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Resources for CSOs

Here you will find resources for CSOs regarding working with the media to get your organisations message across. We update this database regularly with new resources from a large variety of organisations.

Social Networking - A Guide to Strengthe

This resource, published by USAID (US Agency for International Development), is aimed at CSO. It features a variety of strategies and resources for improving CSOs' understanding of how journalists and the media work, with aim of helping CSOs improve their media strategy and relationships.

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This handbook, published by the Media Diversity Institute (MDI), aims to help CSOs working with people with disabilities address some of the media challenges they face on a daily basis. Aimed specifically at CSOs in Macedonia, the general insights of these resource are applicable to CSOs in other contexts.

Media and Civil Society in China- Commun

This academic article, authored by Marina Svensson, analysis's networking and community-building professional practices among investigative journalists in China.

Capacity Development of Civil Society Or

This is a policy research paper authored by Fengshi Wu and Jiangy He. It reviews the support for development of CSOs under the Governance for Equitable Development (GED) Project (GED's CSO Component), sponsored by the European Union (EU) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) from 2007 to 2012.

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This is an easy-to-use and quick resource covered tips for interviewing children, produced by the Media Diversity Institute.

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This resource covers some recommendations on how to practice inclusive journalism, and is aimed at journalists, editors and CSOs. It is an excerpt from a handbook produced by the Media Diversity Institute.

Citizen Media Literacy Training Trainers

This is a practical resource aimed at trainers working in the citizen media literacy field. It was produced by IREX, Academy of Ukrainian Press and StopFake and covers topics such as hate speech and media manipulation.

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This handbook, produced by the Independent Journalism Foundation and the Media Diversity Institute, is a practical resource for NGOs. It covers different tools that can be used for communicating with the press, and how to plan a strategic media campaign. The author of the handbook is Sarah Silver.

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This resource, produced by the organisation NGO Tips, looks at how CSOs and traditional media can work together in the best way. It covers the importance of finding mutual interests and building mutual understanding.

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This research paper looks at the relations and opinions that media has towards CSOs, CSO visibility in the media and the opinion of CSOs on the role of the media. It was authored by Dženana Alađuz and published by TACSO.

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