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Tag Archives: Development
Dec 13 2012
What is the point of studying at the LSE when my friends are being killed at home? (Guest blog)
Leave a commentThis week we were able to give a small but vital Silverstone Scholarship grant to one of our MSc students, Eman Eltigani, a journalist from Sudan. She was thrilled to get the financial support, but bad news from her homeland … Continue reading
Posted by: December 13, 2012
Tagged with: Africa, Development, guest blog, Scholarship, Silverstone, Sudan
Oct 11 2012
Connecting to the World: launch of report on online campaigning and the new media environment
Leave a commentThe internet presents huge opportunities but also huge challenges for campaigners dealing with global issues. On November 7th, we’ll be launching a new research report written by me for the International Broadcasting Trust that looks at how UK NGOs campaign … Continue reading
Posted by: October 11, 2012
Tagged with: advocacy, aid, BBC, campaigning, Citizen journalism, Development, Guardian, humanitarian communications, Kony2012, public sphere, Reports, Syria
Jul 11 2012
How to tell development stories – Bill Clinton at LSE
1 CommentIf all those books about political communications are to be believed then it should be easy to be as effective as Bill Clinton with the help of some speech writers, spin doctors and image consultants. Yet what is remarkable is … Continue reading
Posted by: July 11, 2012
Tagged with: communications, Development, events, humanitarian comms, LSEClinton
Jul 4 2012
Insight from the Other World- A Marketing Professional Speaks on NGOs’ Communication Challenges
Leave a commentWhat happens when you bring together a commercial marketing man with a group of communications, fund-raising and marketing officers from a selection of the UK’s international aid charities? Polis Intern Paula Myers reports on a recent Polis report launch. “What’s … Continue reading
Posted by: July 4, 2012
Tagged with: aid, Charities, Development, events, Giles Hedger, guest blog, Leo Burnett, marketing, NGOs, Reports, Research
Jun 13 2012
Who Cares? Challenges and Opportunities in Reporting Distant Suffering (new report)
1 CommentOn June 27th at 5.30pm, Polis will launch a new report exploring the challenges and opportunities in reporting distant suffering. The report written by Dr Shani Orgad based on research by a team from LSE and Birkbeck College will be … Continue reading
Posted by: June 13, 2012
Tagged with: Development, humanitarian communications, marketing, NGO, Oxfam, Plan UK, Research, Save The Children
Apr 20 2012
How did Kony2012 Go Viral and Should We Copy It?
Leave a commentIn this short draft extract from a much longer paper I argue that what made #Kony2012 go viral was not the slick content or the Invisible Children brand – it was its focus on networking as an end in itself.
Posted by: April 20, 2012
Tagged with: campaigns, campaings, coverthenight, Development, humanitarian communications, Kony2012, NGO, public sphere
Apr 18 2012
Kony2012 and the digital challenge to the public sphere (new research paper)
2 CommentsThis is a short early draft extract from a much longer paper I am writing for the International Broadcasting Trust on the future of the ‘public sphere’ in the digital age. In other words, how does our ability to communicate … Continue reading
Posted by: April 18, 2012
Tagged with: Development, humanitarian communications, IBT, internet, Kony2012, papers, politics, public sphere, Research
Jan 31 2012
Telling Stories About Global Health and Development: Polis at Gates in Seattle
Leave a commentThis is an article I wrote for the Gates Foundation blog, Impatient Optimists, in advance of their #storytelling conference where I chair one of the sessions. It asks how are we going to get the kind of journalism that can … Continue reading
Posted by: January 31, 2012
Tagged with: Development, Gates, health, Seattle
Nov 15 2011
Four steps to success in a humanitarian appeal
2 CommentsSome people are exhausted by messages they receive from humanitarian NGOs. Many have become desensitized to images of distant suffering and repeated appeals for help. But, ultimately, people want to do good. So what can humanitarian NGOs do to better … Continue reading
Posted by: November 15, 2011
Tagged with: Development, events, guest blog, Guest bloggers, humanitarian comms, NGOs
Nov 4 2011
Connecting communities, connecting people: social media and humanitarian campaigns (guest blog)
1 CommentWhat difference does social media make to a global campaign on a vast issue like HIV/Aids? Polis intern Wanda O’Brien reports on the latest Polis Media Agenda Talk. “Every minute a child is born with HIV.” How does that statement … Continue reading
Posted by: November 4, 2011
Tagged with: Claudia Gonzales, Development, GLobal Fund, HIV, humanitarian comms, Media Agenda Talks
