Toolbox Management & Financing

Theory of Change: Facilitator’s Guide
Key Guidance

Laurie Starr

Washington, DC: Technical and Operational Performance Support (TOPS) Program; Save the Children; USAID (2019), viii, 120 pp.

"The main learning objective for the five-module course is to become familiar with a process that uses thorough causal analysis as the foundation for creating an evidence-based TOC for development programs. Each of the five modules can be completed in one 8-hour day, including two 15-minute breaks a ... more

Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Journalism: What Funders Can Do

Michelle Polyak, Katie Donnelly

Washington, DC: Democracy Fund (2019), 19 pp.

Money for nothing and content for free? Zahlungsbereitschaft für digitaljournalistische Inhalte

Christopher Buschow, Christian Wellbrock

Düsseldorf: Landesanstalt für Medien NRW (2019), 42 pp.

"Die vorliegende Studie untersucht, wie etablierte Medienunternehmen und journalistische Neugründungen in Deutschland nutzerseitige Zahlungsbereitschaft für digitaljournalistische Inhalte besser identifizieren, fördern und abschöpfen können. Auf Grundlage einer für die deutsche Online-Bevölke ... more

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The Palgrave Handbook of Methods for Media Policy Research
Key Guidance

Hilde Van den Bulck, Manuel Puppis, Karen Donders, Leo Van Audenhove (eds.)

Cham: Palgrave Macmillan (2019), xxvi, 681 pp.

"The Palgrave Handbook of Methods for Media Policy Research covers the craft that is and the methods used in media and communication policy research. It discusses the steps involved in conducting research, from deciding on a topic to writing a report and everything in between and, furthermore, deals ... more

Participation Tools for the Pacific

Asian Development Bank (ADB) (2019), 56 pp.

"Engagement of key stakeholder groups in operations financed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) promotes good governance, transparency, innovation, responsiveness, and development effectiveness. Effective engagement of stakeholder groups, including civil society, project beneficiaries, and project- ... more

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33 Werkzeuge für die digitale Welt: Die erfolgreichen Methoden der Tech-Giganten und wie jeder diese nutzen kann - Moonshot Thinking, Team Canvas und vieles mehr

Leila Summa, Christine Kirbach

München: Redline Verlag (2019), 270 pp.

"Tech-Giganten wie Facebook, Google und Co. haben es vorgemacht: Sie haben sich von Start-ups zu Global Playern entwickelt, die der Branche ihre Spielregeln aufdiktieren, und die traditionellen Unternehmen zwingen, sich den veränderten Marktbedingungen anzupassen. Und sie haben hierfür ganz eigene ... more

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Fernsehsender beraten: Organisationsentwicklung, Innovationsstrategien und Change Management

Guido Vogt

Baden-Baden: Nomos (2019), 306 pp.

"Das Fernsehen ist angesichts des digitalen Wandels und allgegenwärtiger Bewegtbildinhalte einer existentiellen Bewährungsprobe ausgesetzt. Nur die Neuentwicklung von Geschäftsmodellen und Formaten, die echte „Originals“ darstellen, kann das langfristige Überleben der Sender sichern. Gleichz ... more

Peer to Peer: The Commons Manifesto

Michel Bauwens, Vasilis Kostakis, Alex Pazaitis

London: University of Westminster Press (2019), 91 pp.

"As capitalism faces a series of structural crises, a new social, political and economic dynamic is emerging: peer to peer. What is peer to peer (P2P)? Why is it essential for building a commons-centric future? How could this happen? These are the questions we try to answer, by tying together four o ... more

Refreshing Your Theory of Change and Making it Science-Based

Claire Dunne, Jill Roberts

Leap (2019), 27 pp.

"Having a refreshed, up-to-date and accurate theory of change (ToC) for each LEAP service—and the LEAP programme overall—is a priority for the LEAP Evaluation and Research team. This is because an accurate ToC is the blueprint for evaluation at service- and programme-level. While some services a ... more

Charitable Crowdfunding in China: An Emergent Channel for Setting Policy Agendas?

Kellee S. Tsai, Qingyan Wang

China Quarterly, issue 240 (2019), pp. 936-966

"Social media in China has not only become a popular means of communication, but also expanded the interaction between the government and online citizens. Why have some charitable crowdfunding campaigns had agenda-setting influence on public policy, while others have had limited or no impact? Based ... more

Handbook on Working Towards Gender Equality in the Media
Inspiring Practice

Greta Gober

International Association of Women in Radio and Television (IAWRT), 2nd ed. (2019), 110 pp.

"The Handbook showcases IAWRT members’ experiences and best practices for working towards advancing gender equality in and on the media in Kenya, South Africa,Tanzania, India and Uganda." (Publisher description)

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The Workshop Survival Guide: How to Design and Teach Workshops That Work Every Time

Rob Fitzpatrick, Devin Hunt

London: Robfitz (2019), 209 pp.

"The first half of the book covers everything you'll need to know about designing and refining the session itself. With a good design in hand, teaching a brilliant workshop goes from arduous to nearly automatic. The second half of the book shifts from ahead-of-time design to day-of facilitation." (P ... more

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Evaluation of the Implementation of the Alliance to Better Protect Minors Online: Final Report

Vanessa Ludden, Fredrik Albert Hahn, Angeli Jeyarajah

Ramboll Management Consulting; European Commission (2019), 163 pp.

"This study evaluates the implementation of the Alliance to better protect minors online (‘the Alliance’). Officially launched in 2017, the Alliance is a multi-stakeholder platform through which companies make a series of commitments to address emerging risks that minors face online. The initiat ... more

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Digital Pay-Meter Playbook: How Today’s News Publishers Can Use Data, Best Practices, and Test-And-Learn Tactics to Build Better Pay-Meters

Nicco Mele, Matthew Skibinski, Matthew Spector

Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy; Lenfest Institute for Journalism (2019), 35 pp.

"Our research suggests publishers should invest in capabilities to engage in constant testing and experimentation in digital — to build engagement among digital audiences and ultimately convert engaged readers into paying subscribers. For commercial and for-profit models in particular, publishers ... more

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Rebooting Journalism: How Media Startups Overcame the Business Model Crisis. What Can We Learn from Eldiario.es and Mediapart?

Javier Borelli

Oxford: Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (2019), 78 pp.

"This research is based on the belief that there is no journalism crisis, but a business model one. So, learning from successful experiences that innovate in the business is the first step towards building a healthier media landscape in other countries. During this paper I will focus specially in tw ... more

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The Economic Tensions Faced by Community Radio Broadcasters

Janey Gordon

In: The Routledge Companion to Alternative and Community Media

Chris Atton (ed.)

London; New York: Routledge, paperback ed. (2019), pp. 247-257

"Community radio broadcasters obtain economic support from a variety of sources. During my discussions with community broadcasters and activists, there was a general expression of pragmatism towards the economic tensions they faced in running their stations. Their programme content may need to be su ... more

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Engaged Journalism: Practices for Building Trust, Generating Revenue, and Fostering Civic Engagement

Lindsay Green-Barber, Eric Garcia Mc Kinley

Impact Architects (2019), 61 pp.

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Fighting for Survival: Media Startups in the Global South
Inspiring Practice

Anya Schiffrin

New York: Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) (2019), 180 pp.

"Three years after writing the report Publishing for Peanuts, in which we surveyed 35 media startups mostly from the Global South, we decided to go back and see how the outlets had fared. Our area of interest in 2015 was small-to-medium size independent media outlets with a track record of consisten ... more