Rebecka Lundgren

Dec 12, 2023 | comminit.com | Warren Feek |Rebecka Lundgren

convening the communication and media development, social and behaviour change community Affiliation: Tata Memorial Hospital (Raj); former National Technical Advisory Group on Immunization (NTAGI) Secretariat, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (Singh); University of Michigan (Singh, Wagner, Boulton) "Human behavior and understanding of the vaccine ecosystem play a critical role in the vaccination decision-making process." People experience a variety of biases, and these biases have an...

Dec 2, 2023 | comminit.com | Warren Feek |Rebecka Lundgren

Affiliation: Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (Nielsen, Cherubini); University of Oxford (Nielsen) "Our findings capture how digital-born publishers reject the hype that sometimes surrounds the opportunities platforms offer..." This report, published by the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, analyses how various digital publishers across a range of Global South countries approach digital platforms, including: big platform companies, such as Google and Meta; rapidly...

Dec 2, 2023 | comminit.com | Warren Feek |Rebecka Lundgren

Affiliation:  "...interventions using an exclusively religious framing are unlikely to be effective and highlight the need to develop and sustainably implement tailor-made interventions that match actual barriers..."The Jewish Ultra-Orthodox (UO) population is an under-vaccinated minority group that has been disproportionally affected by outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases (VPD) such as measles and polio. Underlying reasons remain poorly characterised.

Dec 2, 2023 | comminit.com | Warren Feek |Rebecka Lundgren

Affiliation: "Caught between polarised hostile politics, broken economics, media capture, platform dominance, and a brutally competitive media and entertainment environment, journalism sectors worldwide are struggling to survive while preserving their key public interest function." This policy paper looks at the emergence around the world of national funds for journalism (NFJs) as an increasingly important instrument for providing strategic, long-term financial support to independent public...

Dec 2, 2023 | comminit.com | Warren Feek |Rebecka Lundgren

"The importance of communication in preparing for and responding to health emergencies has long been recognized by public health experts and authorities." This report, published by Internews, shares the findings of a study that explores the current gaps in information ecosystem preparedness for health emergencies as it relates to the roles played by the main actors: health system stakeholders, humanitarian organisations, media organisations, and community actors.