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Malaria Social and Behavior Change Communication Evidence Literature Review

Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs; Health Communication Capacity Collaborative (2017), 36 pp.

"There is a strong evidence base showing that SBCC programs can help improve malaria prevention and treatment behaviors. However, more work needs to be done to ensure that best practices are documented and used consistently. The review provides recommendations for strengthening peer-reviewed researc ... more

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Children’s Online Activities, Risks and Safety: A Literature Review by the UKCCIS Evidence Group

Sonia Livingstone, Julia Davidson, Joanne Bryce et al.

London: UK Council for Child Internet Safety (UKCCIS); London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (2017), 106 pp.

"Age is the key factor that differentiates among children’s online experiences, with gender also significant. One in ten children to one in five young teens say they encountered something worrying or nasty online in the past year. Children’s top worries are pornography and violence; they say the ... more

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Media Effects on Attitudes Toward Migration and Mobility in the EU: A Comprehensive Literature Review

Christine E. Meltzer, Christian Schemer et al.

Mainz: Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Department of Communication (2017), 25 pp.

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Young Adolescents and Digital Media: Uses, Risks and Opportunities in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. A Rapid Evidence Review
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Sonia Livingstone, Anulekha Nandi, Shakuntala Banaji, Mariya Stoilova

Gender and Adolescence: Global Evidence (GAGE); Department for International Development (DFID) (2017), 54 pp.

"This rapid evidence review examines adolescents’ access to and use of digital media (especially mobile phones and the internet), together with the associated digital skills and practices, opportunities and risks, and forms of safety mediation, in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The revi ... more

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Suicide Prevention Media Campaigns: A Systematic Literature Review

Jane Pirkis, Alyssia Rossetto, Angela Nicholas, Maria Ftanou, Jo Robinson, Nicola Reavley

Health Communication, volume 34, issue 4 (2017), pp. 402-414

"Suicide prevention media campaigns are gaining traction as a means of combatting suicide. The current review set out to synthesize information about the effectiveness of these campaigns. We searched four electronic databases for studies that provided evidence on the effectiveness of media campaigns ... . We focused on studies that described an evaluation of the effectiveness of an entire campaign or a public service announcement explicitly aimed at suicide prevention. We identified 20 studies of varying quality. Studies that looked at whether campaign exposure leads to improved knowledge and awareness of suicide found support for this. Most studies that considered whether campaign materials can achieve improvements in attitudes toward suicide also found this to be the case, although there were some exceptions. Some studies found that media campaigns could boost help-seeking, whereas others suggested that they made no difference or only had an impact when particular sources of help or particular types of help-seeking were considered. Relatively few studies had sufficient statistical power to examine whether media campaigns had an impact on the ultimate behavioral outcome of suicides, but those that did demonstrated significant reductions. Our review indicates that media campaigns should be considered in the suite of interventions that might be used to prevent suicide. Evidence for their effectiveness is still amassing, but there are strong suggestions that they can achieve positive results in terms of certain suicide-related outcomes. Care should be taken to ensure that campaign developers get the messaging of campaigns right, and further work is needed to determine which messages work and which ones do not, and how effective messages should be disseminated. There is an onus on those developing and delivering campaigns to evaluate them carefully and to share the findings with others. There is a need for evaluations that employ rigorous designs assessing the most pertinent outcomes. These evaluations should explore the nature of given campaigns in detail – in particular the messaging contained within them – in order to tease out which messages work well and which do not. They should also take into account the reach of the campaign, in order to determine whether it would be reasonable to expect that they might have their desired effect." (Abstract) more

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Entertainment-Education and Health and Risk Messaging
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Suruchi Sood, Amy Henderson Riley, Kristine Cecile Alarcon

In: Oxford Research Encyclopedias: Communication

Oxford University Press (2017), 42 pp.

