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Effects of Radio-Based Extension Services on farmers’ Adoption of Organo-Mineral Fertilizers, Biofertilizers, and Manure in Lesotho

Nthapeliseng Nthama, O. I. Oladele

Journal of Radio & Audio Media (2024), 17 pp.

"This study examined the effects of radio-based extension services on farmers’ adoption of organo-mineral fertilizer, biofertilizer, and manure in Lesotho using a sample of 1659 farmers extracted from the 2019/2020 agricultural production survey database Bureau of Statistics (BOS). Data were analy ... more

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Low-connectivity Educational Technology: A Case Study of Supporting Learning during Covid-19 via SMS with ‘Keep Kenya Learning’

Katy Jordan, Albina Mumbi, Phoebe Khagame, Lydia Njuguna

Journal of Learning for Development, volume 11, issue 3 (2024), pp. 553-562

"The use of Short Messaging Service (SMS) for education has grown in recent years, drawing particular attention to supporting school-level learners, due to the Covid-19 pandemic. This renewed interest has prompted questions about how this form of educational technology could be used in the longer te ... more

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Vaccination Communication Strategies and Uptake in Africa: A Systematic Review

Winfred Ekezie, Beauty Igein, Jomon Varughese, Ayesha Butt, Blessing Onyinye Ukoha-Kalu, Ifunanya Ikhile, Genevieve Bosah

Vaccines, volume 12, issue 1333 (2024), 31 pp.

"African countries experience high rates of infectious diseases that are mostly preventable by vaccination. Despite the risks of infections and other adverse outcomes, vaccination coverage in the African region remains significantly low. Poor vaccination knowledge is a contributory factor, and effec ... more

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Using Radical Co-Design to Create and Develop a Technology-Based Solution to Improve Post-Release Outcomes for Formerly Incarcerated Women: LindaBot

Michele Jarldorn, Susannah Emery

International Journal of Communication, volume 18 (2024), pp. 1246-1265

"Most women exiting prison face profound disadvantages and are likely to struggle with poor mental and physical health. Rarely are women furnished with the resources needed to flourish post-release, and seemingly simple-sounding tasks like getting formal identification are quite complicated. The con ... more

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Good Practices for Subsea Cables Policy: Investing in Digital Inclusion

Sonia Jorge, Evelyn Namara

Alexandria, VA: Global Digital Inclusion Partnership (2024), 19 pp.

"A thriving digital economy depends on all people being able to connect to the internet. Achieving global connectivity requires maintaining and growing the vast network of subsea cables that connect most around the world to the internet. This brief provides an introduction to the current policy and ... more

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Participatory Grantmaking in Practice: The Story of the Building Local Alignment Initiative (so far)

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (2024), 59 pp.

"In 2021, RWJF decided to make participatory grantmaking a hallmark strategy of a multiyear initiative focused on building the power and voice of communities affected by racial injustice in local public health and healthcare systems. The Foundation’s embrace of participatory grantmaking for this p ... more

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Eyewitness Textures: User-Generated Content and Journalism in the Twenty-First Century

Michael Lithgow, Michèle Martin

Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press (2024), 365 pp.

"News consumers have come to expect and demand the unprecedented immediacy of experience and coverage of breaking news offered by photographs, video clips, audio recordings, tweets, commentary: content created by ordinary citizens. The use of user-generated content is a salient aspect of how journal ... more

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Disinformation Debunked: Building Resilience Through Media and Information Literacy

Divina Frau-Meigs, Nicoleta Corbu (eds.)

London: Routledge (2024), 329 pp.

"The book highlights the underlying stakes that are involved in the fight against disinformation, from producing smart tools to generalizing their use beyond the journalistic profession. It considers the MIL theories and methodologies at work in the digital era, especially from the perspective of di ... more

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“We All Have Power”: Using Photovoice to Document Challenges and Strengths of Lakota Women With Histories of Incarceration

Katie M. Edwards, Emily E. Camp, Tiffani N. Luethke et al.

Feminist Criminology, volume 19, issue 3 (2024), pp. 191-219

"Results from a photovoice study with 13 Lakota women found that there were numerous barriers (e.g., finding stable housing, finding a job) to reintegration following incarceration and that trauma, grief, and loss were identified as prominent challenges throughout attempts at reintegration. Despite ... more

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Are We Making a Difference? Global and Local Efforts to Assess Peacebuilding Effectiveness
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Stacey L. Connaughton, Jasmine R. Linabary (eds.)

Lanham et al.: Rowman & Littlefield (2024), xxvii, 320 pp.

"Sections of the book engage in critical reflection on what peacebuilding effectiveness is and who gets to decide, provide practical examples and case studies of the successes and failures of assessing peacebuilding work, and support innovative strategies and tools to move the field forward. Chapter ... more

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Global Journalism in Comparative Perspective: Case Studies

Dhiman Chattopadhyay (ed.)

London; New York: Routledge (2024), xvii, 251 pp.

