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After nearly 28 years, The Communication Initiative (The CI) Global is entering a new chapter. Following a period of transition, the global website has been transferred to the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) in South Africa, where it will be administered by the Social and Behaviour Change Communication Division. Wits' commitment to social change and justice makes it a trusted steward for The CI's legacy and future.
 
Co-founder Victoria Martin is pleased to see this work continue under Wits' leadership. Victoria knows that co-founder Warren Feek (1953–2024) would have felt deep pride in The CI Global's Africa-led direction.
 
We honour the team and partners who sustained The CI for decades. Meanwhile, La Iniciativa de Comunicación (CILA) continues independently at cila.comminitcila.com and is linked with The CI Global site.
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Media - Awards, Smartphones, Data, Landscape - Development

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Media (and) Development Network and Community

Some experiences and questions for your review, critique and comment please:

Media Award: Data Journalism Awards 2017  - Interested? How do you view awards for media initiatives? Do they help progress standards, scale and impact?

Media Landscape: Changing Media Landscapes in Transitional Countries - Handbook on Mapping Media Landscapes - Helpful? Do you use guides and handbooks such as these?

Media and Smartphones: Conflict Reporting in the Smartphone Era - from Budget Constraints to Information Warfare - Relate to you work? Is this a useful analysis?

Media and Data: The Potential and Reality of Data Journalism in Developing Media Markets - Your view of data journalists? Is this an area of work we That Development should strengthen?

As well as critiquing and commenting on above please:

Complete the very short Survey on the Priorities, Opportunities and Challenges for your work

Do the quick poll on what keeps you awake at night (work related only please!!)

Thanks - Warren

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Submitted by Abel Ugba on Fri, 02/17/2017 - 00:03 Permalink

Abel Ugba responds to Media - Awards, Smartphones, Data, Landscape - Development

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Submitted by vivien morgan on Mon, 02/20/2017 - 09:23 Permalink

From Vivien Morgan with specific reference to Conflict Reporting in the Smartphone Era - from Budget Constraints to Information Warfare

This is a really interesting and pertinent report that highlights the change in videojournalism and newsgathering techniques.

As ever it is the freelancer who is most at risk, the citizen journalist and the 'unembedded' or non-staff video journalist or multi-media journalist. They are also, as the report states, at risk of not having the professional gate-keepers and colleagues who oversee balanced and factual reporting- without bias- or with personal views made clear. 

Broadcast journalism whether on the Web or on TV channels cannot have it all ways: cheap video contet being provided by freelancers of all kinds- and not provide support or guidance on acceptable practises- especially in dangerous conflict reporting.

I've looked at new ways of working in my Videojournalism Guide- a seconnd edition that follows on from my first Practising videojournalism text book. I'll provide a link to this when it comes out next month as an e-book.

In this fast-changing digital landscape and in the increasing debate about so-called 'fake' news, it is up to us and all in the world of academic and professional journalism to ensure the spotlight on newsgathering practices remains.

Vivien

Hi Vivien
 
Hope you are well. You may be interested in this podcast we have produced on why we should not be surprised that people on the move, be they migrant or refugee, spend more on communication that other people and work harder to maintain connectivity. Podcast here at this link.

 
We have recently produced a load more which are available on the soundcloud site
 
Best wishes

M

Martin Dawes