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Communication in Emergencies Research
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/08/23/communication-in-emergencies-research/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 23, 2019 A new site compiled by independent charity BBC Media Action.
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Refugee use of mobile phones
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/05/20/refugee-use-of-mobile-phones/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 20, 2016 T he Open University has released a research report on how refugees use smartphones. It was led by Prof. Marie Gillespie and was carried out in partnership with France Medias Monde.
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Flood data portal
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/05/20/flood-data-portal/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 20, 2016 New from UNOSAT download satellite-derived flood data in GIS vector format from the United Nations.
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Twitter and racism
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/02/14/twitter-and-racism/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 14, 2014 Is Twitter full of racist abuse? Read the new report from Demos on anti-social media: http://www.demos.co.
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Facebook Ads Library
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/04/08/facebook-ads-library/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 8, 2019 Who pays for adverts on Facebook? This free resource will have data for 7 years of all political and other advertising on Facebook and Instagram.
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Internet Verification Handbook
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/02/07/internet-verification-handbook/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 7, 2014 Internet Verification Handbook How do you know if something published on the Internet is true? This free handbook has been published for journalists in emergency situations by the...
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Meta-Activism Project
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2011/08/05/meta-activism-project/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 5, 2011 http://www.meta-activism.org/ The Meta-Activism Project (MAP) is a non-traditional think tank that uses digital networks to better understand their effects on social power.
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Parentview
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2011/10/24/parentview/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 24, 2011 Parentview http://parentview.ofsted.gov.uk/ A new citizen focused initiative launched by the UK Ofsted body which is giving parents the right to comment on their child’s school.
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Bloomberg: Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance/Corporate Social Reponsibility
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/06/17/bloomberg-environmental-social-and-corporate-governancecorporate-social-reponsibility/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 17, 2013 ESG (or CSR) has been topical over the last five years.
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GDPR explained
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/06/01/gdpr-explained/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 1, 2018 The EU has launched a general information portal for the public.