My development blogging & communication review 2016
Dear all, In some ways, the 6th annual review (yes, this was a regular post in all previous years, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014& 2015!) is the second half of reflections that started in September when I...
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Hi all,Welcome to 2017!The first link review in the new year features reviews of 2016 from a development and communication perspective-as well as fresh links and new content to get you reading and...
View ArticleThe poor state of development journalism: Daily Mail, BBC &'Ethiopian Spice...
The Daily Mail campaign against ‘wasteful’ foreign aid is in full swing (see my earlier reflections in my 2016 blogging review) and in the latest example we can see that it has real impact as DFID...
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Hi all,A busy week for curating development news:More on Yegna, the state of development journalism & anti-aid campaigns; report writing has not adapted to the digital age;
View Article‘Stealing from earthquake victims’-a tale of laptops, overheads and...
Representations of the aid industry in mainstream media and how journalism communicates development are a recurring theme in my work and on this blog. The current debate in the UK featuring the Daily...
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Hi all,Just pretend it's a normal Friday...at least there are plenty of interesting stories that should distract you from other news today...Development news: Capitalism created charity 'fat cats';...
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The BBC-Myth of a Public Service (book review)
Tom Mills’ book The BBC-Myth of a Public Service is a book for which the slightly over-used phrase of a ‘timely contribution’ is actually very fitting. His interesting historical review of one of the...
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Hi all,Another Friday! New student are settling in, calendar filling up with appointments and so much interesting stuff to read! Development news: World Vision tests humanitarian boundaries in Syria;...
View ArticleNow more than ever: Academic conferences need to embrace the digital age!
Under the impression of recent political developments in the US, major academic associations have started to respond to the challenge of how to hold their annual mega-conferences in an age of travel...
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Hi all,Something strange has happened throughout this week. For the first time since I started my link review I struggled a bit to compile a meaningful digest since all my social media feeds were...
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Hi all,A long week is finally winding down-and there is great content curated for you!Development news:What do we need a World Development Report for? More inconvenient truth for development; how to...
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Who Killed Hammarskjöld? (book review)
Susan Williams book Who Killed Hammarskjöld? The UN, The Cold War and White Supremacy in Africa can be best summarized with ‘come for the title-but definitely stay for the subtitle!’ I am not sure that...
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Hi all,A long week is wrapping up-enjoy some good readings this Friday or over the weekend! Development news: UN rapporteur challenges apolitical organizations; secret securitization of UK aid;...
View ArticleFrom impact to transformation: Do-Gooders, Multicolored Saviors and...
My post is based on a very fruitful discussion on Jennifer ‘How Matters’ Lentfer’s facebook page that was triggered by Leila Janah’s recent contribution to The Development Set. The discussion addressed...
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Hi all,I usually don’t start the weekly review with my own stuff, but I worked quite hard on my longer essay on the state of development-there’s even a pdf-download to make it look serious ;)!...
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Hi all,Lots of great development and #ICT4D stuff this week! I am also a bit tired after a long week of meetings-so no witty introduction ;)!Development news:Global Fund’s leadership drama; how to...
View ArticleHow not to present survey data- 2017 UN Global Staff Survey edition
Last week the UNOG Staff Coordinating Council shared the results of its 2017 Global Staff Satisfaction Survey 2017, “in which 4,000 of you took part last week, representing ten percent of staff.”As a...
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Hi all,After a week spent mostly working from home, focusing on two research papers, I am happy to focus on 'lighter' writing in a way with the latest link review!Development news:Humanitarian access...
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Hi all,I'll keep it short and simple as I'm more than ready to leave the office this Friday afternoon...enjoy your readings!Development news: Humanitarian Dating; breaking the hunger cycle in...
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Academic conferences as neoliberal commodities (book review)
Donald J. Nicolson’s Academic Conferences as Neoliberal Commodities is a short new book that addresses one of the favorite academic products researchers love to hate. Nicolson’s book offers a fresh and...
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