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Poverty & Impoverished People: Reporting & Media Representation
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ICTs and Poverty Reduction
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Poverty & Poverty Reduction
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Poverty Reduction: Role of Media
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Access to Internet & Digital Communications
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ICTs and Development
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Suburbs, Poor Districts, Slums, Shanty Towns
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Rural Communication for Development
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Media Use: Lower Classes & Poor Population
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ICT / Internet Projects (Development Aid)
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Development Communication, Communication for Development (C4D)
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ICT Policies
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Minorities & Disadvantaged Groups: Reporting & Media Representation
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Governance & Accountability: Role of Media / Communication
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Inequalities
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Urban Issues: Media Representation & Reporting
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Digital Divide, Digital Inequalities
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Documentaries, Television Documentaries, Web Documentaries
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Community Radios
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Church Development Cooperation
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Millenium Development Goals (MDG)
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Development and Media
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Educational Use of ICTs / Internet
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Gender and ICTs / Internet
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ICT Development Assistance
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Informal Sector, Informal Economy
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Rural Women & Communication
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Stereotypes in Media & Communication
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Campaigning: Experiences
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Election Campaigns
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Development Education: Films
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Films
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Media Freedom, Press Freedom
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Communication Strategies
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NGOs & Civil Society Organizations: Communication Strategies & Practices
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Development Aid Public Relations, Development Public Awareness Raising
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Nonprofit Public Relations: Experiences
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Community Development
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Telecentres, Community Telecentres, Internet Cafés
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Development Projects
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Development Aid Reporting
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Edutainment Television Programmes
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Digital Healthcare & Information, Mobile Health, E-Health, Telemedicine
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ICT Industries & Markets
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Living Conditions
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Small Enterprises, Micro Businesses, Small & Medium Enterprises (SME)
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Microcredits, Microfinance, Small-Scale Loans
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Image Ethics, Ethics in Photojournalism
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Impact Assessment & Outcome Evaluation
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Food, Food Security, Nutrition
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Health Issues, Health Services, Health Systems (General)
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Africa: Foreign Media Representation & Image Abroad
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Developing Countries Reporting & Representation in Foreign / International Media
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Photojournalism
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Social Issues: Reporting & Media Representation
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Local Radios, Local Radio Programmes
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Media Assistance
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Migration & Refugees Reporting & (Social) Media Representation
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Framing
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Indicators & Indices
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Access to Media & Information
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Advocacy
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Empowerment
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Agriculture
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Agriculture & ICTs, e-Agriculture
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Peasants / Farmers & Communication
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Digital & Social Media Use, Internet Use
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Media Use: Children
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Mobile Phone Use
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Television Consumption, Televison Use, Television Audiences
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Campaigning
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Development Communication Campaigns
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Public Awareness Campaigns
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Catholic Church
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Solidarity
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Children & Childhood
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Children: Media Representation & Reporting
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Christian Communication
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Apostolates
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WACC
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Christian Religious Communities
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Mission
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Aesthetics in Film & Visual Communication
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Celebrities, Idols, Stars
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Cinema in the Global South & Third Cinema
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Violence in the Media: Film
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Latin American Cinema
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Local Government Communication Strategies
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Public Relations
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Public Relations: Interview Skills & Training
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Community Radio & Gender
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Community Telecommunication Networks
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Media Assistance: Community Radios
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Conflicts and Media
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Hate Speech, Hate Speech in Social Media
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Discourse & Discourse Analysis
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Theatre for Development
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Narratives, Narrative Structures
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Clothing & Fashion
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Subcultures
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Misereor (Catholic Development Agency, Germany)
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National Development Planning
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Development Strategies
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Development Studies, Development Research
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Development Theories
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Good Governance
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Religion and Development
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Communicating Development Projects, Media in Development Programmes
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Development Journalism & Media Representation of Development Issues
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Radio for Development
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E-Governance, E-Democracy
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Digital Financial Services, Mobile Banking, Mobile Payphone Business
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Social Media
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TikTok
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Artificial Intelligence
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Economic Development: Role of ICTs & Media
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Online Learning, E-Learning
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ICT Economics
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ICT Sector Development
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World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)
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Homeless People
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Information Management
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Media Ownership
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Nonprofit Journalism, Nonprofit Media
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Domestic Workers
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Economic Indicators
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Labour, Labour Markets, Labour Laws, Working Conditions
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Social Capital
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Education and Communication / Media
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Adult Education
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Television Entertainment, Television Entertainment Programmes
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Soap Operas & Telenovelas
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Sustainable Development
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Water Resources Management, Water Access & Supply
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Journalism Ethics
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Terms of Reference in Evaluation
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Female Journalists & Media Workers
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Gender Discrimination, Gender Inequalities
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Gender Relations
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Gender Representation & Stereotypes in the Media
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Media Assistance: Gender Focus
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Women (General)
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HIV / AIDS Communication
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History of the Press
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Globalisation, Globalisation Criticism
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Globalisation: Impact on (Local) Media & Communication
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Journalism
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Constructive Journalism, Solution-Oriented Journalism
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Journalists
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Journalists: Professional Identity & Values
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Television News
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Media Assistance: Radio
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Communication Networks
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Informal Communication Channels, Networks & Structures
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Dissemination of Information
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Information Policies
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Law, Legislation, Judiciary (General)
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Organisational Development & Capacity Building
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Politics and Media
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National Identity & Media, Nationalism & Communication
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Political Communication
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Public Opinion
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El Espectador (Newspaper, Colombia)
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Media Effects
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Self-Help
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Data Analysis & Interpretation
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Political Indicators
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Social Indicators
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Ethnographic Action Research
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Questionnaires, Questionnaire Design
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Sampling (Survey Methodologies, Statistics)
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Survey Methods
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Statistical Data: Collection, Analysis & Interpretation
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Mobile Phones in Rural Areas
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Corruption & Combating Corruption
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Networks & Networking
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Participation
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Family Planning
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Social Policies
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Social Security
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Social Sciences Research
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Social Systems
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WLAN Wireless Internet Access
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Mobile Phones, Smartphones
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Telecommunication Infrastructure
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Telephone
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Television
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Urban Communication, Urban Media
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Urban Areas
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"This study analyses statistical correlations between press freedom and human development, human security, stability, poverty reduction, and good governance, using indicator systems from Freedom House and Reporters without Borders, UNDP's Human Development Index, the Human Poverty Index, the World B ... more
"This paper discusses the notions of demand, poverty, information needs, and information and communication technologies (ICTs) to offer a concept of digital poverty, which may be useful to estimate the digital poverty level in Latin America and the Caribbean. The paper is composed of two sections. T ... more
"According to this report the media in low-income countries is too often left aside as a serious player in the fight against poverty. ‘It’s time that those active in poverty reduction realise the media is a public good and in a prime position to monitor whether poverty reduction is taking place. ... more
"O artigo analisa obras recentes de ficção ou documentário que acentuaram a presença visual de cidadãos pobres, negros, moradores de favelas e bairros de periferia no cinema e na televisão brasileiros. Ao trazer esse universo à atenção pública, esses filmes intensificaram e estimularam uma ... more
"This paper presents preliminary findings from a multi-sited qualitative study of poverty and information and communication technologies (ICTs) in India, Indonesia Sri Lanka and Nepal. It draws upon data gathered by 12 ethnographic action researchers working across 15 community ICT initiatives. Thes ... more

