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Managing evaluations in the field: step-by-step planning guidance. Analysis and evidence

Geneva: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) (2022), 17 pp.

"This guidance is useful for ICRC teams in the field managing different evaluation types that cover various interventions. Importantly, it is not an evaluation manual. Nor is it the only source to draw on when planning and managing an evaluation. It should be used in conjunction with other ICRC poli... more

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Surprising news: how the media affect - and do not affect - politics

Kenneth Newton

Boulder; London: Rienner (2019), x, 277 pp., 16 tables, bibliogr. p.247-266, index

ISBN 978-1-62637-770-7

"In chapter 2, the book lays down its foundations with a review of a large body of experimental psychology research on how and why individuals can preserve their beliefs, sometimes in the face of all evidence, logic, and argument to the contrary. The second part of the chapter shows that millions of... more

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The handbook of global interventions in communication theory

Yoshitaka Miike; Jing Yin (eds.)

New York; London: Routledge (2022), xxviii, 515 pp.

ISBN 978-1-00-053620-1 (ebook); 978-0-367-48620-4 (print)

"Moving beyond the U.S.-Eurocentric paradigm of communication theory, this handbook broadens the intellectual horizons of the discipline by highlighting underrepresented, especially non-Western, theorists and theories, and identifies key issues and challenges for future scholarship. Showcasing diver... more

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Unlocking the investigative potential of Freedom of Information Acts

Luiz Fernando Toledo

Oxford: Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (2021), 27 pp.

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"Experts say having a law for access to public information is important to enhance public transparency, but it’s only the starting point in the battle against state secrecy. How can journalists benefit from such laws and why should the news media care about it? This paper is divided into four part... more

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Pluralism in a hybrid media environment from the user perspective

Beata Klimkiewicz

San Domenico de Fiesole (IT): Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies European University Institute (2019), 21 pp., bibliogr. p.18-21

ISBN 978-92-9084-806-6

"The analyzed studies and surveys reflect some common trends concerning changing news habits in Europe. First, although the newspapers are still the main original sources for stories and provide institutional basis for high-quality journalism, they are not the primary gateways through which users ac... more

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Zimbabwe’s state-controlled public media and the mediation of the 1980s genocide 30 years on

Shepherd Mpofu

Journal of African media studies, volume 8, issue 2 (2016), pp. 145-165

"Since the end of genocide in 1987 Zimbabwe has remained a zone of ‘conflicts’, and the enduring debates surrounding this genocide, especially in public-owned but state-Controlled media, call for critical attention. Three years after independence, in 1980, Zimbabwe was plunged into a genocide na... more

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The changing media landscape in Vietnam

Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG); Gallup (2015), 38 slides

"Vietnam has a highly engaged, optimistic and entrepreneurial population and a rapidly changing media environment. Television remains the most used medium and the top source for news and information ¡V especially from official TV. Vietnam severely restricts its news media but Vietnamese want their ... more

Intercultural communication in contexts

Judith N. Martin; Thomas K. Nakayama

New York: McGraw-Hill (2022) 8th ed., xxxiii, 481, 22 pp.

ISBN 978-1-260-83745-2 (hbk); 978-1-264-30254-3 (spiral-bound)

Other Editions: former ed. 2010, 2013 and 2018

"In this book, we attempt to integrate three different research approaches: (1) the traditional social-psychological approach that emphasizes cultural differences and how these differences influence communication, (2) the interpretive approach that emphasizes understanding communication in context, ... more

African Media Barometer: Mali 2021

Windhoek: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2021), 55 pp.

ISBN 978-99945-77-92-7 CC BY-NC-SA

Other Editions: also published in French

" ... the exercise of freedom of expression remains relatively practised and differs from one region to the next. It is easier to exercise freedom of expression in big cities than in small towns or rural areas. Since 2012, Mali has been plagued by terrorist groups’ attacks from the north. The dete... more

African Media Barometer: Namibia 2022

Windhoek: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2022), 83 pp.

ISBN 978-99916-991-4-1 CC BY-NC-SA

"On the surface, Namibia’s stellar reputation as the beacon of media freedom remains intact, but the role of the Fourth Estate in speaking truth to power is gradually being eroded as state officials become increasingly intolerant of the media in Namibia. The perceptible decline in the media landsc... more

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Theorizing social media and activism: where is community development?

