"Without the support of media partners, child helplines miss the chance to tell the story of their work. Without child helplines, media partners fail to gain the full picture of the realities children and youth face every day. The Media Collaboration Toolkit aims to enhance collaborative synergies b
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etween the media industry and the child helplines." (Page 5)
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"This study examines the impact of legitimacy on the dynamics of interorganizational networks within the nongovernmental organizations' children's rights community. The 27-year period of analysis included a critical community event: the ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of
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the Child (UNCRC). Building on theories of organizational evolution, hypotheses proposed that (1) ratification of the UNCRC served to codify and more broadly communicate the legitimate norms of the community, and (2) dissemination of normative information made it easier (a) for less experienced organizations to form and maintain partnerships, and (b) for organizations to form partnerships without reference to shared third-party contacts or dominant organizations. Data analysis via a longitudinal network model supported the hypotheses. Further investigation via an event history analysis suggested that these effects were largely confined to links among organizations in the children's rights community and not to links made by these organizations to more general others." (Abstract)
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"This article is a historical examination of the use of photography in the informational and fundraising strategies of humanitarian organizations. Drawing on archival research and recent scholarship, it shows that the figure of the dead or suffering child has been a centrepiece of humanitarian campa
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igns for over a century and suggests that in earlier eras too, such photos, under certain conditions, could “go viral” and achieve iconic status. Opening with last year’s photo campaign involving the case of 3-year-old Syrian refugee Alan Kurdi, whose body washed up on a Turkish beach near Bodrum in early September 2015, the article draws on select historical examples to explore continuities and ruptures in the narrative framing and emotional address of photos depicting dead or suffering children, and in the ethically and politically charged decisions by NGO actors and the media to publish and distribute such images. We propose that today, as in the past, the relationship between media and humanitarian NGOs remains symbiotic despite contemporary claims about the revolutionary role of new visual technologies and social media." (Abstract)
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"Taking a global and interdisciplinary approach, Children and Media explores the role of modern media, including the internet, television, mobile media and video games, in the development of children, adolescents, and childhood. Primer to global issues and core research into children and the media i
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ntegrating work from around the world; comprehensive integration of work that bridges disciplines, theoretical and research traditions and methods; covers both critical/qualitative and quantitative approaches to the topic." (Publisher description)
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"This text is a review of some changes that have recently taken place in literary creation and script writing in TV programs for children 0-6; a complex set of different influences has triggered changes on children conception; a new image of the child has emerged, different from the old behaviorist
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one; new quality criteria have emerged for production and exhibition of socio-emotional TV programs." (Abstract)
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"Keeping Children Safe Online (KCSO) is an evidence-based practice that establishes sustainable child protection mechanisms to mitigate the risks of children to online abuse and exploitation.World Vision uses the practice to work with children, parents, teachers, law enforcement, civil society and g
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overnments to address the need for improved knowledge and skills of children, as well as their parents and teachers, to stay safe in the rapidly changing online world. This report presents a summary of the key issues and evidence that was generated as part of the development of the KCSO model. This summary is extracted from KCSO Evidence 4 Change series, which contains the evidence-based practices by World Vision and its partners in the Middle East, Eastern European region (MEER) that successfully contribute to changes in the well-being of children.The longer version of this document includes links to practical, tangible tools and resources and can be accessed on www.wvevidence4change.org. World Vision MEER validated KCSO in Albania, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Jerusalem - West Bank - Gaza and Lebanon. MEER encourages the adoption of this model for work with children,families and communities." (Page 1)
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"This paper does suggest that child abuse content is the most popular type of content on the Tor Dark Net. While law enforcement may crawl such sites, the number of requests that would be seen would be only a tiny fraction, and hence not skew the outline ratios. Similarly, denial of service attacks
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were not observed and so are also unlikely to account for the high requests. The usage of Tor2Web may underrepresent some categories, but it is not currently clear whether, or why, such groups would exclusively use this tool." (Page 9)
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"Nesta publicação, entra em foco o tema dos castigos físicos e humilhantes, prática naturalizada como estratégia pedagógica nas famílias e escolas de todo o mundo. Justamente por serem tolerados como medida disciplinar na sociedade, principalmente no âmbito doméstico, os castigos físicos a
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inda são pouco debatidos na esfera pública. Esse silêncio contribui para a manutenção de um modelo educativo tradicionalmente pautado pela violência, mesmo que de forma sutil. Romper com essa lacuna e contribuir para a compreensão das causas, consequências e alternativas aos castigos físicos e humilhantes é, a proposta que a ANDI, Red ANDI América Latina e Save the Children Suécia fazem aos profissionais de imprensa, ao disponibilizarem um conjunto de orientações e diretrizes para o aprimoramento da cobertura sobre o tema. Considerando a complexidade da relação entre pais, filhos e profissionais de educação no processo educativo, este guia procura, portanto, subsidiar o debate sobre estratégias disciplinares positivas e sustentáveis, com base no diálogo e na negociação de limites e consensos de maneira participativa e colaborativa. A presença de tal abordagem na mídia fornece informações extremamente relevantes para os adultos e para as próprias crianças e adolescentes, reforçando a imagem de meninos e meninas como sujeitos de direito, que têm direito a um tratamento respeitoso." (https://andi.org.br/publicacoes)
