"Written by two practitioners with deep professional experience, this book introduces readers to public interest communications, which takes an evidence-based approach to using strategic communications to drive positive social change. Each chapter includes accessible, applicable insights, exercises
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and real-world examples undergirded by theories and research from a range of academic disciplines: social and cognitive science, communications, systems thinking and human-centered design. The authors provide step-by-step frameworks for practicing public interest communications and illustrate each framework with diverse voices through practitioner interviews. Through a focus on equity and ethics, the book helps readers acquire the mindset of a public interest communicator. This book is an ideal resource for students in strategic communications, health and environmental communications, public relations, journalism, social entrepreneurship, political science and advertising, programs, and in public interest communication courses specifically, who wish to promote lasting change on issues that advance the greater good." (Publisher description)
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"Written by two practitioners with deep professional experience, this book introduces readers to public interest communications, which takes an evidence-based approach to using strategic communications to drive positive social change. Each chapter includes accessible, applicable insights, exercises
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and real-world examples undergirded by theories and research from a range of academic disciplines: social and cognitive science, communications, systems thinking and human-centered design. The authors provide step-by-step frameworks for practicing public interest communications and illustrate each framework with multiple perspectives through practitioner interviews. Through a focus on fairness and ethics, the book helps readers acquire the mindset of a public interest communicator. This book is an ideal resource for students in strategic communications, health and environmental communications, public relations, journalism, social entrepreneurship, political science and advertising, and in public interest communication courses specifically, who wish to promote lasting change on issues that advance the greater good. Accompanying online materials include worksheets and links to further resources such as videos and podcasts." (Publisher description)
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"This handy booklet aims to empower the reader with 50 compact introductions to relevant topics, which aim to capture the essential mindset and diversity of working practice in contemporary science communication. It is aimed at researchers across all disciplines seeking further qualifications, entry
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-level employees in science communication departments and anyone who wants to take their first steps in the field. These 50 essentials offer an introduction to the tumultuous world of science communication – from the pens of many proven experts who have formed the team of authors." (Editorial, page 7)
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"This guide is intended to help creators producing or thinking about making shortform video content seeking to counter extremism. Our goal is not to tell you what to create; your original content is what makes your channel creative and organic. Instead, we hope to provide you with tools and tips to
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create stronger content that harnesses evidence from decades of academic research. Creating short-form video content (with expected video length to be 15-60 seconds) that counters extremism (both violent and nonviolent) and promotes positive values is a powerful way to engage with your audience. To help you succeed in this mission, we have compiled a guide that not only inspires creativity but also provides practical tips for further success." (Page 2)
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"L'époque n'a jamais été aussi propice aux jeux d'influence. Face aux crises auxquelles le dirigeant doit faire face, l'attaque informationnelle prend aujourd'hui le dessus. Qu'elle soit intentionnelle ou opportuniste, elle peut faire des dégâts significatifs sur la très précieuse réputation
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de son organisation. Au regard des capacités critiques qu'offrent notamment les réseaux sociaux, la suspicion envers la nouveauté tend à avoir force de loi : il ne s'agit donc plus de réagir mais de disposer de plans préalablement établis pour contrer une opération d'influence susceptible d'être subie. Dans cette perspective, ce mémento propose une méthode de planification d'une opération de contre-influence sur la base des risques informationnels possibles au lancement d'un produit ou d'un service. Un cas pratique est étudié pour une entreprise fictive spécialisée dans l'intelligence artificielle et mettant un ouvre un projet révolutionnaire d'avatars 3D au profit du consommateur à la maison ou du professionnel sur son lieu de travail." (Description de la maison d'édition)
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"This toolkit is a step-by-step guide to develop, produce, broadcast, and monitor a social and behavior change (SBC) mass media campaign. The outputs from this creative development process can and should be used to guide the design of additional communication channels in an integrated, mixed-media c
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ampaign, such as community mobilization and outreach activities, although this toolkit does not directly address those activities. This toolkit includes several blank templates with instructions, as well as examples from other SBC campaigns, to adapt to your context.
Using an SBC approach in your campaign increases the likelihood of meaningful change among your intended audience. Without a rigorous process rooted in SBC theory, audience insights, and testing, even a campaign with high appeal and production value may not have the desired impact. Although this toolkit is meant to showcase a gold standard for developing an SBC mass media campaign, few campaigns will follow the exact same steps. Adaptations are encouraged.
