A major challenge in global health communications is making issues resonate with diverse audiences. How can advocates inspire people to take action against health disparities that are geographically and culturally foreign to their own life experiences? One key element is effective use of the power...
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In this interview, actress and playwright Alina Serban discusses the relationship between her work and her identity as a Roma woman.
Posted in: Europe, Media & Arts, Rights & Justice
Topics: Alina Serban, Barvalipe, Rachel Hart, Roma, Romania, theater, video, women
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Sweden is a highly connected, internet-savvy country that still has a large newspaper readership and a strong local and regional press. It offers an intriguing test case for studying the impact of media digitization on journalism and democracy.
Posted in: Europe, Media & Arts
Topics: digital media, Henrik Ornebring, journalism, mapping digital media, social media, Sweden
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Darian Pavli of the Open Society Justice Initiative talks about the threats to freedom of expression posed by abusive allocation of public advertising funds, and what is being done to address this in Latin America.
Posted in: Governance & Accountability, Latin America & the Caribbean, Media & Arts, Rights & Justice
Topics: Argentina, Article 19, censorship, Darian Pavli, freedom of expression, Fundar, government advertising, Latin America, Latin America Program, media freedom, media independence, Mexico, official publicity
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The Internet can help civil society come together to demand change, but it only works if organizations work with a collaborative vision and use the network to its full potential.
Posted in: Health, Media & Arts, United States
Topics: Allison Fine, Beth Kanter, digital activism, Facebook, HIV/AIDS, Internet, Mary Joyce, Networked Nonprofit, nonprofits, petitions, pharmaceuticals, public health, social media
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Joyce Ho is the inaugural Stanford-NBC News Global Health Media Fellow, which is partially funded by the Open Society Foundations. In a series of blog posts, she will share tips for communicating effectively about global health issues through journalism, TV broadcasting, photography, and more.
Posted in: Africa, Health, Media & Arts
Topics: communications strategy, education, health media, HIV/AIDS, Joyce Ho, media, media advocacy, public health, Stanford University, World Health Organization
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Developments in strategic communication and social media can be overwhelming. The Health Media Initiative has pulled together a few top online resources for nonprofit organizations seeking to be effective agents of change.
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Net neutrality is far more than an arcane technical discussion: the internet's potential to spur democracy, innovation, and freedom of expression may be at stake.
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After a deadly explosion killed more than 1,300 people in infamously repressive Turkmenistan, citizen journalism not only broke, but also challenged, the official version of the news.
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Media freedom in Georgia is under attack, and it is vital that the public stand behind the country's journalists.