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New Publication: Community Radio Policies in South Asia. A Deliberative Policy Ecology Approach

May 31, 2021

This new  book by Preeti Raghunath draws on critical media policy studies, to study the principles and performances of policies and policymaking for community radio in four South Asian countries of Sri Lanka, Nepal, India, and Bangladesh. It focuses on the processes and practices of deliberation that go into policymaking, across space and time, and the global-local spectrum.

It stitches together a critical media policy ethnography, drawing on over a 100 formal interviews and informal conversations with policy actors from South Asia, in a bid to present a deliberative policy analysis of policymaking for community radio in the region.  Drawing on Grounded Theory, the book fleshes out the Deliberative Policy Ecology Approach as an inclusive heuristic to study media policies. 

You can access the book on this link

Filed Under: x Uncategorized Tagged With: Community engagement, Community mobilisation, Media, Media development

New Publication: Participatory Journalism in Africa

May 31, 2021

This new book by Hayes Mawindi and Admire Mare offers an African perspective on how news organisations are embracing digital participatory practices as part of their everyday news production, dissemination and audience engagement strategies.

Drawing on empirical evidence from news organisations in sub-Saharan Africa, Participatory Journalism in Africa investigates and maps out professional practices emerging with journalists’ direct interactions with readers and sources via online user comment spaces and social media platforms. Using a social constructivist approach, the book focuses on the challenges relating to the elite-centric nature of active participation on the platforms, while also highlighting emerging ethical and normative dilemmas. The authors also point to the hidden structural controls to participation and user engagement associated with artificial intelligence, chatbots and algorithms. These obstacles, coupled with low digital literacy levels and the well-established pitfalls of the digital divide, challenge the utopian view that in Africa interactive digital technologies are the sine qua non spaces for democratic participation.

This is a valuable resource for academics, journalists and students across a wide range of disciplines including journalism studies, communication for development, sociology and political science.

You can find additional details of the book here

 

Filed Under: Africa Hub, x Uncategorized Tagged With: Citizen Participation, Community engagement, Media development

Trends in Risk Communication Policies and Practices (OECD, 2016)

May 6, 2019

Good risk communication is crucial for raising awareness among citizens and business about the risks their countries face. However, many countries have seen their risk communication tools fail in the past, leading to persistently low levels of risk awareness, especially in the absence of recent disasters. This OECD report surveys current trends in risk communication policies and practices across OECD and partner countries. It seeks to understand why risk communication tools have failed and what OECD countries can do to improve the effectiveness of their risk communication policies. Based on an OECD-wide survey, the report evaluates the degree to which countries have used risk communication tools to not only increase risk awareness but to inform stakeholders about potential preparedness and prevention measures they can take to boost their resilience to future risks.

Click here for full report.

Filed Under: Humanitarian, Publications (published in print and/or online), Risk Communication Tagged With: Community engagement, Participatory, Social Media

Considérations relatives à la communication des risques et à l’engagement communautaire (CREC): Réponse d’Ebola en République démocratique du Congo (OMS, 2018)

May 6, 2019

La communication des risques et l’engagement de la communauté sont essentiels à toute intervention en cas d’épidémie. Cela est particulièrement critique en cas d’épidémie d’Ebola, ce qui peut susciter la crainte chez le public et les intervenants de première ligne en raison de la présentation sévère des symptômes, de l’incompréhension des causes de la maladie et du taux de mortalité élevé. Ce document décrit Réponse de l’engagement communautaire à l’épidémie d’Ebola en République démocratique du Congo.

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Filed Under: Awareness Raising, Democratic Republic Of Congo (DRC), Ebola, French/Français, Health, Publications (published in print and/or online), Risk Communication Tagged With: Community engagement

Risk Communication and Community Engagement Considerations: Ebola Response in Democratic Republic of the Congo (WHO, 2018)

May 6, 2019

Risk communication and community engagement are essential for any disease outbreak response. This is particularly critical during outbreaks of Ebola which may create fear in the public and frontline responders alike due to the severe presentation of symptoms, misunderstanding of the causes of illness and high fatality rates.

This document outlines some of the key considerations for risk communication and community engagement response to Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Click here for full document.

Filed Under: Awareness Raising, Democratic Republic Of Congo (DRC), Ebola, Health, Humanitarian, Publications (published in print and/or online), Risk Communication, Risk Communication Highlights Tagged With: Community engagement

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