“Is simply realising there is a problem enough to provoke change and promote lasting gender equality?” #metoo part 1 ended with this question; let’s try to give some answers step-by-step. Ok, the victim will talk, will feel safe to talk, BUT after the sexual abuse has happened. In respect to that,…
“Priest uses public transportation to sexually harass young women” This was the headline in many online news sites in Greece some months ago. Eventually, the news made it to the national television and a public discussion started. The story broke out publicly by a university student, the latest victim of…
By Conor Ashleigh When it comes to visual communication there is still a lot of work that needs to be done. In this blog I will explore how in contemporary photojournalism and documentary filmmaking there is still a significant amount of imagery that reinforces traditional power relationships and exotifies those…
A contemporary look at ICT4D literature. Not a critical view of Communication for Development, but rather a presentational one. Chapters by Jill Walker Rettberg (2013). Articles by Julie Ferguson, Maura Soekijad, Marleen Huysman, and Emmanuelle Vaast (2013), and Tobias Denskus and Andrea S. Papan (2013). Blogging (a short presentation…
A contemporary look at ICT4D literature. Not a critical view of Communication for Development, but rather a presentational one. Articles by Graham Meikle (2016), Chao Guo and Gregory D. Saxton (2013), and Meeyoung Cha, Hamed Haddadi, Fabricio Benevenuto and Krishna P. Gummadi (2010) Social Media: Communication Sharing and Visibility…
It won’t probably surprise anyone that development organizations use information and communication technologies (ICTs) in their activities. But there are heated debates among Communication for Development (ComDev) theorists and practitioners of whether ICTs are actually enhancing development initiatives or deepening the gap between developed and developing countries, thus limiting participation…
A contemporary look at ICT4D literature. Not a critical view, but rather a presentational one. Digital leisure for development: reframing new media practice in the global South Arora and Rangaswamy’s (2013) paper is actually a call for bridging new media with communication development. In doing so, rethinking leisure-oriented…
Alice Keen tells us about how she got into the field of Communications for Development. One book changed the course of her career…
Here are some key posts from our Twitter feed the past two days: Is ISIS prepared to announce something big? Big announcement coming out of many #IS channels, apparently new upcoming statement from leadership pic.twitter.com/Owq4XvWZzg — Michael Krona (@GlobalMedia_) September 28, 2017 Refugees in Italy in need of the…