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SUMMARY:"Why evidence-based communication matters?" A Talk by Ms. Richa Bansal
DESCRIPTION:DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SCIENCES\nInvites you for a\nPresentation and talk fol
 lowed by an open discussion\nOn\nWhy evidence-based communication matters?\
 nBy\nMs. Richa Bansal\nWhy evidence-based communication matters?\nIn what i
 s now called a post-truth world, shaped largely by digital media populated 
 by fake news, half-baked facts, and propaganda - it becomes imperative to c
 ommunicate evidence-based, data-driven, accountable facts accessible. And t
 his is even more so for those working in the space of public policy.\nThis 
 session will introduce students to the basic of development communication e
 specially in the realm of public policy, using digital tools effectively an
 d drawing on hard facts and research to inform the reading public, the medi
 a, and policymakers; the impact of such communication efforts; and the scop
 e for advocacy.\nBio-sketch of the Speaker\nMs. Richa Bansal is the Directo
 r of Communications at the Centre for Policy Research in Delhi, India, whic
 h she joined in 2014 – launching a new website, brand identity, six social 
 media channels, setting up a team, and producing regular interpretation as 
 well as the outreach of research outputs. \nPrior to this, she has worked i
 n communications roles for five years in gender rights organizations based 
 out of India and the United Kingdom, including CAMFED, UK, International Ce
 nter for Research on Women (regional office in Delhi) and the Population Fo
 undation of India. She started her career as a journalist and worked for di
 fferent newspapers in various cities of India for nearly four years before 
 switching fully to the development sector after pursuing an MPhil in Develo
 pment Studies from the University of Cambridge, UK. She also holds a Master
 ’s degree in Mass Communication and a Bachelor’s degree in English Literatu
 re.\n
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SCIENCES</strong>
 </p><p style="font-weight: 400;">Invites you for a</p><p style="font-weight
 : 400;">Presentation and talk followed by an open discussion</p><p style="f
 ont-weight: 400;">On</p><p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Why evidence-b
 ased communication matters?</strong></p><p style="font-weight: 400;">By</p>
 <p style="font-weight: 400;">Ms. Richa Bansal</p><p style="font-weight: 400
 ;"><strong>Why evidence-based communication matters?</strong></p><p style="
 font-weight: 400;">In what is now called a post-truth world, shaped largely
  by digital media populated by fake news, half-baked facts, and propaganda 
 - it becomes imperative to communicate evidence-based, data-driven, account
 able facts accessible. And this is even more so for those working in the sp
 ace of public policy.</p><p style="font-weight: 400;">This session will int
 roduce students to the basic of development communication especially in the
  realm of public policy, using digital tools effectively and drawing on har
 d facts and research to inform the reading public, the media, and policymak
 ers; the impact of such communication efforts; and the scope for advocacy.<
 /p><p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Bio-sketch of the Speaker</strong><
 /p><p style="font-weight: 400;">Ms. Richa Bansal<strong> </strong>is the Di
 rector of Communications at the Centre for Policy Research in Delhi, India,
  which she joined in 2014 – launching a new website, brand identity, six so
 cial media channels, setting up a team, and producing regular interpretatio
 n as well as the outreach of research outputs. </p><p style="font-weight: 4
 00;">Prior to this, she has worked in communications roles for five years i
 n gender rights organizations based out of India and the United Kingdom, in
 cluding CAMFED, UK, International Center for Research on Women (regional of
 fice in Delhi) and the Population Foundation of India. She started her care
 er as a journalist and worked for different newspapers in various cities of
  India for nearly four years before switching fully to the development sect
 or after pursuing an MPhil in Development Studies from the University of Ca
 mbridge, UK. She also holds a Master’s degree in Mass Communication and a B
 achelor’s degree in English Literature.</p>
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