Tag: development
The curious case of blogging about development

Let’s talk about development. No, let’s talk about blogging instead. Hmmm, let’s talk about the development of blogs. That doesn’t make sense. What about blogging about development then? Yeah, yeah, that’s it. “Look at that fancy hipster blog, tsk tsk tsk..” said the Formal Publication to Official Communication When…
Football, media and development: The Juan Mata Paradigm
Thirst for knowledge
My Journey into ComDev

A view over the Himalayas in Nepal.I characterise my journey into Communication for Development like a river rushing out of the Himalayas, it’s non-linear, can be intense and reflective at different moments and overall truly transformative. My early career began as a community development worker, primarily with homeless youth and…
Meanwhile on Twitter… #1
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…
Business communication? There must be something more..
Different faces of Communication for Development

When you hear the term “communication for development”, what comes first to your mind? A group of local villagers sitting in the circle somewhere in Africa listening to the Western-looking aid worker? Or you start thinking of one of the large-scale PR campaigns UN is doing worldwide? Both are right,…