"En este libro, creado a muchas manos, nos centramos en la Comunicación Comunitaria, en sus aportes teóricos, epistémicos, políticos, metodológicos y prácticos, pensándola centralmente de cara a las organizaciones y movimientos sociales. Académicamente, este libro se gesta en el marco de la
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actividad de investigación denominada Comunicación Comunitaria: contribuciones teórico-epistémicas, inscrita en el Programa de Investigación llamado Procesos de Comunicación y Organización (PCO), del Centro de Investigación en Comunicación (CICOM) de la Universidad de Costa Rica (UCR). El objetivo de la publicación es divulgar procesos y resultados de investigación académica reciente, así como ofrecer una serie de reflexiones teórico-epistemológicas, perspectivas críticas y experiencias prácticas vinculadas a la comunicación organizacional en clave comunitaria, para apoyar los procesos formativos de la Escuela de Ciencias de la Comunicación Colectiva (ECCC), de la Universidad de Costa Rica (UCR), tanto en el bachillerato como en la licenciatura y el posgrado." (Presentación, página 7)
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"Strategic Communication deals with the principles behind strategic communication planning. It covers the professional practice steps involved in researching, planning, writing, evaluating and implementing a communication strategy. This book links strategic communication campaign planning to medium
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and long-term business activity and to how organisations deal with issues. This thoroughly revised third edition includes: New international cases and professional exercises that will enable students to work through the cases and apply theory to real-life situations; New discussion questions on important aspects of campaign planning; exercises that encourage students to think more broadly about communication strategy and work through the particular aspects of a strategy; In Theory panels that highlight key theories and demonstrate important links between theory and practice Accessible and comprehensive, this is an essential text for students of professional communication and professionals transitioning into the field of Strategic Communication"--
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"La planificación en comunicación institucional colabora a organizar lo que se pretende comunicar. Una buena planificación ayuda a direccionar los objetivos que se pretenden lograr, define los públicos a los que se intenta involucrar y establece cuáles son las herramientas más efectivas para c
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omunicar. En efecto, para determinar acciones de comunicación es crucial marcar un rumbo que funcione de guía, a modo de un mapa que oriente las comunicaciones y que, por lo tanto, permita sistematizar y dar congruencia a dichas acciones. De nada vale arrojar mensajes por distintas plataformas si no se tiene en claro cuál es el sentido de la conversación que se pretende desarrollar. La planificación es un proceso que integra momentos, y que pueden diferenciarse según cuatro criterios: a. Momento analítico: se trata de responder y describir con exactitud la situación comunicacional de la cual se parte, que en general coincide con el diagnóstico; b. Momento normativo: en este momento se formula el plan, ya que responde a la cuestión del deber ser, a lo que se quiere llegar [...]; c. Momento estratégico: en este momento se determina cuál es el camino para transformar la situación inicial en situación deseada [...]; d. Momento operacional: se corresponde con la implementación de un plan [...]" (Página 8-9)
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"The book traces communication in Nigeria back to pre-colonial indigenous communication, through the development of telecommunication, broadcasting networks, the press, the Nigerian flm industry (‘Nollywood’) and on to the digital era. At a time when Western voices still dominate the academic li
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terature on communication in Africa, this book is noteworthy in drawing almost exclusively on the expertise of Nigeria-based authors, critiquing the discipline from their own lens and providing an important contribution to the decolonisation of communication studies. The authors provide a holistic analysis of the sector, encompassing print journalism, broadcast journalism, public relations, advertising, flm, development communication, organisational communication and strategic communication. Analysis of the role of digital technologies is woven throughout the book, concluding with a fnal section theorising the future of communication studies in Nigeria in light of the digital media revolution." (Publisher description)
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"The aim of this article is to analyse the meanings of ‘engagement’ deployed in media and communication journals over the last five years (2016-2020), in 502 articles found through the Web of Science. Through the analysis of their abstracts, supported by Iramuteq software, this research has iden
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tified four categories: a) media effects and proximity to behavioural science; b) participation and citizenship perspectives, with links to science studies; c) structures and uses of social media; d) organisational communication. The circulation of engagement, as a concept, presents a multiplicity of meanings involving other theoretical traditions, not always in congruence with audience studies traditions, but which may even revisit certain ‘media effects’ frameworks, for example. Thus, the analysis of this concept in a specific time frame and broader theoretical context helps to understand the struggles around the concept and its different theoretical affiliations. The results highlight the polysemy of the concept, and that there is no preponderance of social media engagement. From the presentation of the results, we discuss their blind-spots and consequences for audience studies." (Abstract)
