overview of a broad range of technologies and can be useful for professionals engaged in agriculture extension, organizations working with smallholder farmers, implementors, donors and other public sector partners. Those interested in the use ICTs for development may also fin ... more

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Terminal Evaluation of “The Partnership for Behavior and Social Change in Yemen” Project in Taiz and Hodeidah

Sadeq Noman Al-Nabhani

UNICEF;Search for Common Ground (2017), 80 pp.

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Current and Future Studies on Participatory Communication in Thailand

Roongkan Musakophas, Weerapong Polnigongit

Kasetsart Journal of Social Sciences, volume 38 (2017), pp. 68-73

"This study used qualitative research involving a documentary analysis of the existing research in Thailand. In all, 60 research studies between 1993 and 2012 [...] were reviewed and analyzed for participatory communication usage and media types. These studies were classified by the purpose of parti ... more

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Das Theater der Unterdrückten und Vergangenheitsaufarbeitung in Afghanistan: Kollektive Ermächtigung und neue Dependenzen

Hjalmar Jorge Joffre-Eichhorn

Peripherie, volume 37, issue 1 (2017), pp. 52-75

"Seit März 2007 organisieren lokale und internationale Aktivist*innen in verschiedenen Teilen Afghanistans beinah täglich Aktivitäten mit den unterschiedlichen Techniken des Theaters der Unterdrückten (TdU) des Brasilianers Augusto Boal (1931-2009) sowie anderen emanzipatorischen Theatermethoden ... more

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Die Spitze des Eisbergs: Spendenwerbung der internationalen Hilfsorganisationen - Kritik und Alternativen

Initiative Schwarze Menschen in Deutschland (ISD);Glokal e.V. (2017), 35 pp.

"Das berüchtigte Bild des hungernden, nackten, ungeschützten Kindes ist ein Leitmotiv in der humanitären Hilfe, das bis heute kollektive und individuelle Vorstellungswelten im Globalen Norden formt. Die Bilderwelten, die die Krisen im Globalen Süden porträtieren, sind geprägt von einer kolonia ... more

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Acciones de comunicación de riesgos y movilización comunitaria con respecto a la infección por el virus del Zika

Washington, DC: Organización Panamericana de la Salud (OPS);Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) (2017), 34 pp.

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Videos für Citizen Science: Tipps zur erfolgreichen Konzeption und Durchführung eines Video-Workshops

Astrid Vogelpohl, Alex Grimm, Wiebke Rettberg, David Ziegler

Deutsches Zentrum für Integrative Biodiversitätsforschung (2017), 29 pp.

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When Food is Cooking Up a Storm: Proven Recipes for Risk Communication

Parma (IT): European Food Safety Authority (efsa) (2017), 67 pp.

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Connected for Development? Theory and Evidence About the Impact of Internet Technologies on Poverty Alleviation
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Hernan Galperin, Maria Fernanda Viecens

Development Policy Review, issue 3 (2017), pp. 315-336

"Based on the assumption that increased access to internet services boosts economic growth and improves the well-being of the poor, governments in both developed and emerging regions are heavily investing in internet connectivity projects. This article reviews the existing evidence as to the impact ... more

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Sierra Leone Mudslide Response 2017: Using Digital Platforms to Place Affected Populations at the Heart of the Response. A Case Study

UNICEF (2017), 7 pp.

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Pathways to Accountability from the Margins: Reflections on Participatory Video Practice

Jackie Shaw

Institute of Development Studies (IDS) (2017), 47 pp.

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Orientaciones para docentes y recursos digitales para atender a la diversidad en la educación a distancia en el contexto del COVID 19

UNICEF (2017), 22 pp.

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Information Needs Assessment: Cox’s Bazar - Bangladesh

Anahi Ayala Iacucci, Rafiq Copeland, Zain Mahmood, Alison Campbell, Brian Hanley, Phyza Jameel

Arcata, Calif.; London: Internews (2017), 56 pp.

"There is no accessible media in the Rohingya language, leaving the Rohingya population of well over a million, now spread between Myanmar and Bangladesh, reliant on information only available in languages other than their own [...] This assessment, conducted in the Cox’s Bazar region of Banglades ... more

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