"Entertainment-education (EE) began as a communication approach that uses both entertainment and education to engender individual and social change, but is emerging as a distinct theoretical, practice, and evidence-based communication subdiscipline. EE has roots in oral and performing arts tradition ... s spanning thousands of years, such as morality tales, religious storytelling, and the spoken word. Modern-day EE, meanwhile, is produced in both fiction and nonfiction designs that include many formats: local street theater, music, puppetry, games, radio, television, and social media. A classic successful example of EE is the children’s television program Sesame Street, which is broadcast in over 120 countries. EE, however, is a strategy that has been successfully planned, implemented, and evaluated in countries around the world for children and adults alike. EE scholarship has traditionally focused on asking, “Does it work?” but more recent theorizing and research is moving toward understanding how EE works, drawing from multidisciplinary theories. From a research standpoint, such scholarship has increasingly showcased a wide range of methodologies. The result of these transformations is that EE is becoming an area of study, or subdiscipline, backed by an entire body of theory, practice, and evidence. The theoretical underpinnings, practice components, and evidence base from EE may be surveyed via the peer- reviewed literature published over the past 10 years. However, extensive work in social change from EE projects around the world has not all made it into the published literature. EE historically began as a communication approach, one tool in the communication toolbox. Over time, the nascent approach became its own full-fledged strategy focused on individual change. Backed by emerging technologies, innovative examples from around the globe, and new variations in implementation, it becomes clear that the field of EE is emerging into a discrete theoretical, practice, and evidence-based subdiscipline within communication that increasingly recognizes the inherent role of individuals, families, communities, organizations, and policies on improving the conditions needed for lasting social change." (Summary) more

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Radio as an Educational Tool in Developing Countries: Its Evolution and Current Usages

Bhaskar Sarmah, Sukmaya Lama

International Conference on Developmental Interventions and Open Learning for Empowering and Transforming Society (2017), 14 pp.

"This paper makes an attempt to trace the evolution and growth of radio as a tool of education, particularly distance education in the developing countries. Apart from that, the paper also makes an attempt to outline the content of the Radio programmes across these countries of the world. Last, but ... more

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Bibliografía boliviana en comunicación 2001 - 2015: Líneas de pensamiento, temas y autores

Erick R. Torrico Villanueva

La Paz: Universidad Mayor de San Andrés; Instituto de Investigación, Posgrado e Interacción Social en Comunicación (IpiCOM) (2017), 167 pp.

"Partiendo de los antecedentes de la bibliografía de Luis Ramiro Beltrán y otros (1990), y del recuento de Carlos Soria (2000) que, respectivamente, registraron lo producido sobre Comunicación entre principios del siglo XIX y finales de la década de 1980 –la primera– y a lo largo del decenio ... de 1990 –el segundo–, en esta investigación se hizo foco en los libros publicados en el área, por autores y autoras de o en Bolivia entre los años 2001 y 2015. Un lapso caracterizado por una intensa dinámica sociopolítica, que marcó un quiebre en la historia nacional contemporánea de la democracia y los partidos. Lo vivido en este tiempo se constituyó no sólo en telón de fondo, sino igualmente en zona de observación y objeto de reflexión para una proporción significativa de las obras bolivianas publicadas en torno a los hechos y temas de la Comunicación. El informe que se desarrolla a continuación está integrado por siete bloques, a saber: ⦁ Mirada a la producción bibliográfica boliviana en Comunicación, que señala la importancia y los alcances del tema considerado, da cuenta de sus antecedentes y presenta la pregunta que guió la investigación, los objetivos que ésta persiguió y el modelo de análisis empleado, para dar cuenta del estudio en su conjunto. ⦁ Aspectos sociopolíticos y normativos del lapso estudiado, donde se brinda una síntesis de los hechos políticos, sociales y de la regulación de mayor significación acontecidos en los 15 años que cubre la indagación efectuada. ⦁ Contextos de la producción intelectual boliviana, que hace un repaso acerca de las condiciones (generales, institucionales y en la Comunicación) en que trabajan los autores y las autoras, así como respecto a la dinámica del sector editorial y al estado del ámbito académico de las Ciencias Sociales y la Comunicación. ⦁ Estrategia metódico-técnica, que expone las características y la trayectoria de la historia de las ideas, concepción en que se basó la investigación realizada, aparte de que describe los procedimientos aplicados en la recolección de los datos. ⦁ Autores y autoras en cifras, que resume números y estadísticas derivados del inventario de obras bibliográficas efectuado. ⦁ Registro bibliográfico por autor/a/es, que presenta la parte medular de este trabajo de investigación, consistente en la identificación del o los libros pertenecientes a cada autor o autora y su organización por apellidos o por denominaciones institucionales en orden alfabético. ⦁ Sobre las líneas de pensamiento teórico y profesional, por último, que clasifica los libros identificados en diferentes tipos, desglosa las áreas temáticas y los subtemas de sus contenidos y plantea unas breves reflexiones conclusivas en torno a las orientaciones que autores y autoras reflejan en sus obras, sea en el ámbito académico de las ideas o en el de las prácticas profesionales." (Introducción, páginas 15-17) more

