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Established in 1988, the One World Media Awards recognize the best media coverage of developing countries, reflecting the social, political and cultural life of people around the globe. The Awards recognise the best media coverage of developing countries, celebrating those whose work brings to light underreported stories. Open to journalists ...
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Call for proposals This 2 day conference provides the opportunity for researchers to present theoretical or empirical work related to the conference theme. We also welcome proposals for individuals to lead workshops or give presentations relating to the conference theme. We encourage submissions to focus on the specific impacts of ...
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RVC 2020 CEMCA, in collaboration with UNESCO, is planning to conduct its seventh edition of Community Radio Video Challenge. The theme for CRVC 2020 is "Community Radio: Changing Lives", which is further divided into sub-themes that are –Developing and Promoting Skills, Building livelihoods, Creating Entrepreneurs About the Theme Community Radio ...
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Ljubljana, 23-25 September 2020 Abstract submission deadline is January 15th 2020! Food is a key means through which we construct and represent ourselves discursively. Food features as a powerful cultural signifier, often evoking associations with issues of gender, class, race and power. Food-related activities, such as grocery shopping, meal preparation, and eating, along ...
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Department of Communication and Arts, Roskilde University, invites applications for a position as PhD working with Big data analytics in Communication and Culture from February 1 2020 or as soon as possible thereafter. The position as PhD is limited to a period of 3 years. In the Department of Communication ...
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Applications are now being received for the 2019/20 UNICEF/IAMCR Communication for Development Research Fund. Two awards, worth USD 4,000 each, will be awarded to small research projects that advance our understanding of how Communication for Development (C4D) contributes to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The fund is open ...
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Child-focused research across a continuum of participatory methodologies has frequently been credited with ‘giving voice’ to vulnerable and marginalized groups. Issues concerning how ‘voice’ is conceptualized – in all research – merit critical consideration; however, there are particular implications for research with children who are generally regarded as vulnerable and ...
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In an age of increasing media concentration and commercialisation, how can we envision a role for the media in development and for democracy? How can networked communications be better used by social movements, civil society and other marginalized groups who encounter difficulties in having a voice in the public sphere? ...
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Access to land is crucial to boosting productivity, alleviating poverty and eradicating hunger, addressing gender inequalities, and identifying solutions to economic and social barriers. This program, which is a collaboration between the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting and the Thomson Reuters Foundation, will assist Indian journalists in understanding property rights ...
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Background: The conference is an imbizo of authors, poets, literary critics, language practitioners and historians from across Africa, the Diaspora and the globe. Every year these role-players meet to explore the role of writers in society and hoping to influence the ongoing debates on languages and African identity, culture, heritage and embellishment of African ...
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The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) announced the launch of the PLURAL+ Youth Video Festival 2019 edition inviting young people around the world to submit original and creative videos focusing on the pressing social issues of migration, diversity, social inclusion, and the ...
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Frontiers in Communication publishes rigorously peer-reviewed research in areas including Disaster, Health, and Science and Environmental Communication. Under the Research Topic theme, entitled “Harnessing Social Media and Digital Technologies to Improve Health Communication” of Frontiers in Communication, the editors are looking for papers on the topic of technologies and health communication, ...
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