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Need a Hand? No Thanks! Media Representations and Peace Building Indicators. The Case of UK Foreign Aid Programmes in Colombia

Jairo Lugo-Ocando, Gregory Kent, Ancízar Narváez

Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding, volume 7, issue 4 (2013), pp. 514-529

"This article considers research approaches often associated with media and journalism studies as complementary assessment strategies to inform decisions associated with evaluating foreign aid. In order to do so, the case of British foreign aid towards Colombia in the context of the War on Drugs is ... more

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Practical Approaches to Theories of Change in Conflict, Security, and Justice Programmes. Part I: What They Are, Different Types, How to Develop and Use Them
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Peter Woodrow, Nick Oatley

London: Department for International Development (DFID);Conflict, Crime, and Violence Results Initiative (CCVRI) (2013), 31 pp.

"The goal of this document is to improve the effectiveness of DFID programmes and the measurement of their impacts by providing DFID Advisers with the practical skills to develop high quality theories of change, to understand the role they play in programme design and assessment. It is intended for ... more

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Libya Media Transition: Heading to the Unknown

Fatima El-Issawi

London: Polis, London School of Economics, Department of Media and Communications (media@LSE) (2013), 74 pp.

"Libyan media’s deficiencies are vast and cover all facets of production. For one, the media industry’s decades-long isolation from the Arab and international markets poses a particular challenge to its reconstruction by comparison to the transitional media industries in Egypt and Tunisia. Media ... more

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Reporting Afghanistan: Mapping Afghan Conflict in Pakistani Media

Sadaf Baig

Intermedia Pakistan (2013), 88 pp.

"This report documents and analyzes coverage of the Afghan Conflict and related issues in six mainstream Pakistani news outlets [from May1, 2012 to August 31, 2012]. The following sub-themes have been tracked for monitoring and analysis: Terrorism in Afghanistan – Drone Strikes – Cross Border At ... more

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UN Plan of Action on the Safety of Journalists and the Issue of Impunity: Implementation Strategy 2013-2014

Paris: UNESCO (2013), 31 pp.

"This document provides the United Nations Implementation Strategy 2013-2014 of the UN Plan of Action on The Safety of Journalists and the Issue of Impunity (hereafter referred to as the UN Plan). In addition to the Strategy, there is a detailed Work-Plan to put the Strategy into place." (Introducti ... more

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Silence or Outrage: How South East Europe’s Media Deal with the Past

Christian Spahr

KAS International Reports, issue 4 (2013), pp. 60-74

"Coming to terms with a country’s political past is closely linked to the mass media, as they are the key to changing public opinion. It is only with their support that a general acceptance of democratic structures, not to mention a new perception of history, can be achieved. In South East Europe, ... more

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The Media and Conflict: An Assessment of the Evidence

UK Aid (2013), 3 pp.

"This paper discusses the strength of the evidence that currently exists around the role of media and information in periods of conflict and political change. Key findings: The evidence suggests the need for caution when planning interventions using media and technology for political change; Interve ... more

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Journalism in Syria: Impossible Job?

Paris: Reporters Without Borders (2013), 33 pp.

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Syria Media Map

Institute for War & Peace Reporting (IWPR) (2013), 32 pp.

This report addresses the state of the media in Syria; the laws that regulate and restrict the media, and the attacks on the media and journalists. The report also provides a Media Map, a list of print and online publications, radio and TV stations in Syria. According to the conclusion, "the interna ... more

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Communication for Development Interventions in Fragile States: A Systematic Review

Andrew Skuse, Dianne Rodger, Gerry Power, Domenic Friguglietti, Tait Brimacombe

JBI Database of Systematic Reviews & Implementation Reports (2013), 190 pp.