Digital Poverty: Latin American and Caribbean Perspectives

Warwickshire; Ottawa: Practical Action Publishing;International Development Research Centre (IDRC) (2007), 161 pp.
The articles in this book have been adapted from contributions to the UNESCO-sponsored conference in Colombo, Sri Lanka marking World Press Freedom Day on May 3, 2006.

Voices of Change: Strategic Radio Support for Achieving the Millenium Development Goals

London: Department for International Development (DFID) (2006), 28 pp.
"Highlights the relevance of radio in poor communities, its broad applicability to a range of sectoral activities such as health, rights, education, livelihoods, and conflict prevention, and identifies the need to deepen the capacity of radio broadcasters at all levels to conduct effective monitorin ... more

Deepening Voice and Accountability to Fight Poverty: A Dialogue of Communication Implementers, March 30-31, 2006. A Summary Note

Paris: OECD;Department for International Development (DFID);World Bank (2006), 11 pp.
"About 80 representatives from government, civil society, think tanks and media organizations in developing countries, as well as representatives from multilateral and bilateral donor agencies, academic institutions, and international civil society organizations participated in a dialogue about deep ... more
"As part of its initiatives to make Information and Communication Technology (ICT) work for the poor, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in collaboration with four countries in east Africa initiated and carried out a joint project on Pro-Poor ICT. The said countries are Kenya, Rwanda, T ... more

Los periodistas hablan de pobreza: Primera encuesta nacional

Santiago de Chile: Fundación Futuro;Fundación Superación de la Pobreza;Hogar de Cristo (2006), 47 pp.

Poverty: An International Glossary

London: Zed Books;CROP International Studies in Poverty Research, 2nd ed. (2006), 246 pp.
"This second edition of this highly-successful glossary provides an exhaustive and authoritative guide to over 200 technical terms used in contemporary scholarly research on poverty. It seeks to make researchers, students and policy makers aware of the multi-dimensional and complex nature of this so ... more

With the Support of Multitudes: Using Strategic Communication to Fight Poverty Through PRSPs

Washington, DC; London: World Bank, Development Communication Division;Department for International Development (DFID) (2005), 144 pp.
"This publication has been produced in order to improve the chances of success of Poverty Reduction Strategies (PRSs) in two ways: 1. To show policymakers how strategic communication can help them to achieve some of their objectives in formulating and executing effective Poverty Reduction Strategies ... more

Digital Dividents for the Poor: ICT for Poverty Reduction in Asia

Kuala Lumpur: Global Knowledge Partnership (GKP) (2005), 66 pp.

ICTs for Poverty Alleviation: Basic Tool and Enabling Sector

Stockholm: Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) (2005), 60 pp.