Wingseed
A blog by Brett
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Focus on NGOs and media
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From poverty to power
It’s a book that I’ve looked at every time I’m in a bookshop, but somehow haven’t yet bought. But now it’s definitely on my to-buy list. The book is called From Poverty to Power — how active citizens and effective states can change the world. It’s written by Duncan
You can’t ignore the mobile web
I”ve had a bit of involvement in the use of cell phones in advocacy and communication campaigns, and for a long time I’ve believed that most organisations should be taking mobiles much more seriously than they already do. But some recent meetings have again brought home to me in a powerful
Green and red cards for the media
I recently visited the Centre for Domestic Violence Prevention (CEDOVIP) in Kampala, Uganda. Over time they have built some good relationships with the media. I am used to a number of organisations having hard words for the media, but Cedovip seems to take a gentler approach — they do offer
The power of images
I’ve just finishded reading Bury the Chains, Adam Hochschild’s history of the British campaign to abolish slavery. It’s the story of what was essentially the first ever large-scale campaign for human rights — and as such, it still holds many lessons for advocacy campaigns today. One aspect of the campaign that
To pay or not to pay
In my work supporting NGOs in media advocacy, there’s one thing that comes up again and again in conversations, but it’s almost never addressed in the several toolkits and handbooks one can find on engaging the media. Everyone working on the ground acknowledges it’s a problem, but nobody seems to have
Local reporting under threat?
American media scholar Eric Alterman writes about how the ongoing demise of newspapers in the USA is threatening investigative journalism at the local leve, with the danger that the lack of good watchdogs will allow corruption to thrive. Read a summary here or Alterman’s full article here. In South Africa we’ve
Stop Stockouts: New media use leads to mainstream media coverage
When I talk to scientists and activists, I often encourage them to think about new media (the internet, social media such as Facebook and Twitter) as well as the traditional media (newspapers, radio, etc) as a means of getting their message out. Though people do get excited, they question the
How blogging can get you noticed
Two weeks ago I had the privilege of listening to colleague, Ndesanjo Macha, illustrate the power of blogging to raise the profile of an organisation or an issue. He gave the following example: The Southern African Litigation Centre has been working on a groundbreaking court case in Zambia — the first
AIDC starts quarterly news diary
Here’s an excellent opportunity for South African NGOs. Yesterday I received this email from Mark Weinberg at the Alternative Information Development Centre (AIDC): “The Alternative Information Development Centre (AIDC) is working in partnership with the National Community Radio forum (NCRF) to produce a quarterly Amandla! News Diary. The Diary aims to
Stories are powerful
I recently attended a presentation that once again emphasised to me the power of stories — personal narrative — to get an advocacy message across. Very often, organisations have loads of information — facts and figures, statistics and surveys, and focus on getting these messages out in the media.
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