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Media Assistance: Evaluation, Monitoring, Impact Assessment
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Development Communication: Monitoring & Evaluation
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Evaluation Design & Implementation
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Self-Assessment, Self-Evaluation
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Campaigning: Evaluation, Monitoring, Impact Assessment
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Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Indicators
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Health Campaigns: Monitoring & Evaluation
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Behaviour Change Campaigns
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Documentaries, Television Documentaries, Web Documentaries
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Communication for Social Change
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ICT4D: Evaluation, Monitoring, Impact Assessment
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Evaluation
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Evaluation: Communication & Media
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Media Assistance: Journalism Education & Training
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Media Assistance: Impacts, Effectiveness, Efficiency
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Community Radios
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Evaluation in Conflict & Fragility Settings
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Indicators & Indices
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Advocacy & Political Films
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Community Radio Management
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Media Assistance in Conflict Regions & Fragile Countries
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Content Analysis (Research Method)
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Development Communication, Communication for Development (C4D)
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Educational Media: Evaluation, Monitoring, Impact Assessment
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Evaluation Reporting & Communicating Results
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Information Products & Services: Evaluation, Monitoring, Impact Assessment
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Journalism Education & Training
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Media Assistance
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Science Communication & Research Dissemination
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Agricultural Information & Extension
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Telecentres, Community Telecentres, Internet Cafés
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Media Assistance Projects & Programs: Case Studies
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Development Studies, Development Research
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Behaviour Change Communication
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Websites
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Information Products & Services
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Open, Distance and Digital Education (ODDE)
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Evaluation Approaches, Purposes & Frameworks
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Participatory, Collaborative & Empowerment Evaluation
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Science Communication: Evaluation, Monitoring, Impact Assessment
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Health Campaigns: Effects & Effectiveness
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Health Campaigns: Experiences
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HIV / AIDS Communication
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Cost-Benefit-Analysis, Cost-Effectiveness, Efficiency
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Media Effects
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Data Collection, Data Collection Methods
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Theories of Change
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Civic Engagement, Citizen Participation, Civil Society & Digital Communication
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Development Communication Campaigns
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Media Freedom, Press Freedom
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Nonprofit Public Relations: Evaluation, Monitoring, Impact Assessment
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Public Relations: Evaluation, Monitoring, Impact Assessment
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Strategic Communication Planning
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ALER
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Participatory Communication
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United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
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Development and Media
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Information for Development
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Rural Radio Programmes, Rural Radios, Rural Development & Radio
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Social Media
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ICT Development Assistance
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Infectious Diseases' Outbreak Communication
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Adult Education
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Educational Television
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Health Campaigns: Planning & Implementation
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Journalistic Quality
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Governance & Accountability: Role of Media / Communication
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Radio Dramas, Radio Soap Operas, Radio Fiction
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Data Analysis & Interpretation
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Social Change
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Access to Public Information, Freedom of Information, Right to Information
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Access to Information Laws, Right to Information Regulation
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Advertising: Professional & University Education
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Advocacy
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Civic Engagement, Citizen Participation, Civil Society & Media
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Social Media Analytics, Web Metrics, User Data Analytics
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Target Groups
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Campaigning
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Campaign Strategies
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Campaigning: Experiences
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Campaigning: Planning & Implementation
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Children's Radio Programmes
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Children's Television Programmes
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Christian Press
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Educational Films & Videos
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Government Communication Strategies
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Public Diplomacy, Cultural Diplomacy
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Public Relations
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Public Relations: Professional & University Education
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Social Marketing
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Community Communication
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Alternative Communication & Media
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Community Development
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Community Media
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Community Media Impact
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Community Radio Contents & Programming
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Community Radio Setting-Up
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Community Radio Sustainability & Financing
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Storytelling
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Conflict Prevention, Mediation & Reconciliation: Role of Media
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Conflict-Sensitive / Peace Communication
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Conflict-Sensitive & Peace Journalism
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Conflict-Sensitive Radio Journalism, Radio in Conflict Prevention & Transformation
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Theatre for Development
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Democracy Assistance