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"African Communication Systems and the Digital Age contextualizes communication by bringing to the table African contributions to the field, examining the importance of African indigenous forms of communication and the intersection of African communication systems and the digital age. The book cover
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s various concepts, models, theories and classifications of African communication systems, including instrumental communication, types of African music and their communication properties, indigenous writing systems, non-verbal communication, and mythological communication. Through careful analysis of communication in Africa, this book provides insights into the various modes of communication in use prior to the advent of traditional and new media as well as their continued relevance in the digital age." (Publisher description)
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"Reputation Management is an established how-to guide for students and professionals, as well as CEOs and other business leaders. This fourth edition is updated throughout, including: new social media management techniques for the evolving age of digital media, and perspectives on reputation managem
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ent in an era of globalization. The book is embroidered by ethics, and organized by corporate communication units, such as media relations, issues management, crisis communication, organizational communication, government relations, and investor relations. Each chapter is fleshed out with the real-world experiences cited by the authors and contributions from 36 leaders in the field." (Publisher description)
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"Speaking of trust in the Catholic Church necessarily leads to talking about the management of the crisis of clerical sexual abuse by its leaders. The focus is on managing responsibility and information, with case studies by Paulina Guzik and Patrick O'Brien. The first deals with the case of Poland,
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emphasizing the need for accountability and suggesting five actions to regain trust. O'Brien offers a map of the management of abuses in the 197 dioceses of the United States, and points to transparency in communication and government as a key to regaining trust. As you will read in these pages, neither the communicator nor the communication serves to mask a negative reality. The institution must justify its existence only if it is a good for society, even if it makes mistakes. This question is approached from a theological point of view: Is it still possible to trust the Church? To answer this question, Marco Vanzini highlights the tensions that characterize and define the identity of the Church: such as her divine origin and her human composition, or the inner coexistence of holiness and sin, among others. On the other hand, Gabriel Magalhães, taking a cue from passages of sacred and universal literature, invites reflection on the contrast between human and divine justice, highlighting the excessive and almost ‘scandalous’ nature of divine mercy. Faced with the reality of a certain human solidarity in evil, he explores the need for collective guilt and forgiveness as a common horizon that allows trust to be recovered at the social level.
It is precisely ‘the Church communicator’ on whom the article by Professors Gil and Gili puts the focus. His role as spokesman for an institution and bearer of a message gives him great responsibility. The credibility that he demands and needs, the authors maintain, depends to a great extent on his human and professional virtues. Creative fidelity, reliable transmission of an ideal and embodiment of the values he communicates are expected from him. Internal communication in organizations, with the transformation of the channels through which trust travels – more horizontal and collaborative than vertical and hierarchical (Botsman Citation2017) – represents a challenge for those who govern the organization. Receiving trust from the leadership in turn generates confidence in the workers. To put these ‘spirals of trust’ into action, Gara and La Porte analyze one of the most important moments in the relationship between an employee and an organization: recruitment. Trust, they say, must be considered one of the great strategic tools of the Human Resources department.
In the legal field, Moreno and Díaz show with a case study the ‘legal defense of corporate reputation’, where law and communication work in a complementary way. In recent years, especially with the digital revolution, new fields of interaction have opened up with their own followers, as well as new spaces for vulnerability (e.g. privacy, personal data, copyright…). In this context of the Internet, the authors present the crisis of reputation of an NGO linked to the Church and show how law and communication are two strategic tools of the organizations destined to collaborate. Looking at trust management in the public sector is a necessary source of inspiration for an institution like the Church. María José Canel conducts the academic interview with Steven Van de Walle on trust in public administration. He deals with a wide range of topics: from the ways of measuring trust and its typologies, to the influence of emotions on the inspiration of trust. The interview offers some comparative considerations between some other institutions, such as NGOs, and the Church. It also includes a final reflection on the new scenario created by COVID-19, which is testing citizens’ trust in the state and the health system.
