"Presents case studies from 12 countries and lists 69 organisations working with media as conflict prevention and/or peacebuilding tool." (commbox)
"The IFJ has campaigned for many years for greater safety and for a focus on the in-country journalists and freelances who are at greatest risk and who have the least protection. With the creation of the International News Safety Institute (see pages 103-105), that is beginning to happen. This book
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is part of the process. It takes the experience of those who have reported from and filmed in hostile zones and tries to draw lessons to save lives. But safety is not just an issue when bullets start flying. It is also about creating a culture of risk awareness in all aspects of journalism —whether in war zones, investigative reporting or reporting events from the streets. We have attempted to spotlight the needs of local journalists, but much of the available information comes from international correspondents, and from training courses set up for the giants of the electronic media. The IFJ will use this book to spread the message of safety, but we will also help our regional offices to produce local versions to draw out local experience. There is a wealth of knowledge and experience amongst journalists who live and work on the front line of conflict and who have learned to survive while continuing to do their jobs. Those lessons and that knowledge need to be pooled and the courage and tenacity of those journalists needs to be honoured. This is a small step in that direction, and we dedicate this book to these true heroes of our profession." (Preface by Aidan White)
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"This publication by the Global Knowledge Partnership (GKP) highlights initiatives that are using Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) to make a real and meaningful difference in communities around the world, no matter how disadvantaged or isolated they may be. These stories on Youth, P
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overty and Gender are snapshots of the learning process that accompanies the introduction and implementation of ICTs in a community development project. In publishing these stories, the GKP hopes to share experiences and lessons learned to increase global understanding of how ICTs can be used to tackle poverty, injustice and inequalities. Conceptually, the idea of knowledge sharing and 'storytelling' underpins all of GKP programmes and projects. Good success stories have the ability to inspire and motivate communities. This is what the GKP hopes will happen when we award and recognise communities which have used ICT to uplift and empower themselves. [...] The stories were submitted under three broad categories: Youth, Poverty and Gender. The best among them have been selected for the inaugural GKP Youth Award, the Tony Zeitoun Awards for poverty reduction, and the Gender and ICT Awards. The awards will be presented at the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) to be held in Geneva in December 2003." (Foreword)
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"The cases presented in this book are among the first examples of the convergence of radio and new ICTs for development, and the book underscores the significant potential of the combination. In this convergence, radio promises to take on even greater significance and value. For this reason, we beli
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eve that radio is the one to watch." (https://comunica.org/1-2-watch)
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"Personal account of the manifold problems faced by the author in converting state broadcasting in Kosovo into a public service broadcaster. The author was foreign relations coordinator of the German public boradcaster ARD from 1965 to 1996." (commbox)
"Verst skizziert im ersten Teil die Grundzüge einer Medienpastoral, wobei Medienpastoral nicht einfach eine spezielle Form der seelsorgerlichen Arbeit für bestimmte Zielgruppen sein soll, sondern das Querschnittsthema der gesamten Pastoral. Die Kirche selbst ist ein Kommunikationsmittel, sie vermi
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ttelt nicht nur Heil in Wort und Sakrament, sondern kann zugleich auch als das ältestes Medium zur Herstellung von öffentlicher Meinung betrachtet werden. Demnach umgreift eine Medienpastoral die gesamte Pastoral, sowohl im innerkirchlichen wie im ausserkirchlichen Bereich. Sie betrachtet die Kirche als ein Kommunikationsfeld, auf dem das Evangelium vom anbrechenden Reich Gottes mittels aller denkbaren Medien verhandelt, intoniert und inszeniert wird. Die Gemeinden sind Kommunikationsorte des Evangeliums Jesu Christi. Daraus leitet Verst drei Optionen für die Medienpastoral ab: Die christlichen Gemeinden sollten weniger sich selber als das Evangelium kommunizieren, also öffentliche Kommunikationsorte des Evangeliums sein. Sie sollten zweitens den schmal gewordenen Gesichtskreis des kirchlichen Restmilieus ausweiten und überschreiten, mit andern Worten: sie sollten zu milieuübergreifenden Kommunikationsorten werden. Drittens sollten die christlichen Gemeinden jesuanisch orientierte Angebote kultureller Lebensgestaltung sein, weil ein spezifisch christlicher Lebensstil die kulturellen Ausdrucks- und Gestaltungsformen der Gesellschaft mitprägen soll. Verst konkretisiert seine Thesen zur Medienpastoral in der ausführlichen Darstellung einer zweijährigen Projektarbeit im Bistum Münster. Er dokumentiert die Voraussetzungen, wie auch die konkreten Erfahrungen und Ergebnisse eines medienpastoralen Auftrages in Hamm, einer Stadt in Westfalen, am Rande des Ruhrgebietes. In der exemplarischen und genauen Darstellung einzelner Aktionen ergeben sich nicht nur vielfältige Anregungen für eine mögliche Medienpastoral andernorts. Sie demonstrieren nachdrücklich die Notwendigkeit einer umfassenden Medienpastoral bzw. deren Einbettung in die seelsorgerliche Ausbildung. Der Autor Ludger Verst (1959) ist Theologe, Journalist und Medientrainer, seit 2000 ist er wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter im Forschungsprojekt«Kirche und Öffentlichkeit» an der Universität Kassel." (Schweizer Kirchenzeitung, Nr. 44/2003)
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"This book examines the importance of participatory video as a catalyst for development. It shows how powerful video images have been used to promote changes in attitudes and social behaviour, helping communities identify development solutions that are within their reach. Video has been used to reac
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h policymakers, to empower women and to rescue the culture and heritage of indigenous people. As a mediation tool, the power of video has been used to resolve conflicts, achieve consensus and find common ground for collective action. This book brings together practical information on innovative experiences with the use of participatory video." (Publisher description)
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