Aidnography

Hi all, This is really a great link review if I may say so myself! :) Quite a dialectical discussion on positive & negative examples of communicating development, opportunities & challenges of engaging with humanitarian journalism, teaching development differently, gender & privilege and deconstruction colonialism through interviews, books, movies or anthropology! Enjoy! New from aidnography Conan O'Brien visits Haiti-the remarkable story of how Team Coco is communicating development His program is an important reminder that celebrities do not have to bring ‘stuff’ to impoverished people, adopt their children or set up an organization themselves because the aid industry is too slow and inefficient in their views. Promoting tourism, cornflakes, art and culture are actually great ways of encouraging people to explore foreign places, meet different people and taste real hot sauce. Development news Top Oxfam staff paid Haiti quake survivors for sex One of the men a...

When a friend drew my attention to Conan O’Brien’s trip to Haiti following the infamous ‘sh&€hole’ debate which named the island among other countries, I did not see myself writing about the program as an excellent example of how a celebrity gets broadcasting from a distant, foreign place right. Unlike most celebrity ambassadors for large global organizations or celebrities with their own organization and mission to ‘eradicate poverty’, Conan’s independence and authenticity are his biggest assets as he strolls around Port-Au-Prince and talks to Haitians. His self-depreciating brand of humor clearly helps him in connecting with people and he is not afraid to sport the worst French accent I have heard in a long time or fool around with kids in a primary school. His secret to me is that he does not seem to do it for the photo-op or the instagrammable moment when the celebrity kicks the football across the dusty pitch, but he is immersing himself as much as possible within the co...

Hi all, Just another busy week at ComDev with feedback on MA thesis proposals, lectures & a workshop with students on their experiences with communication for development-but, there's always time for some LINKS ;)! Development news: The EU's messy migration deals with Sudan; World Bank goes Wall Street; how poor are Americans? How code put people in jail in Turkey; the 'begpacker' phenomenon; polarized Rwanda research; how philanthropy is losing the battle against inequality; new education research; decolonizing the conference; messaging people about poverty; facebook as the new Intranet; ComDev in Nepal; photos & comics from Africa. Our digital lives: Mindfulness at work? Foreign journalism in the age of T&?%p; the privilege of quitting your Google job. Publications: Learning and technology in deprived contexts. Academia: Decolonizing a history journal. Enjoy! New from aidnography Lots of great food for thought on Twitter and Facebook on The develop...

Hi all, Let's make it short and sweet: Happy Friday! Enjoy lots of interesting readings on development, ICT4D, detoxing your tech mind & decolonize our thinking! New from aidnography The development blogging crisis So is development blogging dead then – and is it about shorter attention spans, the rise of videos or podcasts - or perhaps something about men? Development news Senior UN figures under investigation over alleged sexual harassment Three alleged victims said they had lost their jobs, or been threatened with termination of contract, after reporting sexual harassment or assault. Two cited concerns with investigations, and said there had been errors in transcripts, or that key witnesses had not been interviewed. Alleged perpetrators were allowed to remain in senior positions – with the power to influence proceedings – throughout investigations. Rebecca Ratcliffe for the Guardian continues coverage of #aidtoo. The Red Cross Helped an Executive Get a Job at Save t...