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"Los programas de interés general dedicaron un 27,2% de su programación a la presentación de temas que involucran a niñas, niños y adolescentes. Sin embargo, esta presencia notablemente alta en los ciclos del género no implica necesariamente un tratamiento positivo, una participación activa y
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un rol como sujetos de derecho, tal como se propone desde la Convención de los Derechos del Niño –Ley 23.849– y desde la Ley 26.061. En efecto, al profundizar en las modalidades en que son abordados los segmentos, se advierte que durante la mitad de ese tiempo de programación NNyA son representados/as mediante aspectos negativos." (Conclusiones, página 71)
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"This handbook is a compilation of advice from child psychologists and the police and also the personal narratives of people who have been subjected to abuse. We hope this book will make it easier for adults to talk to children about the risks of the internet. We also hope it will inspire you and he
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lp you to be part of children’s everyday activities on the internet." (Page 3)
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"Sex offenders know that social media offer new opportunities for contacting children and forming friendships with them. They have also realised how simple it is to take pictures and make videos of sexual abuse and share them with other people with the same sexual interests. Digital information tech
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nology and social media add new aspects to our understanding of how sexual abuse takes place and how it affects victims. It is necessary for all practitioners working with children and young people to have knowledge of this field. All types of sexual abuse are shameful and taboo-ridden. Consequently, children and young people who feel unhappy need to be asked directly how negative online encounters have affected them. However, the dialogue with them must proceed with an understanding of ow demeaning, intimidating and traumatic such experiences can be, including when living through them on the internet. Save the Children Denmark has compiled this anthology with the latest knowledge in a field that is in constant flux and full of professional challenges." (Back cover)
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"In enhancing the fight against ICT-facilitated child abuse and exploitation, governments and national authorities may focus on a child protection approach that fully respects human rights; on ensuring that legislation keeps pace with technological innovation; on recruiting, training and maintaining
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specialized personnel; on gaining access to state-of-the-art technological resources; developing effective mechanisms for accessing third party data and conducting undercover investigations that are consistent with the rule of law; as well as developing policyguidance on harmful conduct committed by youth. The formulation of policies in this area is best based on a multidisciplinary approach that draws on research findings and best practices from social science, legal policy and public policy." (Executive summary, page xi)
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"This publication is intended to provide guidance to individuals and organizations wishing to train animators on the use of the films Out of the Shadows and Red Top, Blue Top, which were created in partnership between No Strings International and Catholic Relief Services. The films aim to support em
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otional and social resilience of children affected by conflict in the Middle East. Since the creation of the films in 2013, a cohort of implementers have trained animators in Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Turkey, and Jordan on their use. The Guidance on Training is an attempt to synthesize and systematize the way trainings are conducted throughout the region. It focuses on puppets (manipulating puppets, showing children how to make puppets), working with children, key messages of the films, and session planning. The Guidance on Training includes the components needed for a successful training on the use of these films. It is not, however, prescriptive, and should be adapted as appropriate to each individual context. The Guidance includes both a 3-day agenda, suitable for training on one of the films, and a 5-day agenda, suitable for training on both films." (Introduction, page 1)
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"The study finds that there is a general liking for Partenal Guidance (PG) ratings, based on the need to protect the children from harmful and foreign content, as well as to avoid adoption of foreign cultures. However, this does not translate into action in determining viewership decisions, with man
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y parents not able to implement PG ratings. Major gaps remain in the implementation of the PG ratings systems for the country. The understanding and use of ratings by parents, TV stations and regulators is limited, and the guideline remain difficult to use, with TV stations using them but to little impact in the audiences. The challenge is compounded by cut-throat competition by TV stations for audiences. Technology that has changed the methods of access to such content, as well as the social set up also affect the use and effectiveness of PG ratings. Achieving a change of trend requires a change in approach to child programming. This challenge is even bigger for Uganda, a country that boasts of a big young population, and an increasing affinity to watching television, whose numbers are increasing by the day. These challenges can however be addressed; and they need to be addressed. PG ratings is one acceptable way of regulating the kind of TV content that children access to make useful viewing. The study recommends that regulators need to take more responsibility and engage the TV stations as well as the public on the proper use of ratings, through engagement drives. The public, especially the parents, cannot shy away from demanding for proper ratings by the TV stations, and seeking redress for poorly rated content. One other way of resolving the debate is by improving on the availability of only-children content for educational purposes. This
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