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Information Needs & Media Use: Refugees & Displaced People
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Information Needs in Disasters & Humanitarian Crises
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Media Use, Media Consumption
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Media Use: Disasters & Humanitarian Crises
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Trust in the Media, Credibility of Media
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Information Needs
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Migrants & Refugees: Tailor-Made Media Products & Information Services
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Refugees / Displaced People
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Media Use: Migrants & Diasporas
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Media Assistance: Disasters & Humanitarian Crises
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COVID-19 Communication
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Media Landscapes, Media Systems, Media Situation in General
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Rohingya
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Access to Media & Information
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Digital & Social Media Use, Internet Use
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Information Needs: Migrants
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News Consumption & Information Sources of Media Users
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Radio Consumption, Radio Use, Radio Audiences
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Campaigning
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Ethnic Media, Minority Media
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Disaster & Humanitarian Crisis Communication
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Disaster & Humanitarian Crisis Reporting
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Radio in Disasters & Humanitarian Crises
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Media Assistance
2
Communication & Information Needs
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Information Ecosystems
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Access to Media & Information: Disadvantaged Groups and Minorities
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Access to Public Information, Freedom of Information, Right to Information
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Information Gaps
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Advocacy & Empowerment: Indigenous People
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Agricultural Information & Extension
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Internet & Social Media Use: Minorities
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Information Needs: Indigenous Population
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Media Diaries
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Mobile Phone Use: Minorities
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Media Use: Rural Populations
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Campaigning: Evaluation, Monitoring, Impact Assessment
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Campaigning: Experiences
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Campaigning: Message Design
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Digital Media Campaigns
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Information Campaigns
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International Organizations: Communication Strategies & Practices
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Community Communication
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Community Media
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Community Radios
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Media Assistance: Indigenous Communication
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Conflicts and Media
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Human Rights Protection & Violations: Media Representation & Reporting
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Rumours & Rumour Management
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Perceptions & Attitudes Towards Development Issues and Development Assistance
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Development and Media
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Facebook
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Social / Digital Media and ICTs in Disaster & Humanitarian Crisis Management & Prevention
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Disaster & Humanitarian Crisis Information Management
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Earthquakes, Floods, Tsunamis, Natural Disasters
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Humanitarian Aid
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Disinformation, Misinformation, Fake News
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Gender-Based Harassment, Intimidation & Violence
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Gender Representation & Stereotypes in the Media
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Health Communication
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Indigenous Communication
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Image Abroad
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Informal Communication Channels, Networks & Structures
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Interpersonal Communication, Interpersonal Relations
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Human Rights
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Migrants, Refugees, Diasporas & Media
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Digital Media Use: Migrants & Diasporas
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Labour Migration
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Migration
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Migration & Refugees Reporting & (Social) Media Representation
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People with Disabilities: Access to & Use of ICT and Media
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Politics
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Rural Communication, Media in Rural Areas
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Sexual Violence & Abuse, Rape
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"As information among internally displaced people (IDPs) spreads mostly through word-of-mouth and social media, rumors and misinformation are rife. Citizens in eastern Ukraine have low trust in traditional media, and Ukrainian TV is largely not perceived as a credible source of information. IDPs do ... more
"In August 2014 Internews launched Boda Boda Talk Talk (BBTT) in the Protection of Civilians site known as PoC 3 in Juba. PoC 3 is the newest site and is adjacent to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) UN House base that contains PoC 1 and PoC 2. BBTT is a professionally produced reco ... more
"In February 2015, Internews established Nile FM, a community radio station in Malakal County, Upper Nile state [South Sudan]. As part of Internews' Humanitarian Information Service (HIS) that brings information to displaced and vulnerable populations throughout the country, Nile FM responds to the ... more
"The purpose of the survey was to understand the listenership and value of Radio Bakdaw, the information needs of the community and sources people would use to address specific information needs." (Page 1)
"On 4th July 2014, Internews launched Boom Box Talk Talk (BBTT) in the Malakal, UN Mission Protection of Civilian (PoC) site, to provide people affected by the conflict with life saving and life enhancing information. BBTT is a professionally produced audio Humanitarian Information Service (HIS). In ... more

Citizen Access to Information in Papua New Guinea 2014

M&C Saatchi World Services Research & Insight;ABC International Development (2014), 86 pp.

Understanding the Information and Communication Needs Among IDPs in Northern Iraq

Internews;United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA);World Vision International (2014), 30 pp.
"The key finding of this rapid assessment is that displaced people in northern Iraq live in an information vacuum which is hindering their ability to cope with the catastrophe in which they find themselves. This vacuum has two main origins: lack of access to reliable news and information from the lo ... more
"In February, 2014, Internews worked with Forcier Consulting to conduct a baseline survey of 612 respondents from the Tong Ping site to identify information needs, sources, and preferences to help guide their intervention strategies, and in April 2014 Internews again teamed up with Forcier Consultin ... more
"This report demonstrates how providing information to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in South Sudan can dramatically increase their health, safety and well-being and make a positive impact on their lives in the midst of an ongoing conflict [...] Boda Boda Talk Talk (BBTT) was the first Humanit ... more

Citizen Access to Information in Vanuatu

InterMedia;ABC International Development (2013), 62 pp.
"This report has eight core sections. In the first three sections we outline the overall purpose of the study, the methodological approach and the overarching insights that emerged from the study. This is followed by a section on key citizen information needs and sources. The fifth section discusses ... more

"Good Information is in Short Supply": Kenyan Farmers and Their Assessment of Information on Agricultural Innovation

Zürich: Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW), Institute of Applied Media Studies (IAM);Multimedia University College of Kenya (MMU) (2013), 50 pp.
"This research project addressed specifically the information-seeking behaviour of small scale farming households in Kenya. It focused on how farmers are informed about innovation on new methods of increasing agricultural productivity, which is one of the main challenges for Africa's agriculture and ... more
"This article describes and analyses the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) communication policy in the current world environment where a variety of well-doers attempt to pursue attention. The analysis is reflected against the results of focus group interviews with Congolese women ... more
"Between June 30th and July 10th, 2012, a team of four trained interviewers conducted interviews with 400 randomly selected adults, representative of the adult population of the town of Zemio and its surroundings, over 1,000 km east of the capital Bangui in the prefecture of Haut Mbomou, near the bo ... more
"Between May 19th-27th, 2012, a team of four trained interviewers conducted interviews with 400 randomly selected adults representative of the adult population in Obo, the capital of Haut-Mbomou, one of the 14 prefectures of the Central African Republic (CAR), and its surroundings [...] Radio is the ... more

Citizen Access to Information in Papua New Guinea

InterMedia Europe;ABC International Development (2012), 71 pp.
"The current report presents the highlights of five country assessments that were undertaken to identify the communication and information needs of indigenous peoples. The starting point for this regional initiative was that access to information and communication avenues have an empowering element, ... more
"Internews surveyed more than 120 Syrian refugees in Zaatari camp, asking a set of 30 questions about information needs, sources, and trust levels. Additionally, 20 in-depth key informant interviews were conducted with humanitarian workers and media professionals in Jordan and in Beirut, Lebanon. As ... more
"More than 20 million people in Pakistan were affected by the worst floods in the country’s history in late July 2010 [...] The humanitarian response included efforts to inform people about the services available, and communicate with them about accessing these services. It also included efforts t ... more
"When crisis or disaster strikes, people need help. They need, shelter, food, water and safety. They need these things rapidly and effectively. Modern humanitarian responses have become more effi cient and effective at providing these things. This policy briefing argues that people need information ... more