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Global right to information update: an analysis by region

Lydia Medland; Toby Mendel (eds.)

Freedom of Information Advocates Network (FOIAnet) (2013), 91 pp.

CC BY

"The Update reveals that the challenges faced by advocates, and the campaigning tactics used in each region, are at times remarkably similar. National civil society coalitions, for example, are mentioned by many authors as having made a central contribution to campaigns. In other cases, challenges d... more

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Measuring digital development: facts and figures

Geneva: International Telecommunication Union (ITU) (2020), 17 pp.

ISBN 978-92-61-32511-4

"Facts and Figures 2020 reveals that people in rural areas continue to face greater challenges than people in urban areas in terms of remaining connected during the lockdown, especially in developing economies. Large swathes of the rural landscape are still not covered by mobile broadband networks, ... more

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Understanding and evaluating theories of change

In: Evaluating peacebuilding activities in settings of conflict and fragility: improving learning for results

Paris: OECD (2012), pp. 80-86

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"Aid work in relation to conflict and peace is often based on approaches, strategies and tactics that are rooted in theories of change (understandings about why particular inputs or activities are expected to achieve intended results [outputs, outcomes and impacts]) that are unstated or ill-defined.... more

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African Media Development Initiative: South Africa. Research findings and conclusions

Claire Milne; Anne Taylor

London: BBC World Service Trust (2006), 116 pp.

ISBN 1-906086-13-3

"Overall, South Africa has a relatively vibrant and developing media environment. The 15 interviewees were involved in 37 media development initiatives between them. These development initiatives comprise the following: 12 training initiatives; nine advocacy initiatives; five research initiatives; t... more

Evaluating mass media health communication: the use of evaluation data to improve theory

Joel Lehmann

Freiburg (CH): Universität Freiburg (2007), 127 pp., 17 figures, 5 tables, bibliogr. p.123-127

"This paper discussed the possibility to improve public communication campaign theory, by making use of data obtained through mass media health communication campaign evaluations. The idea of an ‘engineering’ approach to campaign design, where theory and scientific findings are systematically us... more

African Media Barometer: Benin 2021

Windhoek: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2021), 57 pp.

ISBN 978-99945-77-94-1 CC BY-NC-SA

Other Editions: also published in French

"Trade unionists, human rights activists, journalists, dignitaries of endogenous religions, and even ordinary citizens feel threatened when exercising their right to freedom of expression. Generally, they fear prosecution cases against them being mounted by the authorities. Business people and entre... more

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From digital divide to digital justice in the Global South: conceptualising adverse digital incorporation

Richard Heeks

Manchester: Centre for Digital Development (2021)

"The connection between digital and inequality has traditionally been understood in terms of the digital divide or of forms of digital inequality whose core conceptualisation is exclusion. This paper argues that, as the global South moves into a digital development paradigm of growing breadth and de... more

What is community radio? A resource guide

Lumko Mtimde; Marie-Hélène Bonin; Nkopane Maphiri; Kodjo Nyamaku

Johannesburg; Lusaka: AMARC Africa; Panos Southern Africa (1998), xi, 116 pp.

ISBN 0-620-22999-3

Other Editions: French ed.: Qu'est-ce que la radio communautaire? Un guide pratique

"This resource guide briefly outlines what it takes to set up a community radio station. Firstly, it gives an overview of the African community radio environment, followed by a definition of community radio. The basic steps towards establishing a community radio station are presented, ie, developing... more

HIV/AIDS: the creative challenge. Literature review: engaging with culture in HIV/AIDS communications

Mary Marsh

Creative Exchange (2004), 26 pp.

"This literature review explores current thinking and analysis of the role of culture in development communications addressing HIV and AIDS prevention, treatment and care. It takes as its starting point the relationship between culture and the global strategic response to HIV/AIDS, tracing the impli... more

Media training trends and practices in Nepal: a status report

Shekhar Parajulee; Devraj Humagain; Arjun Panthi; Harshaman Maharjan

Kathmandu: Martin Chautari (2009), vii, 62 pp., abbrev. p.iv-v

"Martin Chautari (MC) has been researching various aspects of Nepali media for almost a decade now. In this study, MC’s focus is on one of the major components of the media sector in Nepal, namely, media training, a subject which has so far been neglected by academics and other researchers. In thi... more

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The unfreedom monitor: India country report

Advox (2022), 28 pp.

