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Addressing COVID-19 Rumors and Behaviors Using Theory in Guyana: A Program Case Study

Bolanle Olapeju, Camille Adams, Joann Simpson, Lyndsey Mitchum, Sean Wilson

Global Health: Science and Practice, volume 10, issue 4 (2022), 11 pp.

"To manage the rapid rise of misleading information on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) during the pandemic, the Breakthrough ACTION project developed a theory-based rumortracking system to inform Guyana’s COVID-19 communication campaign. The rumor-tracking project used the extended parallel pro ... more

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Digital Ecosystem Country Assessment (DECA): Eastern and Southern Caribbean

Matthew Cowen, Chelceé Brathwaite, Amy Paul, Ariel Magid, Samantha Chen

USAID, Digital Frontiers Project (2022), 118 pp.

"The Eastern and Southern Caribbean (ESC) Regional Digital Ecosystem Country Assessment (DECA) report presents the findings and recommendations of the DECA, covering 11 ESC countries: Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Saint Kitts & Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent & the Grenad ... more

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Media Literacy, Disinformation & Misinformation in the Caribbean

Public Media Alliance;UNESCO;Media Institute of the Caribbean;Association of Caribbean Media Workers (2022), 78 pp.

"This situation report herein analyses media and information literacy (MIL), disinformation, and trust in news across the Caribbean. It contains country reports from eight researchers, covering eight Caribbean nations: the Bahamas, Barbados, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Su ... more

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Information Saves Lives: Addressing COVID-19 in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana and Peru

Internews;USAID (2021), 16 pp.

"Internews designed the HRSM Amazon project to provide adequate information about COVID to vulnerable communities. Each local partner maintained relationships with indigenous communities and remote sectors that received inadequate state health care, had high rates of mis/disinformation, and lacked i ... nformation about the pandemic. Partners adapted project activities to these communities’ needs, providing information in their native languages and supporting community members to lead fact-based content production. For some communities, these trainings offered their first experiences ever in producing communications materials, and partners ensured indigenous values directly informed content creation with an intercultural approach. Internews observed the project’s direct and indirect positive impacts on shifting perspectives of indigenous organizations. For example, SERVINDI reported that when they first conducted their health diagnosis, indigenous communities rejected the vaccine; however, the Coordinator of Indigenous Organizations of the Amazon River Basin (COICA) requested more vaccination information in their native languages following the campaign’s implementation. Similarly, communication narratives that placed traditional and Western medicine in dialogue helped communities consider alternative strategies for coping with the pandemic. Throughout HRSM Amazon’s 12-month timeframe, the project consistently evolved to adapt initiatives to community needs. To reach last-mile communities in Colombia and Guyana, for instance, partners stored audio on flash drives to play repeatedly over loudspeakers where internet was not available. The pandemic not only heightened the visibility of digital connectivity challenges, but it particularly amplified the health realities of the most remote indigenous communities ignored by the State. According to local organizations, health problems extend far beyond just COVID infections. Indigenous communities face limited medical presence or no medical supplies on a regular basis; for example, the Araona Territory previously lacked a health center nearby, so the population had not received medical attention for 15 years. CEJIS adapted its project activities to go beyond preventing COVID-19 transmission in the Araona communities, providing radio listeners and national media across Bolivia with health information and updates on the Araona situation. As the project concluded, HRSM Amazon partners left indigenous communities equipped with their own communication initiatives, such as communicator networks and informational podcasts that community members are now continuing to lead independently, setting them up for greater long-term connectivity and information access. Not only will communities be able to more effectively share information among themselves moving forward, but this greater visibility will also help the State understand primary needs among indigenous communities, create culturally relevant health information campaigns, and act with increased respect for indigenous autonomy." (Executive summary) more

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Critiquing Participatory Video: Experiences from Around the World

Elizabeth-Jane Milne (ed.)

Area, volume 48, issue 4 (2016), pp. 401-451

"Over the past decade there has been a growing interest in participatory video, but accounts have often been celebratory and uncritical. At the same time there has been an ever-increasing multiplicity of interpretations, thus making participatory video seem ‘nebulous’ and ‘perplexing’. This ... more

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Global Journalism Practice and New Media Performance

Yusuf Kalyango, David H. Mould (eds.)

Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan (2014), 283 pp.

