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The 10 Most Under-Reported Humanitarian Crises of 2020

Care International (2021), 25 pp.

"The analysis is based on online media coverage in five languages throughout the year. CARE sees a concerning trend of crises being neglected year after year. Six out of the ten crises are located on the African continent. The Central African Republic has appeared in the ranking for five consecutive ... more

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Digital Civil Society: (Dis-) Connected

Stuttgart: Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen (ifa) (2021), 52 pp.

"This publication is a collection of a variety of outlooks, recommendations, and input from the participants of the 2020 workshop [for fellows of the CrossCulture Programme (CCP) of the Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen] and others. On the subject of digital access, CCP alumnus Camilo Olea speaks ab ... more

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Ten Lessons Learnt: Scaling and Transitioning One of the Largest Mobile Health Communication Programmes in the World to a National Government

Sara Chamberlain, Priyanka Dutt, Anna Godfrey, Radharani Mitra, Amnesty Elizabeth LeFevre et al.

BMJ Global Health, volume 6, issue e005341 (2021), 6 pp.

"There has been exponential growth in the numbers of ‘digital development’ programmes seeking to leverage technology to solve systemic challenges. However, despite promising results and a shift from pilots to scale-ups, many have failed to realise their full potential. This paper reflects on les ... more

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Starting Conversations to Tackle Sanitation in India Through TV Drama: Evaluation of Navrangi Re!

Tom Newton-Lewis, Rishika Das Roy, Varinder Kaur Gambhir, Anna Godfrey, Rituparna Sanyal, Ishleen Sethi, Radharani Mitra, Ragini Pasricha, Purnima Mehrotra, Sandhya Iyer, Pavan Mamidi

Journal of Development Communication, volume 32, issue 2 (2021), pp. 45-58

"There is a growing body of evidence from rigorous evaluations demonstrating the effectiveness of education entertainment – ‘edutainment’– interventions in achieving development outcomes. Building on this research, this study presents the results of a pioneering quasi-experimental evaluation ... more

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Sexism and Gender Discrimination in Pakistan's Mainstream News Media

Erum Hafeez, Luavut Zahid

In: Handbook of Research on Discrimination, Gender Disparity, and Safety Risks in Journalism

Sadia Jamil; Baris Çoban; Bora Ataman; Gifty Appiah-Adjei (eds.)

Hershey, PA: IGI Global (2021), pp. 60-89

"This research aims to examine how sexism and gender discrimination impacts women journalists in Pakistan. The International Federation of Journalists (2018-19) ranks Pakistan as the fourth most dangerous country for journalists. The Coalition for Women in Journalism declares Pakistan as the sixth-w ... more

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Digital trends in Asia and the Pacific 2021: Information and communication technology trends and developments in the Asia-Pacific region, 2017-2020

Geneva: ITU (2021), vi, 58 pp.

"This report provides an overview of trends and developments in ICT infrastructure, access and use in Asia and the Pacific, which includes 38 Member States and is home to a population of 4.2 billion people. It highlights changes in information communication technology (ICT) adoption since the last W ... more

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Digital Hate: The Global Conjuncture of Extreme Speech

Sahana Udupa, Iginio Gagliardone, Peter Hervik (eds.)

Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press (2021), 266 pp.

"The euphoria that has accompanied the birth and expansion of the internet as a "liberation technology" is increasingly eclipsed by an explosion of vitriolic language on a global scale. Digital Hate: The Global Conjuncture of Extreme Speech provides the first distinctly global and interdisciplinary ... more

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Strengthening Gender Sensitive Practices and Programming in Community Radio
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Kanchan K. Malik, Vinod Pavarala

Hyderabad: UNESCO Chair on Community Media, University of Hyderabad (2021), 98 pp.

"[This publication] is a manual aimed at enhancing women’s participation and reducing gender inequalities in all aspects of the operations of community radio stations in India. This gender-sensitivity manual is an outcome of a project granted by the International Programme for Development of Commu ... more

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How Close Should We Get? Media and Conflict

Antje Bauer (ed.)

Bonn: Deutsche Welle DW Akademie (2021), 101 pp.