Most steps in this document are meant to be followed sequentially. However, we recommend you first read the entire document to identify steps that require significant lead time (e.g., contracting with external vendors such as production studios and creative agencies). Failing to start these activities on time could disrupt later progress." (https://sbclearningcentral.org)
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"Digitalization is fundamentally changing media ecosystems and posing ethical challenges for media and communication practitioners. One of the professions affected is public relations (PR), which today can analyze target groups based on their digital data traces or spread messages via paid digital c
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hannels. Although these practices are effective, they raise ethical concerns. However, it remains unclear whether PR practitioners around the world perceive such practices as morally challenging and whether their perceptions are shaped by individual dispositions or national backgrounds. This study analyzed data collected in 4 cross-national surveys involving 5,970 communication practitioners from 52 countries. Results from multilevel modeling indicate that individual predispositions, that is, personal values and beliefs and age, influence ethical perceptions far more than national context. These findings are interpreted as an indicator of the ongoing globalization of PR ethics, which presumably leads to similar perceptions in different regions." (Abstract)
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"Das DiskursGlossar ist ein Online-Lexikon zur strategischen Kommunikation. Auf Basis aktueller Forschung bietet es kompakte und anschauliche Informationen zu Phänomenen diskursiver Kämpfe, wie wir sie in Medien, Politik, Recht und Zivilgesellschaft beobachten können. Das Glossar soll dazu beitra
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gen, kommunikative Strategien in der öffentlichen Praxis besser zu erkennen, zu bezeichnen und zu kritisieren." (diskursmonitor.de/glossar)
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"This case study describes a successful nutrition social marketing program in Afghanistan. By building up the domestic soy industry and supply chain, while creating consumer demand for high-protein soy products to combat malnutrition, the Nosh-e-Jaan campaign rebalanced the market dynamics for this
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relatively unknown locally grown crop. The campaign included technical assistance to the soy industry and retailers, a consumer media campaign, and community outreach via influencers, government agencies, and events. Outcomes included increases in awareness of soy, purchase of soy products, and knowledge about protein. This project provides critical lessons for those planning social marketing programs in similar settings." (Abstract)
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"Este módulo presenta un proceso paso a paso que permitirá a los miembros de las organizaciones, o campañas, interesados en mejorar su visibilidad e impacto, formular estrategias de comunicación efectivas para el cambio social y de comportamiento. Aunque se han desarrollado múltiples modelos de
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planificación en el campo de la comunicación para el desarrollo y el cambio social, algunos de los cuales se describen en el Módulo Conceptual, solo se incluyen en este módulo los elementos más comunes y genéricos que intervienen en el diseño de una estrategia. Para ello, los autores se han basado en modelos que utilizan una perspectiva socioecológica y se centran particularmente en el papel de la comunicación para facilitar el cambio a nivel individual, comunitario, institucional, social y político. Las características de la perspectiva socioecológica permiten un análisis profundo de situaciones complejas, así como la identificación e implementación de acciones estratégicas de comunicación a todo nivel y/o en el nivel donde más importa." (Visión general, página xiv)
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"La narratologie comme science de la production-analyse-diffusion du récit, touche tous les secteurs de la vie (toute discipline dont l'objet est sous forme de récit) : narratologie littéraire, médiatique, journalistique, catéchétique, éducative, psychologique, analyse et publicité narrative
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s. Cependant, avec l'essor des Histoires ou des Stories à l'ère du numérique, tout internaute peut inventer un récit. Il faut une initiation à la pratique de la narratologie comme art de faire passer efficacement une information à travers la narration d'une histoire. Dieudonné Tebangasa Apala distingue la pensée narrative de celle positiviste et montre l'évolution de la narratologie littéraire à celle médiatique. Après avoir défini le récit à partir d'Histoire et Narration, il indique les conditions de sa production, ses typologies, les méthodes d'analyse, les fonctions du personnage dans l'organisation narrative. L'auteur rappelle l'évolution de l'analyse narrative : de l'analyse structurale à celle du contenu, en passant par Paul Ricour. Il détermine le concept Storytelling (Story), son rôle, son but et son utilisation." (Description de la maison d'édition)
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"This meta-synthesis collates evaluation insights and evidence on the advocacy and communications efforts related to the key results areas of UN Women’s Strategic Plan: Governance and Participation in Public Life; Women’s Economic Empowerment; Ending Violence Against Women; and Women, Peace and
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Security, Humanitarian Action and Disaster Risk Reduction. Based on available
evaluation evidence, the report outlines key results, trends,
enabling factors, impediments and lessons learned with a
geographic and thematic focus." (Page vi)
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"There is a profoundly troubling history of research being done on Indigenous peoples without regard for their priorities and accompanying calls to decolonize health research. Storytelling methods can privilege Indigenous voices in research. Indigenous people’s knowledge systems have existed for m
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illennium, where knowledge is produced and shared through stories. Our collaborative team of Indigenous and non-Indigenous researchers, and Indigenous Elders, patients, healthcare providers, and administrators, conducted a participatory, scoping review to examine how storytelling has been used as a method in Indigenous health research on Turtle Island (North America), Australia, and Aotearoa (New Zealand). We searched key databases and online sources for qualitative and mixed-methods studies that involved Indigenous participants and used storytelling as a method in health research. Reviewers screened abstracts/full texts to confirm eligibility. Narrative data were extracted and synthesized. An intensive collaboration was woven throughout and included gatherings incorporating Indigenous protocol, Elders’ teachings on storytelling, and sharing circles. We included 178 articles and found a diverse array of storytelling approaches and adaptations, along with exemplary practices and problematic omissions. Researchers honoured Indigenous ways of knowing, being, and doing through careful preparation and community engagement to do storywork, inclusion of Indigenous languages and protocols, and Indigenous initiation and governance. Storytelling centered Indigenous voices, was a culturally relevant and respectful method, involved a healing process, and reclaimed Indigenous stories. But it could result in several challenges when researchers did not meaningfully engage with Indigenous peoples. These findings can guide respectful storytelling research that bridges divergent Indigenous and Western knowledge systems, to decolonize health research." (Abstract)
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"YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Vimeo, Twitter, etc. have their own logics, dynamics and different audiences. This book analyses how the users of these social networks, especially those of YouTube and Instagram, become content prescribers, opinion leaders and, by extension, people of influence. What
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influence capacity do they have? Why are intimate or personal aspects shared with unknown people? Who are the big beneficiaries? How much is vanity and how much altruism? What business is behind these social networks? What dangers do they contain? What volume of business can we estimate they generate? How are they transforming cultural industries? What legislation is applied? How does the legislation affect these communications when they are sponsored? Is the privacy of users violated with the data obtained? Who is the owner of the content? Are they to blame for "fake news"? In this changing, challenging and intriguing environment, The Dynamics of Influencer Marketing discusses all of these questions and more. Considering this complexity from different perspectives: technological, economic, sociological, psychological and legal, the book combines the visions of several experts from the academic world and provides a structured framework with a wide approach to understand the new era of influencing, including the dark sides of it." (Publisher description)
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