Every Friday the Quartet chooses from media we’ve consumed this week. Iuna Radi-Aid has a new Research Project Ever wondered what the people on our aid posters would say if they would be able to speak? Well, now you will find out because the amazing Radi-Aid is back with a …
C4D and I hit it off fast and hard. Towards the end of my undergraduate studies, I was struggling to decide if I want to pursue my interest in conflict and development or return to my roots in photography and media. This is when I came across a simple sentence: …
In our first ever vlog post, I review “Evidence for Hope: Making Human Rights Work in the 21st Century” by Kathryn Sikkink. Follow us on YouTube! [youtube]https://youtu.be/2oBqezBE2Y4[/youtube] My post on Human Rights fatigue and communications for development.
“Echo chamber” must be one of hottest expressions right now. Even a superficial look into recent studies around it identifies some serious concerns for development communicators. The echo chamber is having a real impact on democracy, social change and all the goal development communications work towards. In the meantime, we …
Emily Cholette led IOM X’s communication for development (C4D) work in Bangkok, Thailand as the C4D officer from 2014-2017. IOM X is the International Organization for Migration’s innovative campaign to encourage safe migration and public action to stop exploitation and human trafficking. I caught up with Emily, who has since …
In my last post, I outlined several alarming developments that contribute to shrinking cyberspace for Palestinians: Increasing persecution by Palestinian and Israeli authorities for online content New legislation such as the “Cybercrime Law” by the Palestinian Authority Tech companies’ facilitation of censorship, surveillance and one-sided narratives Lack of sovereignty over …
Every Friday the Quartet chooses from media we’ve consumed this week. Alex How to use brown people to illustrate a story about overpopulation An older post that only came to my attention yesterday on Twitter. Eye opener on the small things we do as communicators – journalists, marketeers, advocates – that …
