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Humanitarian journalists: covering crises from a boundary zone
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Martin Scott; Kate Wright; Mel Bunce

London; New York: Routledge (2023), xvi, 127 pp., figures, tables, index

ISBN 978-1-032-41207-8 (pbk); 978-1-003-35680-6 (ebk) CC BY-NC-ND

"Based on a 5-year study, involving over 150 in-depth interviews, this book examines the political, economic and social forces that sustain and influence humanitarian journalists. The authors argue that – by amplifying marginalised voices and providing critical, in-depth explanations of neglected ... more

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Media and development

Martin Scott

London: Zed Books (2014), 231 pp., bibliogr. p.205-222, index

ISBN 978-1-78032-550-7 (pbk); 978-1-78032-552-1 (pdf)

"From encouraging charitable donations and delivering public health messages to promoting democratic participation and state accountability, the media can play a crucial role in development. Yet the influence of the media is not always welcome. It can also be used as a mechanism of surveillance and ... more

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A tactical guide to science journalism: lessons from the front lines

Deborah Blum; Ashley Smart; Scott Veale (eds.)

New York: Oxford University Press (2022), xiii, 345 pp., index

ISBN 978-0-19-755150-9 (pbk); 978-0-19-755152-3 (online)

"A Tactical Guide to Science Journalism is a compendium of advice, insights, and lessons about how to do excellent and thoughtful science journalism from some of the best science journalists working today. With chapters from more than 40 leading practitioners from around the world, representing publ... more

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Communication in international development: doing good or looking good?

Florencia Enghel; Jessica Noske-Turner (eds.)

London; New York: Routledge (2018), xiv, 182 pp., index

ISBN 9781138569928 (pbk); 9781138569911 (hbk); 9780203703977 (online)

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Access to information: building a culture of transparency. Jamaica

Laura Neuman (ed.)

Atlanta: Carter Center (2006), vi, 150 pp., illustr., tables, bibliogr.

"In passing and implementing the Access to Information Act 2002, Jamaica has established a new and more open form of governance and accomplished what many other countries are still attempting. The Act, which provides citizens an enforceable right to official documents held by public authorities, is ... more

Religion and mass media: audiences and adaptations

Daniel A. Stout; Judith M. Buddenbaum

London: Sage (1996), 294 pp., tables

ISBN 0-8039-7173-7; 0-8039-7174-5

"How do religious audiences react to and use the mass media? Religion and Mass Media is an audience-centered examination that reveals how a variety of Christian traditions experience media news and entertainment - in the context of institutional religious influences and expectations. Drawing on soci... more

Transnational media: concepts and cases

Suman Mishra; Rebecca Kern-Stone (eds.)

Newark: Wiley & Sons (2019), ix, 246 pp.

ISBN 978-1-119-39460-0

"Transnational Media: Concepts and Cases provides a clear and engaging overview of media communication from a global and a region-based perspective. Rather than focusing on just complex theories and industry-specific analyses, this unique book offers an inclusive, comparative approach to both journa... more

Investigating land and corruption in Africa: a training manual for journalists

Michael Schmidt; Andrea Staeritz; Michael Griffin

Berlin: Transparency International (2017), 150 pp.

ISBN 978-3-96076-071-9 CC BY-ND

"This manual is for anyone who provides training and capacity-building for investigative journalists in Africa including facilitators, trainers, lecturers and teachers. It has been written to support journalists in Africa to investigate and report stories of land corruption; a subject that remains u... more

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