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"Musana FM has done a good job in fighting against poverty in Nakaseke district [Uganda] because of its effective and resourceful programs such as income generation programs. Additionally most of advertisements are for local produce, health and medicine which encourages use of local medicines for tr ... more
"In Blaming the Victim, Jairo Lugo-Ocando sets out to deconstruct and reconsider the variety of ways in which the global news media misrepresent and decontextualise the causes and consequences of poverty worldwide. The result is that the fundamental determinant of poverty - inequality - is removed f ... more

Poverty Reduction with Strategic Communication: Moving from Awareness Raising to Sustained Citizen Participation

Washington, DC: World Bank, Communication for Governance and Accountability Program (CommGAP) (2011), x, 92 pp.
"This publication updates a 2005 review of communication in Poverty Reduction Strategies (PRS). It includes four country case studies (Ghana, Tanzania, Moldova, and Nepal) and a regional analysis of Latin America and the Caribbean. It explores how the use of strategic communication has expanded beyo ... more
"This study analyses statistical correlations between press freedom and human development, human security, stability, poverty reduction, and good governance, using indicator systems from Freedom House and Reporters without Borders, UNDP's Human Development Index, the Human Poverty Index, the World B ... more
The articles in this book have been adapted from contributions to the UNESCO-sponsored conference in Colombo, Sri Lanka marking World Press Freedom Day on May 3, 2006.

Deepening Voice and Accountability to Fight Poverty: A Dialogue of Communication Implementers, March 30-31, 2006. A Summary Note

Paris: OECD;Department for International Development (DFID);World Bank (2006), 11 pp.
"About 80 representatives from government, civil society, think tanks and media organizations in developing countries, as well as representatives from multilateral and bilateral donor agencies, academic institutions, and international civil society organizations participated in a dialogue about deep ... more

With the Support of Multitudes: Using Strategic Communication to Fight Poverty Through PRSPs

Washington, DC; London: World Bank, Development Communication Division;Department for International Development (DFID) (2005), 144 pp.
"This publication has been produced in order to improve the chances of success of Poverty Reduction Strategies (PRSs) in two ways: 1. To show policymakers how strategic communication can help them to achieve some of their objectives in formulating and executing effective Poverty Reduction Strategies ... more

Communication of Research for Poverty Reduction: A Literature Review

London: Overseas Development Institute (ODI) (2003), 91 pp.
"This paper argues that heightened media involvement in the PRSP (Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers) process could help build a stronger independent media sector while preparing citizens to take an active role in dialogues that will have a huge impact on their lives. Media involvement would help fra ... more

Poverty in Asia: Media Challenges and Responses

Singapore: Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC);School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University (SCI-NTU) (2002), 176 pp.

The Passing of Traditional Society: Modernizing the Middle East

Lucille W. Pevsner (assist.)
New York; London: Free Press;Collier-Macmillan (1958), xiii, 466 pp.
"Daniel Lerner's 1958 book 'The Passing of Traditional Society' was central in shaping Cold War-era ideas about the use of mass media and culture to promote social and economic progress in postcolonial nations. Based on a study of the effectiveness of propaganda in the Middle East, Lerner's book cla ... more