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Core Humanitarian Standard on Quality and Accountability. Joint initiative by the CHA Alliance, Group URD, and the Sphere project (2014). https://www.corehumanitarianstandard.org/
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Collective Communication and Community Engagement in Humanitarian Action, How to Guide for Leaders and Responders. CDAC Network (2019). https://static1.squarespace.com/static/60996b757eb6521a42f3839d/t/61b9483840314c544b35780e/1639532625054/190217_How_To_English.pdf
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Collective Communication and Community Engagement in Humanitarian Action, How to Guide for Leaders and Responders. CDAC Network (2019). https://static1.squarespace.com/static/60996b757eb6521a42f3839d/t/61b9483840314c544b35780e/1639532625054/190217_How_To_English.pdf
Collective Communication and Community Engagement in Humanitarian Action, How to Guide for Leaders and Responders. CDAC Network (2019). https://static1.squarespace.com/static/60996b757eb6521a42f3839d/t/61b9483840314c544b35780e/1639532625054/190217_How_To_English.pdf
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National regulatory bodies, mobile phone companies, journalist networks (e.g. unions), state radio and TV and any media development agency in country. If relevant, check existing Media Guides for contact details (potential sources: BBC Media Action , lnternews , Committee to Protect Journalists , Annual Press Freedom Index , Article 19 , Committee to Protect Journalists , Fondation Hirondelle , International Media Support , Search for Common Ground , News Media and Development Network , Free Press Unlimited - (if not publicly available these could be sourced through in-country contacts). Private sector, for example: Companies that undertake media and audience surveys often for advertising. These usually have to be paid for ( Nielsen , Gallup , lpsos ).
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