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Bilder des Alters und des Alterns in Film und Fernsehen: Eine Arbeitsbibliographie

Hans Jürgen Wulff

Medienwissenschaft Berichte und Papiere, issue 175 (2017), 29 pp.

"Die folgende kleine Bibliographie versammelt Arbeiten, die sich mit den Dramaturgien und Konzeptionen der Altersdarstellung in Film und Fernsehen befassen. Es finden sich keine Untersuchungen zum rezeptivven oder produktiven Mediengebrauch Älterer. Die zahlreichen bis heute vorliegenden Inhaltsana ... more

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Discriminación étnico-racial en medios de comunicación: Diagnóstico situacional

Marisol Castañeda Menacho, Silvia Lorena Chávarri De Los Ríos et al.

Lima: Ministerio de Cultura (2017), 134 pp.

"De acuerdo con los estudios de análisis de medios reseñados, se confirma con claridad que las poblaciones que sufren más discriminación de manera sistemática en los medios son las comunidades indígenas y afroperuanas. Por un lado, la población indígena es comúnmente representada en asociac ... more

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Trends and Patterns in Communication Research on Asia: A Review of Publications in Top SSCI Journals, 1995-2014

Xun Liu, Ran Wei

MedieKultur: Journal of Media and Communication Research, volume 33, issue 62 (2017), pp. 6-17

"To explore the extent to which the rise of Asian communication research has continued in the 21st century, a total of 558 publications on Asian communication research in 14 top-ranked SSCI communication journals from 1995 to 2014 were analyzed. Results indicate a rise in Asian communication researc ... more

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The Future of Learning and Technology in Deprived Contexts

Tim Unwin, Mark Weber, Meaghan Brugha, David Hollow

London: Save the Children (2017), 51 pp.

"This report has focused on predicting what basic education, the use of ICTs, and the ways that these technologies will contribute to education will look like by 2025, with a particular emphasis on the implication for those living in the most deprived locations. Three broad conclusions are appropria ... te. First, there is immense diversity, not only in education delivery but also in access to, and use of, ICTs. This will remain the case in 2025, and the resultant inequalities might well be very much worse than they are today. If current trends continue, then the use of technologies by the rich will be markedly different from the use of ICTs by the poor. The most deprived will continue not to have access to ICTs, will continue not to benefit from them, and will become relatively more disadvantaged. However, millions of slightly better off poor people will indeed be able to benefit from the potential that existing ICTs will be able to deliver over the next decade, especially in terms of access to educational content that may enable them to live more fulfilled lives. Second, for education systems to be improved, especially for the poorest and most marginalised children, there must be a fundamental rethinking of the vision for education in almost every country of the world. Educational change is slow, but some of those consulted for this report were optimistic, and thought that the pressure for change will soon become so high that governments will have to respond by instigating fundamental reforms. These, though, will be very expensive, and it still remains unclear how they will be funded and implemented. While the ICT sector is still likely to experience much rapid innovation, it is much more probable that the education sector will only evolve slowly. It is therefore also important that these technologies are used to enhance opportunities for learning everywhere, even where the education systems are slow to evolve. Third, there have indeed been many exciting and innovative uses of technology within education over the last two decades, and some of these are already being applied in contexts of both physical and socio-cultural deprivation. However, all too often those implementing ICTs initiatives in the education sector focus primarily on the technologies, rather than the education. If technology is indeed to be used to support learning, both in school and out of it, there needs to be a complete reversal of much current practice. The focus must be first on the education, and only then on the various technologies that can help deliver it." (Conclusions, page 20) more

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Media Assistance: Review of the Recent Literature and Other Donors’ Approaches
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Mary Myers, Nicola Harford, Katie Bartholomew

iMedia Associates; Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) (2017), 82 pp.