Angus McCabe; Kevin Harris

Community development journal, volume 56, issue 2 (2021), pp. 318-337

"There is a growing public and academic debate on the societal impacts of the internet and, in particular, social media. For its proponents, social media is a force for change, which can challenge entrenched hierarchies, redistribute power, democratize information, support mass mobilization and cont... more

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Towards a theory of communication for Africa: the challenges for emerging democracies

Levi Obonyo

communicatio: South African journal for communication theory and research, volume 37, issue 1 (2011), pp. 1-20

"While the scholarship on communication theory has evolved over many years in Africa it is still work in progress. This discourse has been anchored in society's cultural milieu. The import of this is that the debate has evolved without incorporating the realities of Africa. Consequently, theories of... more

Making meaning of media development today

Margaretha Geertsema-Sligh

International journal of communication, volume 13 (2019), pp. 2437-2456

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"This article aims to fill a gap in the academic literature on how employees at a media development intermediary construct meaning of their work. Based on in-depth interviews with 18 employees of Internews, this research shows that employees believe the organization has “evolved” from the past t... more

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Good practice study on principles for indicator development, selection, and use in climate change adaptation monitoring and evaluation

Climate-Eval Community of Practice (2015), viii, 87 pp., tables, figures, bibliogr. p.81-87

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"This study identifies and addresses key challenges concerning M&E for climate change adaptation (CCA). It does so by documenting good practices and good practice principles on the development, selection, and use of indicators used in the M&E of adaptation interventions. The study also looks at the ... more

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Participatory theater, is it really? A critical examination of practices in Timor-Leste

Julia Scharinger

ASEAS - Austrian journal of South-East Asian studies, volume 6, issue 1 (2013), pp. 102-119

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"Dance, music, and oral narratives are an important and vibrant part of cultural practice and heritage in Timor-Leste. But while Timorese people have used such creative methods and processes during rituals, celebrations, and their fight for independence, today arts and artistic expression become an ... more

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The Media Map project: Mali. Case study on donor support to independent media, 1990-2010

Heather Gilberds

Washington, DC: Internews; World Bank Institute (2012), 46 pp., illustr., abbrev. p.4-5, bibliogr. p.34-35

"Mali’s media remain significantly underdeveloped in terms of business management, audience research and long-term sustainability. Many media organizations remain dependent on donor funding and have done little to develop business models to attract other sources of revenue. There are more than 50 ... more

UNESCO's Multi-donor Programme on Freedom of Expression and Safety of Journalists (MDP) action in Mexico: 2018-2021 quadrennial report, country summaries

Paris: UNESCO (2022), 4 pp.

"On the occasion of the main conference commemorating the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists in 2019, which was held in Mexico City, the Spokesperson of the Mexican Presidency announced the Mexican government’s commitment to improve the protection of journalists, incl... more

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Participatory communication: a practical guide

Thomas Tufte; Paolo Mefalopulos

Washington, DC: World Bank (2009), v, 50 pp., tables

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"This publication is an easy-to-read introduction to current concepts and practices of development communication. It consists of four parts. The first chapter distinguishes between three main conceptual approaches to development communication: the diffusion model, the life skills model and the parti... more

Screen shots: state violence on camera in Israel and Palestine

Rebecca L. Stein

Stanford, Calif.: Stanford University Press (2021), ix, 234 pp., bibliogr. p.193-226

ISBN 978-1-5036-2802-1 (pbk); 978-1-5036-2803-8 (online)

"In the last two decades, amid the global spread of smartphones, state killings of civilians have increasingly been captured on the cameras of both bystanders and police. Screen Shots studies this phenomenon from the vantage point of Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories. Here, cameras have ... more

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UNESCO's Multi-donor Programme on Freedom of Expression and Safety of Journalists (MDP) action in Pakistan: 2018-2021 quadrennial report, country summaries

Paris: UNESCO (2022), 7 pp.

"Overall, Pakistan experienced a shrinking of its space for free expression over the past four years, with censorship and restrictions increasing over time in the form of new stringent rules and regulations, along with intensifying threats and various types of attacks on journalists. Pakistan, who w... more