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On Islam: Muslims and the Media
Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press (2018), x, 173 pp.
"In the constant deluge of media coverage on Islam, Muslims are often portrayed as terrorists, refugees, radicals, or victims, depictions that erode human responses of concern, connection, or even a willingness to learn about Muslims. On Islam helps break this cycle with information and strategies t
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Tips for Running Public Awareness Campaigns in Africa: Insights from Eight Case Studies
Key Guides
Bonn: Deutsche Welle DW Akademie (2018), 24 pp.
"Effective campaigns require careful planning and execution. And drawing on the experiences and knowledge of others can help overcome some common stumbling blocks and improve the chances of success. To this end, this booklet profiles eight public awareness campaigns conducted in African countries. I
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Environmental Education and Communication and the Agenda 2030
Bangkok: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) (2018), 29 pp.
"The Agenda 2030 strives for a transformative approach that requires a broad shift in values, norms, beliefs, attitudes and practices towards more sustainable societies. In this debate on sustainable development, environmental communication and learning processes are driving forces for success. Crit
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Content of Vernacular Radio Stations Programs and Public Participation in Devolved Governance in Nyeri County, Kenya
Journal of Development and Communication Studies, volume 5, issue 2 (2018), pp. 70-81
"The study has concluded that there exists a positive relationship between vernacular radio programming content and participation of community in issues of governance. Therefore, it is recommended that vernacular radio stations should give more attention to the content of these programs. Priority sh
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Die neuen Verbraucher: Wie digitale Informationsangebote für Geflüchtete das Ankommen erleichtern können. Praxisleitfaden
Berlin: iRights (2018), 84 pp.
"Digitaler Verbraucherschutz hilft, Menschen zu erreichen, die sich nicht professionell mit dem Thema beschäftigen und niedrigschwellige, gut verständliche Verbraucherinformationen benötigen. Hier können fremdsprachige Angebote, aber auch Angebote in einfachem Deutsch einen Zugang ermöglichen.
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"Radyo Bakdaw was set up by Internews in Guiuan, Eastern Samar after the typhoon Yolanda/Haiyan hit the Philippines on November 8th 2013. The typhoon passed through 9 provinces, an estimated 14 million people were affected by it, 4 million people were displaced and killing at least 6268 people. In t
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"Best practices for agencies to counter misinformation, rumors and false information are detailed and categorized in this white paper, and challenges and additional considerations are presented for review. This report illustrates methods of countering false information on social media with case stud
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The Catholic Church and Twitter
In: Spiritual News: Reporting Religion Around the World
New York et al.: Peter Lang (2018), pp. 325-346
"The arrival of digital media has brought new challenges to the Roman Catholic Church. While the Church coped mostly successfully with the web 1.0, it has experienced greater difficulty in encountering the world of social media and web 2.0. Examining the role of Twitter in the 2015 Synod of Bishops
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A Village Goes Mobile: Telephony, Mediation, and Social Change in Rural India
Deep Insights
New York: Oxford University Press (2018), ix, 200 pp.
"In A Village Goes Mobile, Sirpa Tenhunen examines how the mobile telephone has contributed to social change in rural India. Tenhunen's long-term ethnographic fieldwork in West Bengal began before the village had a phone system in place and continued through the introduction and proliferation of the
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Digital Innovation Made in Africa for Sustainable and Inclusive Development, Volume 2
Bonn; Eschborn: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) (2018), 48 pp.
"With the second volume in the series Digital Innovation Made in Africa, we want to raise awareness of the enormous potential of young entrepreneurs in Africa. In this edition, the Tech Entrepreneurship Initiative Make-IT in Africa presents innovative initiatives and projects that have attracted att
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Digital Innovation Made in Africa for Sustainable and Inclusive Development
Bonn; Eschborn: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) (2018), 48 pp.
"Innovative Entrepreneurship is one of the key drivers behind Africa’s digital transformation. For many young people, entrepreneurship is often the best way to achieve sustainable livelihoods. Innovative entrepreneurs know their local markets and understand the social context. This gives them a co
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"This review looks back over 11 years of civil society advocacy in the information society – a total of 510 country reports published in Global Information Society Watch (GISWatch) from 2007 to 2017. It covers a period of important global shifts, from the exponential growth and influence of social
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Identidades do jornalismo cidadão: Uma análise da cultura organizacional da Mídia Ninja
Brasilia: Universidade de Brasília, Faculdade de Comunicação (FAC), Bachelor Thesis (2018), 105 pp.
"O jornalismo cidadão é uma das principais formas de democratizar a comunicação. A pesquisa possui o objetivo de compreender a cultura organizacional de uma das grandes representantes desse tipo de jornalismo, a Mídia Ninja. Para isso, utilizou-se a metodologia triangular com a aplicação de q
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Financial Inclusion Youth Toolkit
Cape Town: Children’s Radio Foundation (CRF) (2018), 121 pp.
"Between August 2017 and July 2018, CRF implemented the Kilimo Mtaji project (“agriculture makes sense” in Swahili) in Tanzania and DRC. The aim of the project was to seize the power of youth-produced radio shows and outreach events in order to share key messages that raise awareness around fina
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"To give publicity to our thoughts": Journale asiatischer und afrikanischer Christen um 1900 und die Entstehung einer transregionalen indigen-christlichen Öffentlichkeit
Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag (2018), 378 pp.
"Gegen Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts begannen indigen-christliche Eliten in Asien und Afrika, sich stärker in der kolonialen Öffentlichkeit ihrer Länder zu artikulieren. Sie gründeten ihre eigenen Journale, kritisierten Missstände in Gesellschaft und Missionskirchen, beteiligten sich an sozialen Be
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Using Media for Social Innovation
Bristol; Chicago: intellect (2018), 158 pp.
"The book's structure alternates between context (including theory and policy) and cases. Each case is discussed in relation to a particular aspect of social innovation: Chapter 2 discusses three projects, all of which tackle environmental change and demonstrate the ways in which social innovation m
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Leaving a Footprint: Stories of Evaluation That Made a Difference
San Juan (AR): Editorial de la Universidad Nacional de San Juan (UNSJ) (2018), 186 pp.
"The evaluation stories revealed in the project illustrate the value of a positive approach. They emphasize the evidence of what works and/or might work and is worthy of being continued, enlarged or modified. This can be contrasted with evaluations that are focused mainly on the technical problems a
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A Best Practice Guide for Whistleblowing Legislation
Berlin: Transparency International (2018), 73 pp.
Women's Rights: Forbidden Subject
Paris: Reporters Without Borders (2018), 31 pp.
"Covering women’s issues does not come without danger. A female editor was murdered for denouncing a sexist policy. A reporter was imprisoned for interviewing a rape victim. A woman reporter was physically attacked for defending access to tampons, while a female blogger was threatened online for c
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