"Global Journalism Practice and New Media Performance provides an overview of new and traditional media in their political, economic and cultural contexts while exploring the role of journalism practice and media education. The authors examine media systems in 16 countries, including China, Russia a ... more

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The Global Information Technology Report 2013: Growth and Jobs in a Hyperconnected World

Beñat Bilbao-Osorio, Soumitra Dutta, Bruno Lanvin (eds.)

Geneva: World Economic Forum;INSEAD (2013), 413 pp.

"Through the methodological framework of the Networked Readiness Index (NRI), the report measures the extent to which 144 economies, from both the developed and developing worlds, take advantage of ICTs and other new technologies to increase their growth and well-being. The NRI identifies the most r ... more

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The Global Information Technology Report 2012: Living in a Hyperconnected World

Soumitra Dutta, Beñat Bilbao-Osorio (eds.)

Geneva: World Economic Forum;INSEAD (2012), 413 pp.

"The Report is composed of four thematic parts. Part 1 describes the conceptual framework and relates the findings of the Networked Readiness Index (NRI) 2012. In addition, Part 1 features selected expert contributions on the general theme of hyperconnectivity. Part 2 includes two case studies showi ... more

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Global Bollywood

Anandam P. Kavoori, Aswin Punathambekar (eds.)

New York; London: New York University Press (2008), vi, 314 pp.

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Länderheft Guyana: Viele Wasser - viele Völker

Freddy Dutz

Hamburg: Evangelisches Missionswerk in Deutschland (EMW) (2007), 152 pp.

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World Press Encyclopedia: A Survey of Press Systems Worldwide

Amanda C. Quick (ed.)

Detroit: Gale, 2nd ed. (2003), xxviii, 1285 pp.

"In these two volumes, readers will find comparative, in-depth essays on the press systems of 232 countries and/or territories. World Press Encyclopedia (WPE) is unique and valuable to users because, in addition to essays on each country’s press system, WPE also contains custommade graphs and stat ... more

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Pueblos indígenas de América Latina y el Caribe: Catálogo de cine y video

Beatriz Bermúdez Rothe

Caracas: Biblioteca Nacional (1995), 587 pp.

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L'information dans le monde: 206 pays au microscope

Paris: Éditions du Seuil (1989), 628 pp.

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World Press Encyclopedia. Vol. 1

George Thomas Kurian (ed.)

New York: Facts on File (1982), 641 pp.

"This is a survey of the state of the press in 180 countries, organized in four sections: Section I, "The International Press"; Section II, "The World's Developed Press Systems"; Section III, "Smaller and Developing Press Systems, " and Section IV, " Minimal and Underdeveloped Press Systems." Covera ... more

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Broadcasting Around the World

William E. McCavitt

Blue Ridge Summit, Pa.: Tab Books (1981), 336 pp.

"Description of broadcasting systems in 18 countries: South Africa, Poland, Russia, Japan, South Korea, Israel, Canada, the United States, Brazil, Guyana, India, Federal Republic of Germany, Britain, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden and Australia. Each chapter has been written by an individua ... more

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Broadcasting in Guyana

Ron Sanders

London: Routledge;Kegan Paul (1978), xiv, 77 pp.

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Les moyens d'information de masse aux Indes Occidentales

L. Hunt

Le Journaliste Démocratique (Prague), issue 4 (1967), pp. 52-54, 63-64

"Etude de l'infrastructure communicationnelle des territoires anglophones des Antilles et particulièrement de la Guyane — L’auteur constate que la presse y joue le principal rôle, en matière d'information, la radio et la télévision s'étant plus particulièrement cantonnées dans le diverti ... more

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Liberté de la presse menacée en Guyane

H. Singh

Le Journaliste Démocratique (Prague), issue 1 (1967), pp. 11-12

"Une loi sur « la sécurité Nationale 1966 » imposée par le gouvernement, menace sérieusement la liberté de la presse et le travail du journaliste." (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfattah Fakhfakh: The use of mass media in the developing countries. Brussels: CIDESA, 1971 Nr. 2139, topic code 110.31) ... more

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La soi-disant « presse libre » de la Guyane Britannique

J. Jagan

Le Journaliste Démocratique (Prague), volume 11, issue 2 (1963), pp.. 39-40

"Mensonges dans la presse de la Guyane Britannique — Efforts à faire pour créer une presse quotidienne libre." (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfattah Fakhfakh: The use of mass media in the developing countries. Brussels: CIDESA, 1971 Nr. 1124, topic code 110.32)

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Comment est informée la population en Guyane anglaise

R. E. Tompson

La Doctrine Française, Art et Documents (Paris), issue 764 (1959), pp. 5-7