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Communication for Governance & Accountability Program (CommGAP) (World Bank)
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Development Communication Projects: Case Studies
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ICT / Internet Projects (Development Aid)
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Western Approaches
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Development Communication: Effects & Effectiveness
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Development Communication: Good Practice Examples
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Development Communication Research
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Entertainment Education, Edutainment
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Edutainment Campaigns: Experiences
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Edutainment Radio Programmes
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Rural Communication for Development
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Digital Research Methods
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Educational Use of ICTs / Internet
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Online Learning, E-Learning
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Gender and ICTs / Internet
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ICTs and Poverty Reduction
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ICT Effects & Impact
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ICT Indicators
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World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)
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Humanitarian Aid
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Countering Hate Speech, Disinformation & Propaganda
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Data Bases, Digital Libraries, Open Access Repositories
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Rural Libraries
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Nonprofit Journalism, Nonprofit Media
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Political Economy of Media
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Educational Radios
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Radio Schools
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Journalism / Communication Training Centers
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Educational Planning
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Nonformal Education
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Mobile Learning
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Training Courses, Course Development
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Training of Trainers, Teacher Education
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Universities
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Environmental Communication: Monitoring & Evaluation
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Sustainable Development
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Media Ethics: Professional & University Education
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Evaluation Methods: Using Communication Tools
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Gender in Evaluation, Monitoring, Impact Assessment
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Meta Evaluations, Cluster Evaluations
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Organizational Communication: Evaluation, Monitoring, Impact Assessment
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Organisational Development & Capacity Building: Evaluation, Monitoring, Impact Assessment
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Female Journalists & Media Workers
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Gender-Sensitive Journalism
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Media Assistance: Gender Focus
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Good Practice Examples
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Strategy Development & Strategic Planning
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Health Campaigns: Concepts & Strategies
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Health Information Materials
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Health Radio Programmes
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Mental Health Reporting & Media Representation
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Tobacco Counter-Marketing, Smoking Cessation Campaigning, Nicotine Addiction Reporting
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Indigenous Communication
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United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
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Investigative Journalism: Impact
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Radio News
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Election Reporting
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Social Issues: Reporting & Media Representation
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Media Assistance: Donor Organizations
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Media Assistance: Funding Schemes, Assistance Funds
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Media Assistance: Implementing Organizations
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BBC Media Action
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Deutsche Welle DW Akademie
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Media Assistance: Institutional Support & Core Funding
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Media Assistance: Project Planning & Implementation
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Media Assistance Research
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Media Development Indicators
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Communication Networks
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Dissemination of Information
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Media & Information Literacy
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Media Literacy: Professional & University Education
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Media Landscapes, Media Systems, Media Situation in General
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Media System Analyses & Typologies
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Media Management
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Media Management: Professional & University Education
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Organisational Assessment
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Quality Criteria, Quality Standards
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Radio Management
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Democracy / Democratization and Media
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Reputation
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Newsletters
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Local Ownership, Local Stakeholder Participation
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Pilot Projects
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Project Design, Project Planning
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Project Impact, Project Effects, Project Effectiveness, Project Efficiency
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Radio
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Radio Performance Assessment & Evaluation
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Radio Programmes & Genres
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Youth Radio Programmes, Youth Radio Stations, School Radios
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Radio Programming, Programme Structures & Schedules
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Helplines, Hotlines
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Persuasive Communication
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Buddhism
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Focus Groups & Group Discussions (Qualitative Research Method)
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Interviewing (Qualitative Research Method)
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Questionnaires, Questionnaire Design
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Randomised Control Trials & (Quasi-) Experimental Designs
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Buen Vivir / Good Living
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Corruption & Combating Corruption
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Social Justice
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SMS
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Theories of Communication & Media
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Non-Western Communication Approaches
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"More and more news outlets rely on philanthropic funding. With such funding come new questions about the effect that media content has on citizens and policymakers. Traditional metrics, most observers agree, are insufficient. But the value of alternative metrics is an open issue. Two scholars analy ... more