"This book explores how journalism is practiced around the world and how there are multiple factors at the structural and contextual level shaping journalism practice. Drawing on case studies of how conflicts, pandemics, political developments, or human rights violations are covered in an online-fir ... more

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What Can We Learn From the Short History of Independent Media in Serbia? Radio B92, George Soros, and New Models of Media Development

Janet Steele

International Journal of Press/Politics, volume 29, issue 3 (2024), pp. 646-666

"Radio B92 was an iconic independent media institution in Serbia. Founded in 1989, B92 provided Belgrade listeners with subversive rock music, high-quality journalism, and independent perspectives on politics in the former Yugoslavia. An early adapter to the internet, B92 has been credited with spar ... more

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The Role of Civil Society in Transitional Justice: The Case of Russia

Selbi Durdiyeva

London; New York: Routledge (2024), 212 pp.

"This book examines how civil society engages with transitional justice in Russia, demonstrating a broad range of roles civil society can undertake while operating in a restrictive political context. Based on sociolegal research, the study focuses on three types of civil society groups dealing with ... more

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Influenciadores digitais católicos: Efeitos e perspectivas
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Fernanda de Faria Medeiros, Aline Amaro da Silva, Alzirinha Rocha de Souza, Moisés Sbardelotto, Vinícius Gomes

São Paulo: Ideias & Letras;Paulus (2024), 413 pp.

"A partir de uma perspectiva diferenciada, esta obra apresenta uma instigante análise do fenômeno dos influenciadores digitais católicos no complexo ecossistema comunicativo e eclesial atual. Além de socialmente relevante, trata-se de um processo que afeta de modo direto o desenvolvimento da pas ... more

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Radio Free Afghanistan: A twenty-year odyssey for an independent voice in Kabul

Saad Mohseni, Jenna Krajeski

New York: Harper Collins (2024), 307 pp.

"Saad Mohseni, chairman and CEO of Moby Group, Afghanistan's largest media company, charts a twenty-year effort to bring a free press to his country after years of Taliban rule, and how that effort persists even after the Taliban's return to power in 2021. In the heady early days of the American occ ... more

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Listening to the Opus Dei Information Office in Navarra and the Basque Country: Good communication practices at the service of the governance of an institution

Inma Juan Pardo

Church, Communication and Culture, volume 9, issue 1 (2024), pp. 103-120

"Communication is essential for organisations. The interaction of institutions with their publics and their reputation management depend on it. ‘An organisation that does not listen, or listens badly to its stakeholders and publics, will fail in its public communication,’ as Jim Macnamara says. ... more

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Afectaciones al derecho a la libertad de expresión por medidas estatales de censura en las Américas: Audiencia regional
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Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights;Media Defence;Associação Brasileira de Jornalismo Investigativo (Abraji);Article 19;Asocación de Periodistas de El Salvador (APES);Asociação de Jornalismo Digital (AJOR);Centro Prodh;Coalização em defesa do Jornalismo;Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ);CIMAC;El Veinte (2024), 68 pp.

"El presente informe detalla la información aportada durante la audiencia regional temática "Afectaciones al derecho a la libertad de expresión por medidas estatales de censura en las Américas" liderada por 25 organizaciones de la sociedad civil durante el 190° Período Ordinario de Sesiones de ... more

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How InkubaLM is Revolutionizing Locally-Led Development in Africa

Wayan Vota

ICTworks, September 26 (2024)

"Language diversity on the African continent is both a cultural strength and a technological challenge. With over 2,000 spoken languages, mainstream artificial intelligence tools have largely ignored the vast majority of African languages, creating a significant barrier to the full participation of ... more

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El hormiguero II: Estudio de los medios nativos digitales en Latinoamérica y primera aproximación a los nativos digitales latinos en Estados Unidos
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Germán Rey et al.

Cartagena: Fundación Gabo;Google News Initiative (2024), 149 pp.

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Support to Afghan Media Resilience to Foster Peace and Security

Paris: UNESCO (2024), 14 pp.

"Since August 2021, almost 50% of media outlets have ceased their operations in Afghanistan. An estimated 90% of women journalists have lost their jobs, with many more media workers having fled the country or been forced into hiding. Replying to a call from over hundred anonymous journalists for con ... more

Are We Making a Difference? Global and Local Efforts to Assess Peacebuilding Effectiveness Inspiring Practice Top Insights

Influenciadores digitais católicos: Efeitos e perspectivas Top Insights

Afectaciones al derecho a la libertad de expresión por medidas estatales de censura en las Américas: Audiencia regional Top Insights

El hormiguero II: Estudio de los medios nativos digitales en Latinoamérica y primera aproximación a los nativos digitales latinos en Estados Unidos Inspiring Practice

Are We Making a Difference? Global and Local Efforts to Assess Peacebuilding Effectiveness
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Influenciadores digitais católicos: Efeitos e perspectivas
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Afectaciones al derecho a la libertad de expresión por medidas estatales de censura en las Américas: Audiencia regional
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El hormiguero II: Estudio de los medios nativos digitales en Latinoamérica y primera aproximación a los nativos digitales latinos en Estados Unidos
Inspiring Practice