>From: Warren Feek <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Drum Beat - 3 - Communication
>Date: Sat, 26 Sep 1998 14:18:39 -0700
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>DRUM BEAT - 3 - Communication and Change News and Issues
>Sept 28th, 1998
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>The email and web network from THE COMMUNICATION INITIATIVE partnership
>with The Rockefeller Foundation, UNICEF, USAID, WHO, BBC World Service,
>CIDA, Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs, Soul City, The Panos
>Institute, UNFPA.
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>Information, ideas, dialogue on communication, development and change.
>Contact: [log in to unmask] Web Site: http://www.comminit.com
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>PROGRAMMES
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>1. Radio Bank - West Africa: Panos' Radio Programmes Bank is growing in
>response to demand from 150 independent radio stations in 25 countries. A
>new development involves connecting 10 radio stations from 10 countries in
>Africa with the necessary equipment to up and download radio documentaries
>that each of them have produced. This augments the Panos produced
>programmes. Subjects covered to date include: human rights, prevention of
>conflicts, refugees and migration, situation of women and the evolution of
>free media. All programmes are without copyright and free. 1000 different
>programmes in 10 languages are now available. Contact Johan Deflander -
>email [log in to unmask]
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>2. Women's Feature Service - India: The Women's Feature Service (WFS) is
>the syndicated all women news service. It presents views and analyses by
>women of their perception of development. 300 news features annually from
>60 countries, in English and Spanish, written from a progressive
>perspective by over 120 women journalists, most of whom are from the South.
>Contact Anita Anand - [log in to unmask]
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>3. Script writers, Producers, Directors - Lebanon: UNICEF Beirut is working
>with creative people in TV, radio and theatre, providing briefings on the
>Convention on the Rights of the Child and exploring the integration of
>child right's themes into soap operas, theatre, talk shows and puppet
>shows. Initial results include an episode of a popular soap opera
>addressing child labour and the Lebanese Puppet Theatre adopting the Rights
>of the Child as the theme for their theatre, which is seen by 70,000
>children every year. Contact Aida Jammal - [log in to unmask]
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>4. Popular Entertainment Awards - USA: Advocates for Youth/Kaiser
>Foundation's Awards programme is now called SHINE [Sexual Health IN
>Entertainment]. These awards recognise outstanding treatment of sexual
>heath related issues in mainstream television. 1998 winners will be
>announced at an Awards Dinner in Los Angeles, Nov 4th, 1998. Previous
>winners include "E.R." Contact Kate Folb - [log in to unmask]
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>5. Women, Comunication, Development - Southern Africa: Over the last two
>months the Federation of African Media Women activities to expand the voice
>of women in broadcasting include: feasibility study for the Development
>Through Radio project in Malawi; regional conference on liberalizing the
>airwaves; workshop on Information Technology in Zambia; community radio
>training programme for the Malawi Media Women's Association; and a two-week
>regional production workshop for women in film, television and video.
>Contact Jennifer Sibanda - [log in to unmask]
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>6. Media and on-the-ground organisation partnerships - South Africa:
>Responding to research showing that mass media is most powerful combined
>with strong organisational support on the ground, the Soul City team have
>continued to engage field based partner organisations in the development of
>Soul City programmes. This includes message development and planning
>strategic ways to capture the momentum provided by mass media coverage for
>local action. They are presently working with the National Network on
>Violence Against Women, which will be a major theme of Soul City 4, and a
>range of people with disabilities groups, for Soul City 5 and the new
>children series. Contact Shereen Usdin - [log in to unmask] and/or
>Sue Goldstein [log in to unmask]
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>FEEDBACK
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>7. Digital Video - Any experience of using Digital Video in a development
>project? Reading University is looking at ways to improve the dissemination
>of scientific research to farmers in developing countries. Contact Mary
>Myers - [log in to unmask]
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>8. HIV/AIDS advertising - Points of View [India] are currently working to
>create a television campaign to prevent more women becoming HIV positive.
