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Media Assistance: Evaluation, Monitoring, Impact Assessment
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Impact Assessment & Outcome Evaluation
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Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Tools
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Development Communication: Monitoring & Evaluation
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Communication & Media Indicators
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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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Evaluating Media & Communication in Development: Does Evidence Matter?

Annenberg School for Communication, Center for Global Communication Studies (CGCS) (2012), 97 pp.
"BBC Media Action has made strengthening the evidence base of reports, data sets, and analysis about the role of media and communication in democratic development a priority. Yet, the extent to which different donor organizations, foundations, think tanks, practitioners, and academics utilize resear ... more

Media Assistance M&E and Democratization Measurement Characteristics in USAID Program Reporting Documents

Columbia, Mo.: University of Missouri–Columbia, Master Thesis (2012), vi, 139 pp.
"This case study of USAID media assistance program reporting documents (n=68) looks at specific monitoring and evaluation characteristics as reported over a 20-year period and how reporting documents make the link to democratization. The analysis found that although M&E activity has improved as repo ... more
"The gender-sensitive indicators for media (GSIM) is a non-prescriptive set of indicators, designed particularly for media of all forms. However it bears much relevance and usefulness to citizens' media groups advocating for gender equality, other non-governmental organizations, media associations, ... more
"This article presents an overview of the emergence of sustainability themes in communication for development and argues that there is an urgent need for a framework of sustainability indicators for communication for development and social change projects around the world. It fills a crucial gap in ... more

Evaluation of Behavior Change Communication Programs: Guidance Note for German Development Cooperation

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) (2012), 85 pp.
"Behavior Change Communication (BCC) interventions have become an integral part of many HIV prevention programs. Monitoring and evaluation is expected to be included in the design of any BCC interventions from the beginning on. However, the know-how on how to demonstrate results and impacts of such ... more

Content Analysis: Can Shared Indicators Improve Monitoring and Evaluation?

Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2012), 24 pp.
"Press freedom indices such as those administered by Freedom House, IREX, and Reporters Without Borders have emerged as crucial tools, not only for the general public, but also for donors, implementers, and academics in their attempts to understand the relationships among media assistance, democrati ... more

Researching, Monitoring and Evaluating Communication for Development: Trends, Challenges and Approaches

United Nations Inter-Agency Group on Communication for Development (2011), xvii, 136 pp.
"Elaborated on the basis of a literature review and consultations with 11 C4D focal points or monitoring and evaluation (M&E) specialists from 7 UN agencies and a 15-member expert panel. Based on this research, the report details a number of principles for effective, appropriate, and sustainable res ... more

Medición y evaluación en comunicación

Málaga: Instituto de Investigación en Relaciones Públicas (IIRP) (2011), 112 pp.
"A wide array of media development practitioners, donors, international broadcasters, and methodologists, all with extensive experience working in media initiatives in conflict environments met in Caux, Switzerland, in December 2010, to establish the Caux Guiding Principles, whose full text is in th ... more
"This guide will take you through the essential steps for designing an evaluation of your community information project. These steps explain what to do and consider at different stages of the evaluation process: 1. Describe your project and identify your target audience. 2. Identify the evaluation ... more

A Resource Guide to Public Diplomacy Evaluation

Los Angeles: Figueroa Press (2011), 149 pp.
"This working paper aims to synthesize current efforts to develop comparable evaluation methods for social issue documentary films. Authored by two researchers who have been jointly documenting the field’s transformation over the past five years, this paper offers a framework for planning and eval ... more
"This report maps the evolution of evaluation and donor decision making in media development over the last two decades. Through interviews with media development donors, implementers and academics, we examine major donor perspectives on monitoring and evaluation (M&E), the main challenges within med ... more

Evaluating the Evaluators: Media Freedom Indexes and What They Measure

Washington, DC; Philadelphia: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA);Annenberg School for Communication, Center for Global Communication Studies (CGCS) (2010), 63 pp.
"The organizations that conduct country rankings should continue to increase technical sophistication, cultural neutrality, and transparency. In particular, continued attention must be paid to digital media, notably the Internet and mobile phones, which now number approximately 4.6 billion worldwide ... more

Methods of Evaluating Media Interventions in Conflict Environments

Montreaux (CH): Conference "Evaluating the Impact of Media Interventions in Conflict Countries", Caux Conference Center, December 13-17 (2010), 15 pp.

From Mapping Information Ecologies to Evaluating Media Interventions: An Experts Survey on Evaluating Media Interventions in Conflict Countries

Philadelphia, PA: Annenberg School for Communication, Center for Global Communication Studies (CGCS) (2010), 37 pp.

Building Our Understanding: Key Concepts of Evaluation. Applying Theory in the Evaluation of Communication Campaigns

Centers for Disease Control and prevention (CDC), Healthy Communities Program, Creating a Culture of Healthy Living (2009), 7 pp.
"[...] Fortunately, in the last decade in particular, much progress has been made on incorporating social science theory into both campaign design and evaluation, primarily in the health field. Indeed, evaluators are being encouraged to engage in theory testing and/or logic model development. Findin ... more

Community Radio Performance Assessment System

Kathmandu: Community Radio Support Center (CRSC), Nepal Forum of Environmental Journalists (NEFEJ) (2009), 86 pp.
"This publication allows community radio stations to assess their performance regarding: community participation and ownership; radio governance structures and procedures; radio programme structure; radio station management; financial management and resource structure; as well as networking. Using a ... more