In the public sphere, the management of vulnerability takes on a particular nuance in the case of high reliability organizations, entities that by their nature must avoid errors at all costs (Lekka Citation2011). Sanders takes the criteria of the HROs as her model to measure the trust that the British government has earned (or lost) with its public communication during the pandemic generated by the COVID-19, a situation that has tested the strength of social relations – especially trust toward public services – and that will merit another special issue of this journal." (Editorial: Contents of the special issue, pages 295-296)
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"This book provides exemplars of how the Communication discipline and curriculum are responding to the demands of globalization and contributing to the internationalization of higher education. Communication as a discipline provides a strong theoretical and methodological framework for exploring the
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benefits, challenges and meanings of globalization. The goal of this book, therefore, is to facilitate internationalization of the communication discipline in an era of globalization. Section one discusses the theoretical perspectives of globalism, internationalization, and the current state of the Communication discipline and curriculum. Section two offers a comprehensive understanding of the role, ways, and impact of internationalizing teaching, learning, and research in diverse areas of study in Communication, including travel programs and initiatives to bring internationalization to the classroom. The pieces in this section will include research-based articles, case studies, analytical reviews that exam key questions about the field, and themed pieces for dialogue/debate on current and future teaching and learning issues related to internationalizing the Communication discipline/curriculum. Section three provides an extensive sampling of materials and resources for immediate use in internationalization in communication studies; sample syllabi, activities, examples, and readings will be included. In sum, our book is designed to enable communication curriculum and communication courses in other disciplines to be internationalized and to offer different approaches to enable faculty, students, and administrators to incorporate and experience an internationalized curriculum regardless of time and financial limitations." (Publisher description)
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"El documento consta de seis capítulos, a través de los cuales se presenta de manera conceptual y metodológica que debemos considerar para ir diseñando nuestro plan o estrategia de comunicación.
El primer capítulo aborda el contexto institucional del cual parte la comunicación en las instituc
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iones. Es decir la planificación estratégica y cómo ésta debe incorporar la dimensión comunicativa. También propone la ubicación de la comunicación en las instituciones, dándole un lugar desde el cual pueda cumplir adecuadamente su rol estratégico.
El segundo capítulo presenta el concepto de comunicación estratégica, señalando el valor agregado para la institución. Señala la dimensión interna y externa de la comunicación en las instituciones, desarrollando los conceptos de: comunicación interna, identidad e imagen, planteando el reto de la reputación institucional.
El tercer capítulo nos plantea la importancia del diagnóstico de comunicación como primer paso para la intervención comunicativa. Así nos presenta cuatro tipos de diagnósticos: el estudio de fuentes secundarias, la auditoria de comunicación, el mapa de stakeholders o grupos de interés y el diagnóstico de comunicación que incorpora el perfil del público y los mapas del poder.
El cuarto capítulo organiza una propuesta de metodología para diseñar un plan de comunicación institucional o una estrategia de comunicación en un proyecto de desarrollo. Si bien el diagnóstico se refiere a la fase de análisis, aquí se destaca la importancia de diferenciar la fase de diseño estratégico, de la fase operativa de la comunicación. Reflexiona con ejemplos sobre los objetivos de comunicación, la priorización de los públicos, los mensajes, el concepto creativo, las líneas de acción comunicativa, entre otros puntos.
El quinto capítulo nos presenta el monitoreo y la evaluación en comunicación. Gestionar la comunicación por su efectos supone identificar las dimensiones que son necesario medir para evidenciar cambios. Este ítem diferencia monitoreo, de la evaluación y propone algunos lineamientos para abordar este desafío en las instituciones.
