4imediate
Blog URL http://4imediate.blogspot.com
Located London, London United Kingdom
Tags media, conflict, community, cohesion, communications, imediate, Caroline Jaine, journalism, war
thoughts on the role of media in peace building and conflict resolution
ideas for using communications to promote non-violence
examples of where the visual and descriptive arts has supported efforts to bring about peace
Latest Blog Posts
- imediate perceptions of Iraq on Aug 27, 2009 in iraq media communications albany perception human rights
Some excepts from imediate's Caroline Jaine blogging for Albany who last week sent her on assignment to Iraq.Last week I went to Baghdad to work with the Iraqi Ministry of Human Rights. Albany are contracted via UNOPS to provide them with training in...
- Editing Afghanistan: An increasingly dissonant message on Aug 26, 2009 in afghanistan media communications albany dannat
In response to the ever-increasing groundswell of voices in the media questioning the continuing wisdom behind the British role in Afghanistan, General Sir Richard Dannatt said on the BBC flagship Nine O’Clock news programme last week: “There are...
- How to Make Friends.... on Jul 18, 2009 in strategic knox antagonize world bank bassingbourn media influence communications
"Many (some say all) organisational, institutional or government communications efforts are about influence and/or behaviour change. A point often missed is that communications cannot be a bolt-on activity that happens in isolation from other actions...
- Power of the People in Iran on Jul 18, 2009 in power nokia boycot iran facebook protest regine
I was interested to read recently that protesters in Iran are boycotting Nokia. Nokia, who apparently sold communications-monitoring systems to the Iranian regime have seen sales plummet by 50% in the past week. Not only that but Iran's state-run TV...
- Jon Watts: Social media in a Digital Britain on Jul 3, 2009
"Digital creates many new opportunities and holds the promise of a new, more inclusive media. The decline of many of our national media institutions will come at a price".For the full article here: http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/jo...
- Grameen Foundation and Google create mobile apps for Africa on Jul 3, 2009
"Real time information about farming, health and trading will be available to mobile phone users in Uganda with new technology services developed by the Grameen Foundation, Google and telecom operator MTN"Full story on http://www.textually.org/textua...
- The mobile phone as a conflict prevention tool on May 19, 2009 in media mobile sms new conflict africa
The mobile phone has ceased to be just a telecommunication device to become a multimedia news making tool that can be a video camera, sound recorder, a Web surfer and so on, depending on the user's goals. The Voices of Africa Media Foundation sees hu...
