"Digital storytelling has been in use since the early 1990s, yet remains a little-known and underutilized method, particularly in social work field education by field educators and students, both in the classroom and field placement settings. As a practice resource, this Digital Storytelling Guidebo
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ok can assist educators and students in the creation of their own digital stories. The introduction of the Digital Storytelling Guidebook in social work field education will expose educators and students to intentionally use the platform as an integral component in articulating and achieving learning outcomes." (Conclusion, page 18)
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"A Comprehensive Guide to Science Communication includes practical tips and examples of how to best convey science in an engaging way, dos and don’ts when communicating research to the general public, insightful interviews with people involved in public engagement and science communication campaig
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ns, and much more." (Introduction)
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"[...] this toolkit aims to support civil society generally, while explicitly accommodating the needs and contexts of the local partners that work with the Global Initiative for Justice, Truth and Reconciliation. In this sense, it pays particular attention to creating and sharing advocacy campaigns
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that amplify the voices of survivors and address the holistic needs of communities emerging from conflict. This toolkit also offers suggestions for navigating complications that are common in post-conflict settings, including security concerns and taboos around discussing painful histories. Intended as a concise guide, it provides general advice on developing, implementing, and launching advocacy campaigns. The toolkit is made available alongside a range of images that were designed in partnership with Amplifier, a nonprofit design lab that builds art and media experiments to amplify the most important movements of our times." (About this toolkit)
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"Sharing our story with others is not always easy. In fact, getting to grips with our own story can be a challenging and uncomfortable process. Getting to know someone’s story can feel intimidating and awkward – where do we start, what do we ask? We believe that there’s a simple way to help us
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share in each other’s stories. It’s a framework called Ask. Listen. Tell. By asking, listening and telling our stories, we can embark on a process of deepening our relationships. When our relationships display understanding, acceptance, empathy, respect and love, they become a powerful treasure, for us and our wider communities." (Page 4)
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"This toolkit will help you to learn and apply the most important concepts of behaviour change to use in your social media planning, content development and outreach. In fact, the ideas you’ll gather here can help you with all aspects of your program’s communications and project design. The acti
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vities described in this toolkit fit in well with a community engagement and accountability approach, with a basis in listening to communities’ needs and feedback and encouraging participation in the process. The content and examples in the toolkit are geared towards those working in the areas of disaster preparedness and disaster risk reduction, with a special focus on issues related to the Latin America and Caribbean region. However, the core concepts are applicable across the board, no matter what type of behaviour change you are working towards or where in the world you happen to be." (Introduction, page 6)
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"The most effective campaigns are face-to-face, repeated campaigns. Such campaigns generally have a larger average impact on persuasion, knowledge, and behavior than remote campaigns (such as ones conducted through television or the internet). Negative and positive messages appear to be almost equal
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ly effective in motivating behavioral change. Negative messaging does seem to be more memorable than other types of messages. However, if negative advertisements are attributed to an individual or organization, they tend to lead to backlash against the sender. Targeting a message to a particular subpopulation greatly increases the success rate of information campaigns, especially if the targeting stresses peer groups or community norms. Additionally, targeting and knowledge of relevant subpopulations can decrease the risk of unintended or counterproductive results. In complex environments where people are bombarded by a wide range of messages, adversarial messaging efforts tend to cancel each other out." (Key findings)
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"Auch für Social Media gilt: Mehr Aufmerksamkeit und Reichweite gewinnen Sie mit gutem Storytelling! Doch in den sozialen Netzen ticken die Uhren etwas anders, und oft schneller. In diesem Buch gibt Ihnen das erfahrene Autorenteam einen umfassenden Überblick über die Möglichkeiten, Anforderungen
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und Methoden des Social Storytellings. Sie erfahren, wie Sie gute Geschichten und wertvollen Content für Social Media erstellen, verarbeiten und für die eigene PR-Arbeit nutzen können. Mit einfachen (aber effektiven!) und kostenlosen Mitteln werden Sie zum professionellen Storyteller und begeistern mit Ihren Stories auf Facebook, Instagram, TikTok und Co." (Verlagsbeschreibung)
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"A trendy issue amongst African businesses is employment of strategic green marketing strategies to maximize the visibility of environmental sustainability, in sync with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal No. 15. This short essay has synthesized and reviewed literature relating to green
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marketing and environmental sustainability in Africa, as well as revealed potential gaps for future research. This literature review was conducted using keywords such as green marketing, social responsibility and environmental sustainability guiding the systematic search process. It is recommended that African countries and associated business organizations employ green marketing strategies so as to raise awareness of environmental sustainability." (Abstract)
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"As the production, content, and display of humanitarian images faced the requirements of digital media, humanitarian organizations struggled to keep equitable visual practices. Media specialists reflect on past and current uses of images in four Canadian agencies: the Canadian Red Cross, the Multic
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ultural Council of Saskatchewan, the World University Service of Canada, and IMPACT. Historically, the risk to reproduce the global inequalities they seek to remedy has compelled photographers, filmmakers and publicists in these agencies to develop codes of visual practice. In these conversations, they have shared the insights gained in transforming their work to accompany the rise of new digital technologies and social media. From one agency to the other, the lines of concern and of innovation converge. On the technical side, the officers speak of the advantage of telling personal stories, and of using short videos and infographics. On the organizational side, they have updated ways to develop skills in media production and visual literacy among workers, volunteers, partners, and recipients, at all levels of their activity. These interviews further reveal that Communications Officers share with historians a wish to collect, preserve, and tell past histories that acknowledge the role of all actors in the humanitarian sphere, as well as an immediate need to manage the abundance of visual documents with respect and method. To face these challenges, the five interviewees rely on democratic traditions of image-making: the trusted relationships, both with the Canadian public and with local peoples abroad, which have always informed the production and the content of visual assets. For this reason, humanitarian publicists might be in a privileged position to intervene in larger and urgent debates over the moral economy of the circulation of digital images in a globalized public space." (Abstract)