"Those working in media face plenty of challenges when it comes to handling issues around conflict more sensitively. In some countries, these difficulties could include forced or unsolicited loyalty, a lack of information, or physical and psychological threats. In others, challenges could arise from ... more

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China’s Digital Silk Road in Africa and the Future of Internet Governance

Henry Tugendhat, Julia Voo

Washington, DC: China Africa Research Initiative (CARI);Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) (2021), 4 pp.

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Digital Shutdowns and Social Media: Spatiality, Political Economy and Internet Shutdowns in India

Shekh Moinuddin

Cham: Springer (2021), xxi, 176 pp.

"Internet shutdowns have occurred in India for several reasons, mainly to hinder the spreading of information through social media - this is discussed in detail along with political motives behind this and how this can conflict with government policies, such as the flagship program "Digital India" w ... more

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Let Free Media Thrive: Stories of Impact of the Multi-Donor Programme on Freedom of Expression and Safety of Journalists

Paris: UNESCO (2021), 18 pp.

"The collection of stories presented here aims to highlight the impact of the MDP's (Multi-Donor Programme on Freedom of Expression and Safety of Journalists) MDP’s actions over the course of this challenging year. Through testimonies from beneficiaries and partners who aspire to improve freedom o ... more

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GFWatch: A Longitudinal Measurement Platform Built to Monitor China’s DNS Censorship at Scale

Nguyen Phong Hoang

University of Toronto, Citizenlab (2021)

"China’s sophisticated filtering system, known as the Great Firewall (GFW), is the region’s biggest impediment to thefreedom of information. The GFW is built by the Chinese government and is continuously developed to serve theirpolitical interests. In this report, we introduce the design of GFWa ... more

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The Digital Silk Road: Perspectives from Affected Countries

Rogier Creemers (ed.)

Leiden: Leiden Asia Centre (2021), 54 pp.

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Disconnected: Information Dynamics in BARMM During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Internews (2021), 66 pp.

"This Information Ecosystem Assessment (IEA) aims to study the information environment in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) of the Philippines during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Its main objective is to explore the dynamics of information in the region. The first section ... more

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Singaporeans' Susceptibility to False Information

Carol Soon, Shwan Goh

Singapore: National University of Singapore, Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) (2021), 141 pp.

"Drawing from various disciplines including media studies, political science, and cognitive science, this study adopts a holistic approach to understand the dynamics that influence the impact of false information on Singaporeans. We provide empirical evidence on Singaporeans’ susceptibility to fal ... more

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Increasing Women’s Digital Literacy in India: What Works

Alexandra Tyers, Catherine Highet, Sara Chamberlain, Arjun Khanna

London: BBC Media Action (2021), 12 pp.

"The results of this review clarify that increasing women’s digital literacy depends not just on digital skills training, but on increasing their digital access and use. This is not a simple, linear process, and not just a case of distributing devices and data plans to women. There are several con ... more

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Improving Environmental Outcomes Through the Media: An Evaluation of How Support for Journalism Changes Environmental and Climate-Related Policy and Practice

Cathy Shutt

Internews;Earth Journalism Network (EJN) (2021), 157 pp.

"In recent years, Internews’ Earth Journalism Network (EJN) has invested time and resources to better understand the results of the support it provides to journalists and media outlets. EJN already uses a suite of methods to gauge the impact of its efforts to improve environmental media, such as e ... more

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Information Ecosystem Assessment: Malaysia

Internews (2021), 113 pp.

"The overarching themes identified from the national information ecosystem analysis findings: Lack of basic infrastructure such as electricity cuts and poor/non-existent internet coverage, is a major barrier to accessing information; Pusat Internet 1Malaysia is highly in demand in rural communities; ... more

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Muslims in the Movies: A Global Anthology

Kristian Petersen (ed.)

Boston, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press;Ilex Foundation (2021), xi, 290 pp.

"Muslims in the Movies provides a series of essays that explore the portrayal and reception of Muslims in Euro-American film, transnational productions, and global national cinemas. The volume brings together a group of internationally recognized experts to introduce Muslims in the films of Europe, ... more

Strengthening Gender Sensitive Practices and Programming in Community Radio Key Guidance

Strengthening Gender Sensitive Practices and Programming in Community Radio
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