Navigating Theory, Negotiating Difference and Beating the System: A Critical How-To of Media Assistance Evaluation

Brisbane: Queensland University of Technology, School of Journalism, Media and Communication, Creative Industries Faculty, Doctoral Thesis (2014), 333 pp.
"This thesis explores how the impacts of Australian media assistance on social change and governance can be most effectively evaluated and understood. It is based on a three-stage research design, using predominantly qualitative research methods. In doing so it contributes in-depth insights into the ... more
"This paper suggests that the problem of impact evaluation of media assistance is understood to be more than a simple issue of methods, and outlines three underlying tensions and challenges that stifle implementation of effective practices in media assistance evaluation. First, there are serious con ... more
"In this paper we describe how quality in reporting could be measured through content analysis. We show that this approach, although somewhat technical, is feasible. It can help projects to become better and more successful. As a suggestion for practitioners in media development we present three opt ... more
"The Tanzania Media Fund (TMF) supports individual journalists and media institutions to produce quality public interest and investigative journalism content that better informs the public, contributes to debate and thereby increases public demand for greater accountability in Tanzania. TMF has used ... more
"A results-oriented culture of performance and service has been enforced since the 1990s in the EU. Evaluation systems have been a powerful catalyst in driving the transition from media support to media development and in making the latter more independent from broadcasters and donors. In recent yea ... more

Community Radio Continuous Improvement Toolkit

New Delhi; Hyderabad: Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia (CEMCA);UNESCO Chair on Community Media, University of Hyderabad, version 2.0 (2014), vii, 64 pp.
Provides indicators of performance along 9 parameters: 1. Content Generation and Programming; 2. Policies and Guidelines; 3. Volunteers; 4. Technology: Access and Management; 5. On-Air Standards of Broadcasting; 6. Governance; 7. Feedback and Grievances; 8. Content Sharing and Networking; 9. Revenue ... more

A Participatory Framework for Researching and Evaluating Communication for Development and Social Change

In: The Handbook of Development Communication and Social Change
Karin Gwinn Wilkins; Thomas Tufte; Rafael Obregón (eds.)
Chichester: Wiley Blackwell (2014), pp. 298-320
"This chapter first discusses evaluation of communication for development in relation to ideas around participation and social change, before presenting the framework for evaluating communication for development and social change, and the key principles that underpin it. It then describes some of th ... more

Evaluating Health Communication Interventions

In: Strategies for Developing Global Health Programs
Do Kyun Kim; Arvind Singhal; Gary L. Kreps (eds.)
New York et al.: Peter Lang (2014), pp. 352-367
"The purpose of this review is to contribute to the evidence base on health communication evaluation research in order to aid public health professionals and researchers in the development of future evaluation strategies. The review is divided into two sections. In the first section the focus is on ... more

Measuring Impact: The Art, Science and Mystery of Nonprofit News

Washington, DC: American University, School of Communcation (2013), 22 pp.
"This report seeks to answer the two-pronged question, “What is ‘impact,’ and how can it be measured consistently across nonprofit newsrooms?” A review of recent, relevant literature and our informal conversations with experts in the field reveal growing ambitions toward the goal of developi ... more

The Healthy Community Radio Station

Wits Radio Academy;Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA) (2013), 72 pp.
"This publication is a diagnostic tool for a "health check" or assessment of the sustainability of community radio stations. The check includes five areas: mission and governance of a community radio station; management and staffing; infrastructure and finances; programming; and community involvemen ... more

Self-Assessment Toolkit for Community Radio Stations and Practitioners

New Delhi: Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia (CEMCA) (2013), 66 pp.
"This book has been written largely as a result of the success of the Smart Toolkit for Evaluating Information Projects, Products and Services (2010) and in response to suggestions made by stakeholders to produce a compact primer. For many, the Smart Toolkit represents a major work that, despite its ... more
"The guide has been formatted to be useful to people at all levels of familiarity with media evaluation. The next section begins by presenting a core framework: four “building blocks” that distill a diverse set of evaluation frameworks into a straightforward process you can use to plan a new mea ... more
"Evaluating Communication for Development presents a comprehensive framework for evaluating communication for development (C4D). This framework combines the latest thinking from a number of fields in new ways. It critiques dominant instrumental, accountability-based approaches to development and eva ... more

Public Communication Campaigns

Thousand Oaks et al.: Sage, 4th ed. (2013), xiii, 376 pp.
"In this fully revised and expanded Fourth Edition, Ronald E. Rice and Charles K. Atkin provide readers with a comprehensive, up-to-date look into the field of public communication campaigns. Updated to reflect the latest theories and research, this text extends coverage to new areas, including sun ... more

Freedom of Expression, Media and Digital Communications: A Practical Guide

EPRD Policy & Development;European Commission (2012), 39 pp.
"The European Commission has begun to integrate a political economy approach throughout the project cycle. This guide tailors the political economy approach to the media development sector specifically. Using a political economy media matrix (PEMM) as its basis, it explains how to integrate the PE a ... more