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Media Assistance in the Swiss Development Cooperation: Media - A Key Player for Realizing Social Accountability. Orientation Guide
Key Guidance

Berne: Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC);Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) (2007), 31 pp.

"This publication is a short, easy-to-read introduction to the field of media assistance. Following the usual steps of the project cycle, it describes the principal elements to analyse needs in media assistance and to select specific intervention strategies. The document distinguishes six interventi ... more

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Making Poverty the Story: Time to Involve the Media in Poverty Reduction

Angela Wood, Jon Barnes

London: Panos London (2007), 64 pp.

"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

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Communicating the Impact of Communication for Development: Recent Trends in Empirical Research
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Nobuya Inagaki

Washington, DC: World Bank (2007), 51 pp.

"This paper is a peer review of journals addressing the issue of the impact of development communication in a number of development projects and programs. It provides an overview of this discipline and then discusses the evidence about the impact of development communication according to a typology ... more

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Communicating Disasters: An Asia Pacific Resource Book
Inspiring Practice

Nalaka Gunawardene, Frederick Noronha (eds.)

Bangkok; Nugegoda (LK): UNDP Regional Centre in Bangkok;Television for Education Asia-Pacific (TVE Asia-Pacific) (2007), x, 150 pp.

"Our 21 contributors -– most of them from Asia, and representing media, development or humanitarian sectors -- do not engage in mere theoretical discussions. In 19 chapters of this book, they draw on their rich and varied experience working in either preparing disaster resilient communities or res ... more

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Development, Governance and the Media: The Role of the Media in Building African Society

Charlie Beckett, Laura Kyrke-Smith (eds.)

London: Polis, London School of Economics and Political Science (2007), 70 pp.

"Any approach to media development must include systems-wide measures including development of an enabling regulatory framework and increased access to information. Future media development processes must be African-owned and African-led, ultimately empowering Africans at all levels of society. With ... more

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Engaging Development: Environment and Content of Radio Broadcasting in Nigeria

Ayobami Ojebode, Tunde Adegbola

Lagos; Dakar: Institute for Media and Society (IMS);Panos West Africa (2007), vi, 72 pp.

"Given the prevailing environment, radio cannot better engage development, and this is in spite of the qualities of radio that endear it to development agencies and governments elsewhere. As Ojebode (forthcoming b) suggests, for radio to realise its potentials as a development medium in Nigeria, som ... more

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What the Papers Aren't Saying: How Can We Enhance Media Coverage of TB?

Lucy Stackpool-Moore, Anushree Mishra, Ronald Kayanja

Lusaka: Panos Global AIDS Programme (2007), 15 pp.

"This paper is a briefing for health practitioners, TB programmers, policymakers, media professionals and people affected by TB. Based on an analysis of media coverage of TB, it argues that health professionals and TB specialists should be supported to engage more effectively with the media so that ... more

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Kinder, Medien und Gewalt: Ein Thema für die Entwicklungszusammenarbeit

Ana Mijic

Tübingen; Eschborn: Institut für Friedenspädagogik;Deutsche Gesellschaft für technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ), Sektorvorhaben Bildung und Konfliktbearbeitung (2007), 32 pp.

"In den letzten Jahren hat die Verbreitung der neuen Informationsund Kommunikationstechnologien weltweit zu tief greifenden Veränderungen in Gesellschaft, Wirtschaft und Politik geführt, die inzwischen auch den Bereich der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit erreicht haben. Welche Chancen und Gefahren vor ... more

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Setting Standards for Communication and Governance: The Example of Infrastructure Projects

Larry Hass, Leonardo Mazzei, Donald O'Leary

Washington, DC: World Bank (2007), 47 pp.

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A Revenue Based Methodology for the Classification and Comparison of Broadcasting Systems

Manfred Kops

Berlin; Münster: Lit (2007), 88 pp.

"This book offers a methodology for the classification and comparison of broadcasting systems, both for positive and normative analyses. It is based on the assumption that the revenue structures of broadcasters determine the incentives for the broadcasters' staffs, and that these incentives in tur ... more

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Guidelines of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe on Protecting Freedom of Expression and Information in Times of Crisis

Strasbourg: Council of Europe (2007), 4 pp.

"[...] 1. As used in these guidelines, the term “crisis” includes, but is not limited to, wars, terrorist attacks, natural and man-made disasters, i.e. situations in which freedom of expression and information is threatened (for example, by limiting it for security reasons); the term “media pr ... more

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What is Community Informatics? (And Why Does it Matter)

Michael Gurstein

Milan: Polimetrica (2007), 105 pp.

"Community Informatics (CI) is the application of information and communications technologies (ICTs) to enable community processes and the achievement of community objectives. CI goes beyond the “Digital Divide” to making ICT access usable and useful to excluded populations and communities for l ... more

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Improving Health Through Effective Ommunication

Jackie Davies, Mel Barnes

London; Reading, UK: Healthlink Worldwide;Gamos (2007), 31 pp.

"This paper outlines and provides evidence for the effects of five key approaches to health information and communication in relation to the health-related MDGs; according to the different stakeholders involved, i.e. Health policy makers, health researchers, health care providers, patients and citiz ... more

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Lessons Learnt from Supporting Mass Media to Improve the Business Environment

Karl-Oskar Olming, Nicolas MacFarquhar

International Labour Organization (ILO), Job Creation and Enterprise Development Department (2007), 16 pp.

"Enterprise development interventions that utilize the mass media can be seen to be impacting on three different areas of the operating environment of small businesses. First, mass media can bring about behavioural change in the business operation by influencing public and individual attitudes and b ... more

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Estrategia de cultura y desarrollo de la cooperación española

Madrid: Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores y de Cooperación (2007), 69 pp.

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Media Law Assistance: Establishing an Enabling Environment for Free and Independent Media to Flourish

Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2007), 23 pp.

"The working group considered how international media development programs—particularly those that are U.S.-supported—have succeeded or failed, discussed best practices, and made recommendations. Journalist Ann McFeatters served as the rapporteur for the meeting. The discussion focused on severa ... more

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Community Radio: Its Impact and Challenges to its Development. Working Group Report

Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2007), 24 pp.

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Social software for social change

Charles Leadbeater

Office of Third Sector (2007), 19 pp.

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Media Assistance: Challenges and Opportunities for the Professional Development of Journalists. Working Group Report

Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2007), 19 pp.

"This report represents input from twenty-three practitioners who have observed, planned, and implemented media education programs of the U.S. and other Western governments, as well as those of private funders. The group discussed broad lessons learned and specific recommendations for policymakers, ... more

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Strengthening Liberia's Media: A Review of Media Support in the Post-Conflict Transitional Period and Recommendations for Future Actions

International Media Support (IMS);Article 19;Free Voice;Fondation Hirondelle;International Press Centre (IPC) (2007), 58 pp.

Media Assistance in the Swiss Development Cooperation: Media - A Key Player for Realizing Social Accountability. Orientation Guide Key Guidance

Communicating the Impact of Communication for Development: Recent Trends in Empirical Research Top Insights

Communicating Disasters: An Asia Pacific Resource Book Inspiring Practice

Media Assistance in the Swiss Development Cooperation: Media - A Key Player for Realizing Social Accountability. Orientation Guide
Key Guidance

Communicating the Impact of Communication for Development: Recent Trends in Empirical Research
Top Insights

Communicating Disasters: An Asia Pacific Resource Book
Inspiring Practice