>They are seeking [i] worldwide samples of adverts on women and HIV/AIDS
>[ii] studies of sexual behaviors, attitudes and knowledge of women and the
>effects of women negotiating for safer sex [iii] evaluations of the
>efficacy of 'safe-sex' commercials. Contact Madhuri Dass -
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>9. Partnerships with Commercial Communication Organisations - Many
>countries are seeing a growth in private media and State owned media
>expected to break-even or make a profit - a real challenge to social
>development organisations. Audiences are fragmenting. "Free" air time and
>print space is harder to negotiate. Rates are rising. Field and policy
>staff, from a number of agencies, convened by USAID, developed a set of
>specific communication strategies which are non-dependent on paying or
>funding, for partnerships with commercial communication organisations. The
>3 page draft, for your review and input, is available from
> [log in to unmask]
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>FEATURED ON THE COMMUNICATION INITIATIVE WEB SITE - Home page -
>http://www,comminit.com
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>10. Interview - with Kiran Karnik, Managing Director, Discovery
>Communications, India, known for his extensive work in the area of
>educational television. Kiran was responsible for launching the Kheda
>Communications Project - a pioneering effort in the use of local television
>for rural development. Most recently he was Director of the Consortium for
>Educational Communication. Nirupama Sarma speaks with him on the state of
>development and educational communication in India. Click on INTERVIEW on
>home page http:www.comminit.com or for direct access
> http://www.comminit.com/interview.html
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>11. For Review - Quality Standards for Communication, Development and
>Change interventions: A set of proposed Quality Standards for this field.
>Based on the data before them and their own experiences a field and policy
>based group developed these key points as a basis for assessing the
>potential effectiveness and efficiency of communication and change
>strategies and programmes. This is presented for debate. Do you agree,
>disagree, what is missing, should not be listed? Is a standards approach
>helpful for improving performance? To review Click on FOR REVIEW on the
>Home page http:www.comminit.com or for direct access
> http://www.comminit.com/peerrev.html Use the COMMENTS or FORUM
>facilities on the web site if you have internet access or email comments
>amd suggestions to [log in to unmask]
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>WEB SITES
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>12. The Benton Foundation works to realize the social benefits made
>possible by the public interest use of communications
> http://www.benton.org or contact Larry Kirkman on [log in to unmask]
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>13. Women's Net is designed to enable South African women to use the
>Internet to find the people, issues, resources and tools needed for women's
>social action http://www.womensnet.org.za or contact Rebecca Holmes
> [log in to unmask]
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>14. SANGONeT - a regional electronic information and communications network
>for development and human rights workers in Southern Africa.
> http://sn.apc.org/ or email [log in to unmask]
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>15. GRET [Groupe de Recherche et d'Echanges Technologique]. Le Gret concoit
>et mene des programmes de developpement local. Il intervient en Afrique, en
>Asie, en Amerique latine et en Europe. Departements thematiques:
>Environnement et Developpement Rural, Villes et Entreprises, Communication
>et Medias. http://www.gret.org ou email Florene Lemoine [log in to unmask]
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>16. Child labour and soccer balls - There is a partnership between national
>organisations, international development organisations [ILO, UNICEF, Save
>The Children et al] and the makers of soccer balls [eg Nike, Mitre, Adidas]
>to eliminate child labour from the soccer ball making industry in Pakistan.
>Web site is http://www.no1child.com/ or email Carol Feder on [log in to unmask]
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>MATERIALS
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>17. Knowledge and Development - World Bank Development Report - This year's
>edition with the theme of 'Knowledge and Development' will be released on
>October 4th. It..'examines the role of knowledge in advancing economic and
>social well being.....how people and societies acquire and use knowledge
>and why they sometimes fail to do so is essential to improving people's
>lives'. Obtain copies from [log in to unmask] A very
>brief outline is on http://www.cdinet.com/WDR98/index.htm
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>18. The Social Marketing List Server is for email discussion and
>information on social marketing issues. Recent dialogue has included a
>debate on what is social marketing, how it is distinct from other
>communication strategies and whether the distinctions matter. The question
>of "branding" has also featured. Contact Alan Andreasen -
> [log in to unmask]
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>EVENTS
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>19. The Radio Partnership of the International Centre for Humanitarian
>Reporting, along with the South Africa Media Peace Centre, is hosting a
>workshop "Strengthening Lifeline Media in Regions of Conflict", Capetown,
>South Africa, 7th to 11th, December, '98. It will bring together 40-50
>media practitioners and conflict resolution professionals on media and
>peace keeping themes. Contact Gordon Adam - [log in to unmask]
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>20. Public Broadcasting in South Asia - a Panos South Asia meeting held
>September 20th-23rd in Nepal. Contact Kunda Dixit - [log in to unmask]
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>21. UNICEF East and Southern Africa Regional Communication officers met
>19/20/21 September - contact Neill McKee - [log in to unmask]
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>22. "Women, Media and Religion: searching for New Interpretations" workshop
>was held in the Netherlands. September 18-20, 1998: 40 participants from
>North America, Europe and Africa in attendance. Contact Anita Anand for
>results - [log in to unmask]
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>Final note - Please keep the electronic cards and letters flowing - Warren
>Feek - [log in to unmask]
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Anne W. Bunde-Birouste
IUHPE Director of Programmes
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