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"Each chapter starts with a brief recap of the key lessons that are covered in storytelling with data. This is followed by: 'practice with Cole': exercises based on real-world examples posed for you to consider and solve, accompanied by detailed step-by-step illustration and explanation; 'practice o
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n your own': more exercises and thought-provoking questions for you to work through individually without prescribed solutions; 'practice at work': thoughtful guidance and hands-on exercises for applying the lessons learned on the job, including practical instruction on when and how to solicit useful feedback and iterate to refine your work from good to great Much of the content you’ll encounter here is inspired by our storytelling with data workshops. Because these sessions span many industries, so do the examples upon which I’ll draw. We’ll navigate between different topics—from digital marketing to pet adoption to sales training—giving you a rich and varied set of situations to learn from as you hone your data storytelling skills." (Introducion, page xii)
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"This edition’s 28 essays in three sections take into account changes in the global communication landscape especially in the last ten years. The first section contains essays that provide conceptual linkages between public relations and international political systems, economic systems and levels
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of development, societal culture, different media systems including digital media, and activism. Essays in the second section discuss the communication of various global actors such as corporations (including family-owned enterprises), non-profits, governments (and public sector enterprises), global public relations agencies, IGOs such as the European Union and NATO and “informal” organizations such as hactivist groups, terrorists, and failed states. The third section discusses key global communication issues such as climate change, character assassination as a communication tool, internal communication, risk and crisis communication, public affairs, and public diplomacy." (Publisher description)
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"An effective social media presence helps policy and advocacy-oriented organizations raise their visibility by potentially reaching a wider audience of concerned people, creating a network/coalition of organizations who share the same mission, and influencing important community stakeholders. These
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platforms can also support fundraising efforts by catching the interest of donors. Indeed, the major benefit of using social media for advocacy actions and campaigns is the ability to circulate information faster, wider, and with very few financial resources. It is nevertheless important to keep in mind that online and offline actions have to be combined to reach a more diverse audience." (Page 1)
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"Developing and executing a successful advocacy campaign is not always an easy task. Advocacy goals can be hard to quantify and may require a large base of supporters and a relatively long timeframe. But a well developed, flexible advocacy strategy can help you anticipate obstacles and respond more
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swiftly to unexpected surprises. Developing a strong advocacy strategy will also improve your chances of success and help maximize the use of limited resources. So, what are the components of a strong advocacy strategy?" (Introduction)
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"Dieses Buch bietet einen praktischen Leitfaden für Journalismus auf Instagram. Es gibt sowohl die Grundlagen für Instagram-Journalismus, als auch Tipps und Tricks für Profis. Deshalb spielt es keine Rolle, ob die Leserin oder der Leser mit der Plattform schon vertraut ist oder noch nicht. Instag
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ram ist die Plattform, um junge Menschen zu erreichen. Es wird erklärt, wie durch gute Inhalte auf der Plattform aus Instagram-Followern regelmäßige Besucher*innen der Homepage oder E-Paper-Leser*innen werden können. Zusätzlich gibt es Anleitungen für die Community-Arbeit und Ideen, wie Instagram als Recherchequelle genutzt werden kann. Außerdem bietet das Buch praktische Informationen für TV- und Radiojournalist*innen und eine Einführung in Instagram für die Öffentlichkeitsarbeit. Die Autorin Selina Bettendorf ist Journalistin beim Berliner Tagesspiegel und freie Dozentin für Instagram-Journalismus." (Publisher description)
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"The research on audience behavior and the effects of Free Media Advocacy Campaign was conducted on a sample of 1,000 respondents, 25 to 55 years of age, and focused on the citizens’ viewpoint towards paying for media content (with the possibility of comparison to 2019 research) and evaluation of
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the campaign “Independent Media Depend on You” (IREX and Agency Communis). In terms of media consumption, respondents from 2019 generally spent more time with media than in the 2020 research. In addition, it is noticeable that respondents in both research cycles spent more time watching television and listening to the radio. The average time respondents spent per day watching television in 2020 was 108.6 minutes, while in 2019 the average time spent watching this media was 161.4 minutes. The average time respondents spent listening to the radio in the research conducted in 2020 is the same as the time spent watching TV (108.6 minutes), while in 2019, radio was the media respondents spent the most time listening to – 166.8 minutes. Social networks are the third most used media in terms of time spent on them per day (average time for 2020 – 87.6 minutes; average time for 2019 – 126.6 minutes). In fourth place are informative online portals and sites, while fifth place is print media with which respondents spend the least time per day (average time – 27 minutes). When it comes to citizens’ trust in media, it is evident that in both research cycles there is a greater distrust than a trust in the media, and this fits in the broader picture of citizen’s distrust in all civil society institutions. A total of 43% of respondents generally do not trust the media in Serbia at all – in 2020, while in 2019 the percentage was lower by two points (41%). On the other hand, a total of 22% of respondents stated that they have full confidence and that they mostly have trust in Serbian media, which is one percentage point more than in the research conducted in 2019. About a third of respondents had a neutral stance about trust in media (31% in 2020, 33% in 2019). A large percentage of respondents were not willing to pay for online content, however, when compared with 2019’s findings, SMS noticed that the willingness to pay for online content is more noticeable in 2020." (Summary)
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