"The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) has commissioned iMedia Associates (iMedia) to conduct a Capitalisation Exercise (CapEx) of its media assistance, with the primary objective of examining its current programmes and bringing out lessons learned. As the second output of this CapE ... more

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Connected for Development? Theory and Evidence About the Impact of Internet Technologies on Poverty Alleviation
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Hernan Galperin, Maria Fernanda Viecens

Development Policy Review, issue 3 (2017), pp. 315-336

"Based on the assumption that increased access to internet services boosts economic growth and improves the well-being of the poor, governments in both developed and emerging regions are heavily investing in internet connectivity projects. This article reviews the existing evidence as to the impact ... more

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Discourses on Intra-EU Mobility and Non-EU Migration in European Media Coverage: Literature Review

Jakob-Moritz Eberl, Tobias Heidenreich et al.

Vienna: Universität Wien (2017), 26 pp.

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How Does the Time Children Spend Using Digital Technology Impact Their Mental Well-Being, Social Relationships and Physical Activity? An Evidence-Focused Literature Review

Daniel Kardefelt-Winther

Florence: UNICEF Office of Research – Innocenti (2017), 35 pp.

"Based on an evidence-focused literature review, the first part of this paper examines existing knowledge on how the time children spend using digital technology impacts their well-being across three dimensions; mental/psychological, social and physical. The evidence reviewed here is largely inconcl ... more

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Media Representation of Muslims and Islam from 2000 to 2015: A Meta-Analysis

Saifuddin Ahmed, Jörg Matthes

International Communication Gazette, volume 79, issue 3 (2017), pp. 219-244

"This article reports a meta-analysis of 345 published studies to examine the media’s role in construction of a Muslim and Islamic identity. A quantitative analysis highlights the geographical focus, methods, theories, authorship, media types, and time frames of published studies. A qualitative an ... more

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Youth and Violent Extremism on Social Media: Mapping the Research

Séraphin Alava, Divina Frau-Meigs, Ghayda Hassan

Paris: UNESCO (2017), 161 pp.

"Based on a bibliometric and scientific study of research conducted in Europe, North America, Latin America, the Caribbean, the Arab world, parts of Africa and Asia on the links between the use of social media and the phenomena of radicalization, the Report analyzes more than 550 studies published i ... more

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Publishing & the Book in Africa: A Literature Review for 2016

Hans M. Zell

Zell Publishing Consultants (2017), 74 pp.

"This is the second in a series of annual reviews of select new literature in English that has appeared on the topic of publishing and book development in sub-Saharan Africa. Extensively annotated and/or with abstracts, the present list brings together new literature published during the course of 2 ... more

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Digital Tools and Changing Behaviour in Relation to Violence Against Women

William Robert Avis

Birmingham: University of Birmingham, GSDRC (2017), 23 pp.

"Campaigns are likely to be more successful when they include messages about legal penalties for non-compliant behaviour and fresh information, and when they reach a large proportion of the intended audience. Digital campaigns must therefore work alongside laws and policies. Legislation can be a key ... more

Young Adolescents and Digital Media: Uses, Risks and Opportunities in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. A Rapid Evidence Review Deep Insights

Entertainment-Education and Health and Risk Messaging Deep Insights

Media Assistance: Review of the Recent Literature and Other Donors’ Approaches Deep Insights

Connected for Development? Theory and Evidence About the Impact of Internet Technologies on Poverty Alleviation Deep Insights

Young Adolescents and Digital Media: Uses, Risks and Opportunities in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. A Rapid Evidence Review
Deep Insights

Entertainment-Education and Health and Risk Messaging
Deep Insights

Media Assistance: Review of the Recent Literature and Other Donors’ Approaches
Deep Insights

Connected for Development? Theory and Evidence About the Impact of Internet Technologies on Poverty Alleviation
Deep Insights