Ørecomm

Centre for Communication and Glocal Change

IAMCR 2015: 15 tweets

by Yuliya on 2015 July 17 18:33

IAMCR 2015, a conference organized this week in Canada by the International Association for Media and Communication Research is over. You’ve missed it? Have a look at our selection of 15 tweets of the week.

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5 Ways to Improve Aid Transparency

by Yuliya on 2015 July 8 11:12

Aid money may never reach people in need. Where is it gone then? From crisis to crisis aid transparency remains an issue with more pitfalls revealed as well as more platforms for tracking funds created. In this article we look at 5 ways to improve transparency in the field.

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Gaza in 2015: a C4D field?

by Yuliya on 2015 July 3 14:04

Support of Palestine refugees with efforts of UNRWA, the largest UN agency on the ground in Gaza, is 65 years old. Having communication in the core of relief programs, Jennifer Watson, Senior Communications Officer at UNRWA Gaza Field Office, shares some insights about the role of C4D at UNRWA.

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Thomas Tufte: Crisis as a “laboratory” for ComDev study

by Yuliya on 2015 June 21 15:13

Communication for Social Change. Participation and Empowerment as the basis for World Development, a book written by co-director of  Ørecomm Thomas Tufte, is released. What is it about and what can we learn from it about the current state of ComDev?

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