"Presents a combination of standard, professional reporting techniques for journalists covering humanitarian response scenarios, plus a basic education in and understanding of the humanitarian sector, its architecture, mandates and modus operandi. The goal of the manual and the handouts section is t
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o prepare journalists to cover natural and manmade disasters in a more informed, balanced way, and to show how a utilitarian approach to information content and dissemination can an effective life saver. It is intended to function as both an educational guide that journalists can read and learn from, and as an outline for a workshop focusing on the training of local reporters." (Internews website)
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"In this paper we describe how quality in reporting could be measured through content analysis. We show that this approach, although somewhat technical, is feasible. It can help projects to become better and more successful. As a suggestion for practitioners in media development we present three opt
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ions for measuring quality of reporting for monitoring and evaluation purposes." (Abstract)
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"This handbook is written specially for journalists. The examples come from newsrooms, because that is what I know best. But reading it, you will realise that the situations and examples can be ”translated” to your private life and adapted to all kinds of professional situations." (Pages 3-4)
"Lively and engaging, How to Launch a Magazine in this Digital Age adopts a practical guide for students and inexperienced editors, detailing the process of setting up and launching a new publication -- be it digital, print or a combination of both. Using case studies, theoretical/critical insights,
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and tests/exercises, this is the first how-to to embrace digital technologies, including a companion website with additional support with podcasts, web links, forums and timed live author chats. The key to the text's success is its ability to encompass the complete process. It begins with the initial idea and follows the process through to developing a business plan as well as setting an editorial strategy to achieve and maintain an audience in a digital age -- where traditional print formats face an uncertain future." (Publisher description)
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"Das von uns unter anderem vorgestellte Qualitätsmodell QMB (Qualitätsmanagement in Bürgermedien) beinhaltet beispielsweise die Aufforderung zu definieren, welche Vision den Sender oder das Radio leitet. Wie stellt man sich in der Redaktion „gelungenes Radio“ vor? Eine spannende Frage, die vi
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ele interessante Antworten bringt. Diese Auseinandersetzung mit Qualität endet nicht, Qualität ist nie fertig, denn Qualität verändert sich. Die Verständigung muss also immer wieder stattfinden. Wie haben sich die Rahmenbedingungen (zum Beispiel die Anforderungen und Bedürfnisse der Hörer) verändert? Was bedeutet das für die Definition von gelungenem Radio? Im Praxisbericht zum Modell QMFBplus weist die Autorin Colleen Sanders, darauf hin, dass es zu den vordringlichsten Aufgaben gehört, diesen Verständigungsprozess sinnvoll in den Alltag zu integrieren." (Seite 12)
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"The BetterEvaluation Rainbow Framework prompts you to think about a series of key questions. It is important to consider all these issues, including reporting, at the beginning of an evaluation. The Framework can be used to plan an evaluation or to locate information about particular types of metho
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ds. An expanded version of the framework showing options or methods for each question can be downloaded from our website: http://betterevaluation.org/plan." (Introduction)
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"This guide was prepared in Niger by the “Capitalization of good practices in support of agricultural production and food security” project. It was developed during training given to journalists – both men and women – of rural and community radio stations. The guide seeks to empower both men
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and women producers of community and rural radio stations, so that they can make quality programmes that systematically take gender into account. In Niger, as in many countries, the communications media, especially public, rural or community radio, reflect inequalities based on gender." (Introduction)
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Provides indicators of performance along 9 parameters: 1. Content Generation and Programming; 2. Policies and Guidelines; 3. Volunteers; 4. Technology: Access and Management; 5. On-Air Standards of Broadcasting; 6. Governance; 7. Feedback and Grievances; 8. Content Sharing and Networking; 9. Revenue
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Generation and Financial Accountability. Themes such as participation, inclusion, gender, and capacity-building cut across the 9 parameters.
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"This guidebook aims to give the reader an overview of the existing international media freedom measures and how they can be used. By introducing the methodology and pointing out the strengths and weaknesses, it allows the readers to better understand, judge and thus critically reflect the indices
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findings. This, in turn, enables them to ideally use and adopt the results for their own purposes. It addresses both stakeholders active in media development cooperation and journalists as well as all other people interested in this topic, such as politicians, academics or activists. The following five international and global media freedom indices will be introduced and analyzed: The Freedom of the Press Index by Freedom House; The Press Freedom Index by Reporters Without Borders; The Media Sustainability Index by the International Research & Exchanges Board (IREX); The African Media Barometer by the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung; The Media Development Indicators by UNESCO. These five measures were selected for the analysis because they are the only initiatives that evaluate media freedom internationally and on a regular basis. Strictly speaking, these indices can be further divided into two subgroups: those that claim to measure media freedom and those that aim to measure the theoretically broader concepts of media development or media sustainability. But since media freedom is a crucial component of media development and media sustainability and because in practice it is difficult to properly distinguish between the two concepts, both are included in this analysis." (Introduction, page 7)
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"Objetivos de este manual: Facilitar herramientas prácticas que aporten a mejorar la gestión y la sostenibilidad de proyectos de comunicación popular a través de medios (especialmente radio, pero también gráfica y TV); Aportar y poner en debate ideas, nociones, conceptos y miradas diversas sob
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re la gestión y sostenibilidad de medios comunitarios en la actualidad y en distintas etapas históricas; Poner en contexto la situación de los medios comunitarios en el escenario más general del sistema de medios argentino, en relación con otras formas de propiedad y de gestión: medios públicos estatales (escolares, universitarios, municipales, provinciales, nacionales), medios públicos no estatales (iglesia católica y pueblos originarios) y privado-empresariales." (Página 4)
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"Te ofrecemos un tutorial con 10 capítulos. Siguiéndolas paso a paso, estudiando los textos que presentamos, realizando las prácticas sugeridas, mejorarás tu voz y, sobre todo, tu forma de expresarte y de relacionarte con la audiencia. Porque la locución no es asunto de cuerdas vocales. Es much
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o, muchísimo más. Es un ejercicio de comunicación. Y cuando decimos comunicación estamos hablando de diálogo, de palabras que se dicen y que se escuchan, de contenidos que se comparten. La comunicación siempre es de doble vía. Por eso, este curso también podría llamarse de interlocución. El tutorial se complementa con videoconferencias y un consultorio permanente con José Ignacio López Vigil, responsable de los textos, para resolver tus dudas. Al final, nos enviarás una muestra de audio y obtendrás el certificado correspondiente.
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