"This review identifies that while different initiatives can be pursued in different conflict situations, their direction and content needs to be driven by a close understanding of context, which in turn is driven by a range of influencing factors (contextual and programmatic), which in turn reflect ... more

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Transitional Justice: A Handbook for Journalists, Citizens and Activists

London; The Hague; Washington, DC: Institute for War & Peace Reporting (IWPR) (2013), 32 pp.

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Use with Care: A Reporter's Glossary of Loaded Language in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Vienna: International Press Institute (IPI) (2013), 59 pp.

"This is a guide of sorts, presenting a collection of terms used on both sides, which in some contexts may be regarded as loaded or biased, or whose meaning is often misunderstood, or which can be misleading. These are words the use of which is liable to give away the reporter’s communal identity ... more

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A Clash of Cultures: Hate Speech, Taboos, Blasphemy, and the Role of News Media

Jane Sasseen

Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2013), 40 pp.

"The ability of individuals to openly speak their minds is a core principle not only of American journalism, but American democracy. Even when speech is insulting or disrespectful to others-speech that might run afoul of hate speech laws throughout Western Europe or be banned outright in much of the ... more

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Faces of Peace Radio: Promoting Peace Through Radio

Kussia Bekele, Simone Notz

GIZ Ethiopia, Civil Peace Service Program (2013), 54 pp.

"The Peace Radio project was conceived in 2009 by the Resource Center for Civil Society Groups Association (RCCSGA) and Council of Nationalities (CoN) of SNNPRS (Southern Nations Nationalities and Peoples Regional State). The Civil Peace Service-Program (CPS) of GIZ is supporting the project financi ... more

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Medios, periodismo y conflicto armado: La agenda investigativa sobre la cobertura informativa del conflicto armado en Colombia, 2002-2012

Jorge Iván Bonilla Vélez, Camilo Andrés Tamayo Gómez

Fundación para el Nuevo Periodismo Iberoamericano (FNPI) (2013), 56 pp.

"Los 89 textos analizados se pueden agrupar en tres tendencias principales. 'Las miradas al oficio: riesgos, libertades y garantías para informar en medio del conflicto' ofrece un recorrido por los trabajos que le toman el pulso al estado de la libertad de prensa en Colombia y que dan cuenta de las ... more

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Violence Against Journalists and Media Workers: Inter-American Standards and National Practices on Prevention, Protection and Prosecution of Perpetrators

Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, Office of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression (2013), viii, 180 pp.

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Conceptualizing ‘communication for Peace’

Julia Hoffmann

San José (CR): University for Peace (2013), 39 pp.

"The present paper [...] seeks to examine what could be the groundwork to build a framework for ‘Communication for Peace’ (C4P) on, to identify the major areas of relevant research that exist, lacunae in this body of work, fruitful intersections between different disciplines and eventually, to p ... more

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Journalists’ Safety Indicators: National Level. Based on the UNESCO’s Media Development Indicators

Paris: UNESCO (2013), 34 pp.

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Reporting on Interreligious and Interethnic Tensions: The Meaning Behind the Headlines, 2013

Ljubomir Jakimovski (ed.)

Skopje: School of Journalism and Public Relations;Institute for Communication Studies (2013), 161 pp.

"The quantitative content analysis identified the amount and the patterns of media reporting on delicate interethnic and interfaith issues, focusing on respect of different aspects of professional and ethical standards. The method of Critical Discourse Analysis is applied for the qualitative analysi ... more

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Journalist Security Guide: Covering the News in a Dangerous and Changing World

Frank Smyth

Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) (2013), 70 pp.

"This guide details what journalists need to know in a new and changing world. It is aimed at local and international journalists of varied levels of experience. The guide outlines basic preparedness for new journalists taking on their first assignments around the world, offers refresher information ... more

Practical Approaches to Theories of Change in Conflict, Security, and Justice Programmes. Part I: What They Are, Different Types, How to Develop and Use Them Key Guidance

Practical Approaches to Theories of Change in Conflict, Security, and Justice Programmes. Part I: What They Are, Different Types, How to Develop and Use Them
Key Guidance