CC BY

"India’s “techade” does show signs of digital authoritarianism that can potentially have farreaching implications for politics, civil liberties and society. At the same time, these are not new challenges for the country. In the past, the Indian government has attempted to surveil, monitor, and... more

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

Paris: UNESCO (2022), 5 pp.

"Iraq was added as a target country under the MDP in 2020, building on the first phase of the “Breaking the Silence: Enhancing Public Accountability on Freedom of Expression and the Safety of Journalists in Iraq” project, which was implemented by UNESCO between 2019 and 2021 with funding from th... more

The unfreedom monitor: Egypt country report

Advox (2022), 20 pp.

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"According to Reporters Without Borders (RSF), half of the media in the country is owned by the government or affiliated with the intelligence services. The rest are owned by pro-government businessmen. The few independent press websites that are still open have been blocked. Their owners and editor... more

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The global faith and media study: a groundbreaking study of attitudes and perceptions regarding faith and religion in the media

Dritan Nesho

HarrisX; Radiant Foundation; Faith & Media Initiative (2022), 23 pp.

"There is a growing gap between the coverage of religion and the needs of the faithful–global desire for better coverage, understanding and representation of faith in media. 53%of respondents [of the online survey among 9,489 adults in 18 countries across six continents] say the media actively ign... more

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Sexual and gender-based violence: a glossary from A to Z

Paris: FIDH - International Federation for Human Rights (2020), 213 pp.

"Based on our engagement with multiple stakeholders involved in the movement to eliminate sexual and gender-based violence, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) decided to develop this Glossary to identify and clarify key definitions that practitioners should, at a minimum, be well a... more

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Ibero-American Observatory of Television Fiction Obitel 2022: transformations in the seriality of Ibero-American television fiction in times of streaming

Maria Immacolata Vassallo de Lopes; Juan Piñon; Catarina Duff Burnay; Rosario Sánchez Vilela (eds.)

Santiago de Chile: Ediciones Universidad Católica de Chile (2022), 382 pp., many tables

ISBN 978-956-14-3000-6

Other Editions: also published in Spanish and Portuguese

"In some of the countries, to a greater extent Spain and the Hispanic USA, fiction consistently occupies at least 40% of the programming time. This occurs in countries that, due to income levels, should be those with a higher degree of access to other sources of fiction audiovisual content, such as ... more

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Research methodologies and ethical challenges in digital migration studies: caring for (big) data?

Marie Sandberg; Luca Rossi; Vasilis Galis; Martin Bak Jørgensen (eds.)

Cham: Palgrave Macmillan (2022), xvi, 262 pp., 7 illustr, index

ISBN 978-3-030-81226-3 (ebook); 978-3-030-81225-6 (print) CC BY

"This OA book investigates the methodological and ethical dilemmas involved when working with digital technologies and large-scale datasets in relation to ethnographic studies of digital migration practices and trajectories. Digital technologies reshape not only every phase of the migration process ... more

South Africa talks climate: the public understanding of climate change

Lucy Neville et al.

London: BBC World Service Trust; British Council (2010), 35 pp.

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"Between August and October 2009, the BBC World Service Trust’s Research and Learning Group, funded by the British Council, conducted research in south africa to gauge public understanding of climate change. The research consisted of 16 focus group discussions with south african citizens, and 18 i... more

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Monitoring, evaluation, reporting, and learning (MERL) for peacebuilding programs

Washington, DC: Pact; USAID (2016), ii, 128 pp.

"Robust monitoring, evaluation, reporting, and learning (MERL) are critical components of successful programming. The MERL components enable program stakeholders to monitor progress and evaluate the achievement of expected results. Reporting processes and timelines should be clearly defined and tail... more

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The geography of foreign news on television: a comparative study of 17 countries

Jürgen Wilke; Christine Heimprecht; Akiba Cohen

International communication gazette, volume 74, issue 4 (2012), pp. 301-322

"The project investigated foreign TV news in 17 countries from five regions in the world: Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Egypt, Germany, Hong Kong, Israel, Italy, Japan, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, Switzerland, Taiwan and the United States of America. The data of the content analysis in all... more