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Toolkit: Communication for Education and Development

Cotonou: Working Group on Communication for Education and Development (COMED);Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA);African Development Bank (AfDB) (2010), 453 pp.

"This kit is comprehensive and contains 40 modules with several different components, with each component having its own specific method of instruction or pedagogy. In some areas, there will be the need for an instructor, ... more

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U.S. Universities and Media Development

Anne Nelson

Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2010), 27 pp.

"In July 2010, World Journalism Education Council gathered more than 400 journalism educators from about 50 countries for the second World Journalism Education Congress in South Africa. There was broad recognition that social media has become a maj ... or force in the field that cannot be marginalized and that Africa has become a world-class incubator for media innovation. At the August meeting of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, Eric Newton carried these ideas a step farther, laying out the “four transformations” for U.S. journalism programs. Journalism schools are: 1. Becoming better connected to other university disciplines and departments, expanding the definition of what it means to be a journalist; 2. Playing an increasing role as content and technology innovators; 3. Emerging as promoters of collaborative, open approaches and models; 4. Becoming news providers that understand the ecosystem of their communities. In the digital age, journalism schools are trying to engage more deeply with the people we used to call the audience. These transformations are even more urgently required in the field of media development. In the future, media development projects will originate in an ever-widening pool of university departments. These will include law, public health, library science, computer science, international relations, visual design, and even architecture and urban planning, where striking advances in mapping applications are taking place. Nonetheless, programs that specialize in data will also require skills from the traditional journalism toolkit: verification, story-telling ability, and contextualization. Academia could be an ideal setting for this exchange of ideas, a meeting place between core values and technological innovation. Universities could also provide a space for frank discussion about the limitations of technology and the means to discern when new technologies offer concrete benefits to the user and when they constitute a distraction. These questions are even more critical in resource-poor societies in the developing world. To achieve these ends, more coordination is needed, both within and among universities, to serve as a critical bridge–between North and South, between technologists and humanists, between social media and traditional journalism." (Conclusion, page 23) more

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The Innovative Use of Mobile Applications in East Africa
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Johan Hellström

Stockholm: Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) (2010), 100 pp.

"This report gives an overview of the current state of mobile phone use and services in East Africa. It outlines major trends and main obstacles ... more

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Community Radio and Ethnic Violence in Africa: The Case of Kenya

Sam Howard

University of East Anglia, Master Thesis (2009), 65 pp.

"This research aims to explore the nature of community radio in Kenya, the levels at which some community radio stations were involved in the Kenyan post election violence and the impact they had on their audiences. Community radio is now widesprea ... more

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ICT4D: Information and Communication Technology for Development
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Tim Unwin (ed.)

Cambridge et al.: Cambridge University Press (2009), xiv, 386 pp.

"ICT4D provides an authoritative account of the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in contemporary development practice. It combines theory with practical guidance – includ ... more

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The Applied Theatre Reader

Tim Prentki, Sheila Preston (eds.)

New York: Routledge (2009), xvi, 380 pp.

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Panos Southern Africa’s Communicating HIV and AIDS in Southern Africa Project, 2005–2008

Jolly Kamwanga, Richard Mutemwa

Stockholm: Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) (2009), 29 pp.

"The PANOS radio listening clubs have proved to be an effective means of communicating not only HIV and AIDS issues but other development issues within communities. The female radio clubs proved m ... more

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Untold: Stories in a Time of HIV & AIDS. Audience Reception and Capacity Building Report

Soul City (2009), 24 pp.

"The Untold films bear testimony to the success of the skills development element of this Regional Programme initiative. The fact that these television dramas were developed, written, directed and ... more

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Information Society Policies: Annual Report 2009

Árpád Rab (ed.)

Paris: UNESCO, Information for All Programme (2009), 61 pp.

"The IFAP Annual World Report 2009 offers an overview of major international and national policy documents and highlights the most important trends of the information society during the last year. ... more

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Media and Identity in Africa

Kimani Njogu, John Middleton (eds.)

Bloomington: Indiana University Press (2009), xvii, 333 pp.

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Soul Buddyz Tomorrow is Ours: Evaluation Report 2008

Dunkeld West: Soul City Institute (2008), 24 pp.

