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Seeing the (in)justice of sustainability: visualizing inequality at the centre of climate change communication

Journal of environmental media, volume 3, issue 1 (2022)

Seed alliance consultancy: final report

Montevideo: Seed Alliance (2017), 8 pp.

"Since The Seed Alliance started in 2012, the three program partners (FRIDA, FIRE and ISIF) have supported 151 projects throughout Africa, Asia Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean, helping to strengthen and promote the Information Society within these regions. From the beginning of the program,... more

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Seeing is believing: the SPRING/Digital Green Experience in Niger. Evidence from a community video approach for nutrition and hygiene behaviors

Leanne Dougherty; Marjolein Moreaux; Chaibou Dadi; Sophie Minault

Arlington, Va.: and Innovations in Nutrition Globally (SPRING) project Results Strengthening Partnerships (2016), 47 pp.

"Community video is a powerful approach to improving nutrition practices, even in areas beset by drought, conflict, and food shortages. When community members create and share videos that promote optimal nutrition and hygiene behaviors, friends and neighbors pay attention. This report details the po... more

Évaluation de l’appui aux médias en période électorale en Afrique subsaharienne. Synthèse du rapport
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teswt, volume 0 (2013)

"L’appui à la couverture médiatique du scrutin vise trois objectifs : offrir une information suffisante au citoyen pour que son choix électoral soit posé en connaissance de cause ; garantir le pluralisme à travers la visibilité octroyée aux différentes forces en présence ; crédibiliser l... more

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Local information networks: social and technological considerations

Seema Nair; Megan Jennaway; Andrew Skuse

New Delhi: UNESCO (2006), 82 pp., illustr.

ISBN 81-89218-08-5

"This publication aims at understanding the nature and importance of various configurations of social and technological networks in community settings that combine to form a Local Information Networks (LIN). In this study LINs are conceptualised as comprising of two very different elements: one soci... more

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The handbook of international crisis communication research

Andreas Schwarz; Matthew W. Seeger; Claudia Auer (eds.)

Chichester: Wiley Blackwell (2016), xix, 525 pp., index

ISBN 978-1-118-51676-8

"The Handbook of International Crisis Communication Research articulates a broader understanding of crisis communication, discussing the theoretical, methodological, and practical implications of domestic and transnational crises, featuring the work of global scholars from a range of sub-disciplines... more

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Public value of community media in Austria

Katharina Biringer; Helmut Peissl; Josef Seethaler

Journal of alternative and community media, volume 7, issue 1 (2022), pp. 45-65

"This article explores the public value of community media in Austria. Though they fulfil various important functions in civil society, they do not enjoy the same legislative recognition and financial funding like other public-value-generating broadcasters do. For this study five normative functions... more

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Media trust in the Western Balkans: together apart. Regional overview

Sandra B. Hrvatin; Brankica Petkovic; Sanela Hodzic

Ljubljana: Peace Institute; South East European Network for Professionalization of Media (SEENPM) (2021), 34 pp.

"Trust in the media varies across the region, with citizens in BiH, Serbia and North Macedonia divided in around half of those that trust and half of those that distrust the media, and a higher number of citizens in Kosovo, Montenegro and Albania having trust in the media. The highest trust is expre... more

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Diversity in media and media management
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Teresa Becker; Antonia Bührig; Ashley Morais Duarte et al.

Hannover: Institute of Journalism and Communication Research (IJK) (2022), 65 pp., bibliogr. p.57-65

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"It seems that it is not easy for media companies to be more diverse. But it is important. A few companies are trying to appear more diverse in public but there is still much to be done. In the United States, Europe or Germany, minority groups are underrepresented throughout. Here are some of our ke... more

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Entrepreneurial journalism in Africa: opportunities, challenges and risks for media in the digital age. Learnings from a conference held by KAS Media Africa in Accra, Ghana, 16-19 September 2018

Francis Mdlongwa (ed.)

Johannesburg: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) (2019), 64 pp.

ISBN 978-0-9870243-5-0

" ... there seems to be an understanding that the media is important and that society needs the media. In October 2018, KAS Media Africa, therefore, gathered the CEOs of media houses, publishers and editors-in-chief from 16 different countries, both from Anglophone and Frenchspeaking Africa, in Accr... more

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Let free media thrive: stories of impact of the multi-donor programme on freedom of expression and safety of journalists

Paris: UNESCO (2020), 19 pp.

"2019 has seen major achievements resulting from needs-based, and specifically-tailored support through the Multi-Donor Programme on Freedom of Expression and Safety of Journalists (MDP). Actions building on ongoing work and others opening new avenues, have initiated substantial changes in favour of... more

Assessment of media development in Malawi: based on UNESCO's media development indicators

Francis Chikunkhuzeni; Peter Mhagama; Jacob Jimu; Paul Kingstone Mphepo et al.