El sexto capítulo plantea una ruta para la gestión de la comunicación integral de la institución. En este sentido precisa el rol de la dirección institucional, el perfil del comunicador, la necesidad de la comunicación interna, entre otros elementos que deben conformar una hoja de ruta para posicionar la comunicación en las instituciones.
La guía está acompañada de ejemplos, ejercicios de aplicación y un planteamiento de desafíos para las instituciones." (Presentación, página 9)
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"An Integrated Approach to Communication Theory and Research provides an in-depth overview of communication studies as well as integrating theory with research. This new edition provides a comprehensive overview of current theory and research written by the top theorists and researchers in each area
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. It has been updated to address the growing influence of technology, changing relationships, and several growing integrated approaches to communication and includes seven new chapters on digital media, media effects, privacy, darks side, applied communication, relational communication, instructional communication, communication and the law. The book continues to be essential reading for students and faculty who want a thorough overview of contemporary communication theory and research." (Publisher description)
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"Ce travail se propose un double objectif d’étudier la communication dans les organisations en réseau et identifier un modèle structurel et stratégique applicable à la pastorale communicationnelle au Burundi. Il s’agit de tenter de proposer des aspects pastoraux réticulaires sur base d’u
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ne flexibilité organisationnelle et une fluidité communicationnelle. En vue d’arriver à la proposition d’une pastorale de la communication en réseau au Burundi, nous entreprenons de: 1) Étudier l’organisation en réseau; 2) Développer la communication dans les organisations en réseau; 3) Produire une étude de la communication pastorale de l’Église du Burundi en vue de relever ses forces et ses faibles des structures en considération, les opportunités et les menaces inhérentes à l’environnement pour une éventuelle structuration en réseau; 4) Proposer des éléments structurels et stratégiques pour une pastorale de la communication en réseau au Burundi." (Objectifs, page 9-10)
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"In diesem Handbuch zu Herausforderungen, Konzepten und Instrumenten der Online-Kommunikation aus Sicht des Kommunikationsmanagements geben namhafte Autoren aus Wissenschaft und Praxis in 25 Beiträgen einen systematischen Überblick zu Strukturen, Prozessen, Tools und Best Practices. Der Wandel ein
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zelner Handlungsfelder wie Medienarbeit, interne Kommunikation und Public Affairs wird ebenso behandelt wie die Besonderheiten von Online-Monitoring, Twitter, Social Networks und Weblogs, Positionierung und Kampagnenführung im Netz, Personalisierung sowie Storytelling. Die Beiträge zeigen, dass es nicht mehr ausreicht, die Online-PR als neuen Baustein in herkömmliche Kommunikationsstrategien einzubauen. Stattdessen ist ein grundlegendes Umdenken notwendig, denn das Zeitalter der Massenmedien geht zu Ende. Wer für professionelle Kommunikation verantwortlich ist, muss den Wandel verstehen, soziale und technologische Rahmenbedingungen adaptieren sowie neue Strategien entwickeln. Jenseits schnelllebiger Moden geht es vor allem darum, geeignete Rahmenbedingungen zu schaffen und die Stärken beziehungsweise Schwächen verschiedener Ansätze zu verstehen. Dies will das wissenschaftlich fundierte und zugleich praxisnahe »Handbuch Online-PR« mit zahlreichen Fallbeispielen leisten." (Verlagsbeschreibung)
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"This is an applied facilitator’s guide for reform managers, change agents, development practitioners, and training professionals who need to use smart communication techniques—the relevant concepts, frameworks and applications—to promote change through governance reform. It is grounded on the
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expert knowledge and practical research from academics and scholars and practitioners in the field, culled and enriched from CommGAP’s series of global dialogue on key governance issues." (Back cover)
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"The Routledge Handbook of Applied Communication Research provides a state-of-the-art review of communication scholarship that addresses real-world concerns, issues, and problems. This comprehensive examination of applied communication research, including its foundations, research methods employed,
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significant issues confronted, important contexts in which such research has been conducted, and overviews of some exemplary programs of applied communication research, shows how such research has and can make a difference in the world and in people's lives." (Publisher description)
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