"Soul Buddyz, an initiative of the Soul City Institute for Health and Development Communication (IHDC), in partnership with the South African Br ... oadcasting Corporation (SABC), is a multi-media intervention targeting children aged 8 to 14 in South Africa. The intervention is focused on the promotion of children’s wellbeing through the provision of health information and skills to lead healthy lives, especially those which relate to HIV and AIDS and sexuality. Components of the intervention include a television drama, Soul Buddyz Television; a radio intervention, Soul Buddyz Radio consisting of drama, and interactive talk between children and adults; and a Lifeskills Booklet for Grade 7. In addition, there is a face-to-face intervention Soul Buddyz Clubs, implemented in primary schools in collaboration with the Department of Education. A reality television programme, Buddyz on the Move which showcases Soul Buddyz Club activities. Complementary materials and messaging for parents and care-givers of children are also part of the intervention. This report presents an independent evaluation of Soul Buddyz conducted in 2006. Interviews were conducted with a sample of 1500 children aged 8-15 across the country, in a nationally representative sample [...] Some 82% of children in the 8-15 age group reported having watched Soul Buddyz TV. Some 63% reported having watched Buddyz on the Move. Soul Buddyz radio achieved lower reach with 32% of children in the 8-15 year age group reporting having listened to the programme on radio, although this is still substantial, given that fewer children listen to radio. Around 45% of children have heard of Soul Buddyz Clubs, while 6% of children reported ever being members. The Grade 7 Lifeskills Booklet, designed to be a user-friendly information and activity resource for Grade 7 learners in South Africa, was reportedly used by close 50% of children in the target age group. Soul Buddyz appears to appeal to both boys and girls with no significant differences in reach. Reach of Soul Buddyz is good in both rural and urban areas, but higher among urban children." (Executive summary) more

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Communicating with Radio: What Do We Know? Findings from a Review of Selected Rural Radio Effectiveness Evaluations
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Linje Manyozo

Ottawa: Farm Radio International, African Farm Radio Research Initiative (AFRRI) (2008), 105 pp.

"This study reviews and analyses what has already been documented on the links between radio-based communication strategies and rural development ... more

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Handbook of Mobile Communication Studies

James E. Katz (ed.)

Cambridge, Mass.; London: MIT Press (2008), ix, 472 pp.

"This book offers a view of the cultural, family, and interpersonal consequences of mobile communication across the globe. Scholars analyze the effect of mobile communication on all parts of life, from the relationship between literacy ... more

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An Assessment of HIV and AIDS Radio Campaign Messages in Zimbabwe

Tendayi Kureya, Cynthia Kureya

Panos Southern Africa;Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) (2008), 55 pp.

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Training Journalists to Report on HIV/AIDS: Final Evaluation of a Global Program

Jon Cohen, Laurie Zivetz, Mia Malan

Arcata: Internews Network (2008), 50 pp.

"Internews Network, a U.S.-based organization that for more than two decades has trained journalists around the world, in 2002 received funding from the United States Agency for International Development to launch a project in ... more

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Wireless Technology for Social Change: Trends in Mobile Use by NGOs

Sheila Kinkade, Katrin Verclas

Washington, DC; Berkshire: United Nations Foundation;Vodaphone Group Foundation (2008), 59 pp.

"In this second publication in our Access to Communications Publication Series, the authors examine real-life examples of and trends in wireless technology solutions being used to drive change in the areas of ... more

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Enhancing the Livelihoods of the Rural Poor Through ICT: A Knowledge Map

Kerry McNamara

Washington, DC: infoDev Information for Development Program (2008), iv, 308 pp.

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Radio, Democracy and Development: Evolving Models of Community Radio

William Siemering

Journal of Radio & Audio Media, volume 7, issue 2 (2007), pp. 373-378

"Although community radio has a long history in South and North America, new models are evolving in other parts of the world from South Africa to Central Eurasia. True to its community roots, stat ... more

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Advocacy and Interventions: Readings in Communication and Development

Royal D. Colle

Ithaca: Internet-First University Press (2007), vii, 436 pp.

"This is intended to be a "practical" book. It is filled with examples and case studies that illustrate ways that carefully planned and implemented communication interventions have produced positi ... more

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Evaluating Heartlines 2006: A Platform for Change. A Summary Report of the Research

Health and Development Africa

Houghton: Heartlines (2007), 32 pp.

"HEARTLINES is an innovative programme developed by The Mass Media Project in South Africa. The intervention’s purpose is to address South Africa’s social issues, such as HIV and AIDS, crime, ... more

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