Media are channels of communication, but no classification of media is perfect and no one approach the best in all situations. In this brief slideshow, author Efren Oro discusses how media can be used to enhance a development project. Information, Education, and Communication (IEC) tools can provide organizational development and project expansion. Media is most successful in cycles, with planning, implementation, monitoring of implemented activities, and program evaluation.

Economic development, equity, human health, environmental stability and reducing poverty are things that journalists want to report on, but often subjects are linked together in a complex web, making it a difficult task. Public policies, technological applications, and cultural norms may only compound this confusion. This guide for journalists gives suggestions on how they can untangle this web to deliver captivating reports to their audience.

The PECS Newsletter, by the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, was created for the Environmental Change and Security Project, which provides specialists and interested individuals a “road map” to the activities, conceptions, and policy initiatives related to environment, population, and security. A compilation of articles from various authors are included covering assorted topics on integrated Population, Health, and Environment (PHE) projects.