Paris: UNESCO (2022), 157 pp.

ISBN 978-92-3-100566-4 CC BY-SA

"Malawi has seen an exponential growth of its media, both in quality and quantity. For example, there were only two broadcasting stations at the start of the 1990s, while Malawi has increased this over the years to 57 radio stations and 14 television broadcasters. Although the plurality of Malawi’... more

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Gender equality and media regulation study: Bangladesh

Qurratul-Ain-Tahmina et al.

Dhaka: Management and Resources Development Initiative (MRDI) (2022), 108 pp.

ISBN 978-984-35-2469-0

"This study seeks to provide new knowledge and analysis about gender-equality related provisions in regulations, self-regulatory frameworks and policies concerning media in Bangladesh. It also explores their implementation and monitoring aspects. It seeks to provide clear recommendations and cite be... more

The other air force: U.S. efforts to reshape Middle Eastern media since 9/11

Matt Sienkiewicz

New Brunswick, New Jersey, London: Rutgers University Press (2016), ix, 216 pp., illustr., bibliogr. p.191-198, index

ISBN 978-0-8135-7798-2

"As it seeks to win the hearts and minds of citizens in the Muslim world, the United States has poured millions of dollars into local television and radio programming, hoping to generate pro-American currents on Middle Eastern airwaves. However, as this fascinating new book shows, the Middle Eastern... more

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Survey of ICT and education in Africa: a summary report based on 53 country surveys

Glen Farrell; Shafika Isaaks

Washington, DC: World Bank (2007), xi, 58 pp., bibliogr. p.43-58

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"This project seeks to gather together in a single resource the most relevant and useful information on ICT in education activities in Africa. Key questions: How are ICTs currently being used in the education sector in Africa, and what are the strategies and policies related to this use? What are th... more

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The Sudanese press after separation: contested identities of journalism

Anke Fiedler; Anja Wollenberg; Magdi El Gizouli; Roman Deckert

Berlin: Media in Cooperation and Transition (MiCT) (2012), 47 pp.

"This volume seeks to impart a deeper understanding of the political nature of the Sudanese press. Through observation, research and analysis, it also conveys a multifaceted impression of Sudanese journalists’ working conditions. It tries to paint an authentic and differentiated picture of their s... more

What is an ideal internet to you? A global exploration of digital rights trends
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Mardiya Siba Yahaya; Favour Borokini; Meital Kupfer; Neema Iyer; Phillip Ayazika; Phyllis Njoki Macharia

Pollicy (2022), 56 pp., bibliogr. p.47-56

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"This white paper seeks to provide an overview of the core thematic issues around digital rights and digital safety across the world. The content builds off a global mapping exercise of organisations and knowledge, predominantly focused on Africa and the Middle East, Latin America, Asia-Pacific, Eas... more

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Language & coloniality: non-dominant languages in the digital landscape

Meital Kupfer; Jason Muyumba

Kampala: Pollicy; Internet Society Foundation (2022), 33 pp., bibliogr. p.26-33

"This white paper seeks to unpack the use of Indigenous or non-majority language in the existing digital landscape. This ties into ideas about digital colonialism (Kwett, 2022), wherein hegemonic, or dominant, languages are threatening and jeopardising the ability for local language speakers to expr... more

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Moving mountains: the challenges of religious representation in Malaysia

Projek Dialog; Internews (2021), 25 pp.

"... Faith communities in Malaysia seem to constantly find ways to reach out to each other and to Malaysians who may not necessarily share their backgrounds. This already contradicts the assumption that local religions are often intolerant towards each other. Rather, what is required is a platform f... more

Reporting beyond the problem: from civic journalism to solutions journalism

Karen McIntyre Hopkinson; Nicole Smith Dahmen (eds.)

New York et al.: Peter Lang (2021), xv, 186 pp.

ISBN 978-1-4331-6195-7 (pbk); 978-1-4331-6196-4 (hbk); 978-1-4331-6197-1 (pdf)

" ... the past sixty years have seen a rise of journalistic practices that purport to cover the news beyond the typical problem-based narrative. These genres of journalistic reporting are not positive news or fluff reporting: They are rigorous reporting philosophies and practices that share a common... more

Évaluation de l’appui aux médias en période électorale en Afrique subsaharienne. Synthèse du rapport Inspiring practice

Diversity in media and media management Quick overview

What is an ideal internet to you? A global exploration of digital rights trends Top Insights

Évaluation de l’appui aux médias en période électorale en Afrique subsaharienne. Synthèse du rapport
Inspiring practice

Diversity in media and media management
Quick overview

What is an ideal internet to you? A global exploration of digital rights trends
Top Insights