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A Systematic Review on Fake News Themes Reported in Literature
In: Responsible Design, Implementation and Use of Information and Communication Technology. I3E 2020
International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) (2020), pp. 223-234
"In this systematic literature review, a study of the factors involved in the spreading of fake news, have been provided. In this review, the root causes of the spreading of fake news are identified to reduce the encouraging of such false information. To combat the spreading of fake news on social m
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"The literature on African youth narratives about Africa is sparse. Only one report in the literature review focussed on youth narratives, and it indicated that youth did not value their own stories, but relied on western tropes in storytelling. We came across nine recent reports based on attitudina
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Media/communications on peacebuilding/social cohesion/changing prevailing narratives on conflict
Deep Insights
Brighton, UK: Institute of Development Studies (IDS) (2020), 22 pp.
"The media can play a positive role in peacebuilding/conflict prevention. Recognition of this has led to increasing programmes on media/communications and peacebuilding, with common interventions including training of journalists, and development of pro-peace programme content. However, there are si
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Predictive Analytics in Humanitarian Action: A Preliminary Mapping and Analysis
Brighton (UK): Institute of Development Studies (IDS) (2020), 47 pp.
Los estudios sobre cine en Latinoamérica (2000-2017)
Bogotá: Editorial Uniagustiniana (2020), 333 pp.
"El objetivo de este libro colectivo es ofrecer una perspectiva panorámica acerca de la investigación profesional sobre los estudios cinematográficos que se está produciendo en siete paÃses de América Latina: Argentina, Bolivia, Brasil, Colombia, Chile, México y Perú. En cada uno de los capÃ
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Rapid Review: Vaccine Hesitancy and Building Confidence in COVID-19 Vaccination
Social Science in Humanitarian Action Platform (SSHAP) (2020), 18 pp.
"This brief draws on social science literature and informal interviews with experts to illustrate that vaccine hesitancy is more complex and context-specific, and often reflects diverse, everyday anxieties – not just, or even primarily, exposure to misinformation or anti-vaccine campaigners. Based
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The Unified Framework of Media Diversity: A Systematic Literature Review
Digital Journalism, volume 8, issue 5 (2020), pp. 605-642
"[...] this study provides an extensive overview of conceptualizations and operationalizations of media diversity in different fields using a systematic literature review (1999–2018). This showed a lack of theorizing and linking of conceptual with empirical work in media diversity research. Based
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The Role of Communication Activity in Contributing to the Reduction of Corruption in Sub-Saharan Africa
Brighton, UK: Institute of Development Studies (IDS) (2020), 12 pp.
"This rapid literature review concentrates on the role of communications activity (including communications campaigns and media relations in contributing to the reduction of corruption in Sub-Saharan Africa. The review also determines if there are any evidence-based examples on the impact of communi
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Challenging Extremist Views on Social Media: Developing a Counter-Messaging Response
London; New York: Routledge (2020), vi, 175 pp.
"Focusing predominantly on efforts countering Salafi-Jihadi extremism, this book examines how feasible it is to prevent or counter radicalization and violent extremism with countermessaging efforts. It investigates important principles to consider when devising such a program. The authors provide bo
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Reading the Investigators their Rights: A review of literature on the General Data Protection Regulation and open-source intelligence gathering and analysis
The New Collection, volume 14 (2020), pp. 3-21
"Open-source intelligence gathering and analysis (OSINT) techniques are no longer predominantly the remit of private investigators and journalists. An estimated 80-90% of data analysed by intelligence agencies is also now derived from publicly available material. Additionally, the massive expansion
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Connecting with Confidence: Literature Review
UNHCR (2020), 23 pp.
"Specifically, the review focuses on the means, barriers, and associated cybersecurity and privacy concerns that refugees face around connectivity. This includes but is not limited to mobile connectivity and social media, particularly in displacement contexts. While these subjects may at times inter
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African Narratives: A Gloomy Picture, with Some Emerging Positive Trends. Literature Review of Academic Writing on African Narratives
Africa No Filter (2020), 12 pp.
"In 2018 the fictional country Wakanda from the film Black Panther was the fourth most mentioned African country on Twitter, after Egypt, South Africa and Kenya. The fact that Africa’s 4th most talked about country doesn’t exist tells us two things: pop culture is a powerful tool for narrative w
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Doing Fieldwork in a Pandemic
[author] (2020), 39 pp.
"This document was initially directed at ways for how to turn fieldwork that was initially planned as using face-to-face methods into a more ‘hands-off’ mode. However, people have added useful material about ‘born digital’ research (content already generated on the internet by online interac
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Corruption and the Media
"The chapter offers an overview of the relationship between media and corruption. In a critical review of literature on the role of journalism in curbing corruption, different models and mechanisms are outlined. By presenting numerous studies, it is argued that press freedom helps to reduce corrupti
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Risk Communication Involving Vulnerable Populations: An Annotated Bibliography
Boulder, Col.: University of Colorado Boulder, Natural Hazards Center (2020), 48 pp.
"This document is intended to be used as a resource bibliography for in-depth reading about risk communication best practices. It summarizes academic research and practical guidance on the topic of hazards and disaster risk communication, with a particular focus on socially vulnerable populations. I
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