According to the World Bank, “Awareness of the different purposes and functions of various types of communication is the first step toward a better understanding of the field of development communication and an effective way to enhance necessary quality standards.” A development communicator in training must be aware of the latest development-oriented topics. As we become a development communicator, we open our eyes to the recent developmental issues happening in our world. Through communication, we address these issues to achieve development.
Development-oriented topics are those which concern a community’s development. Almost every topic can be development-oriented. In one way or another, we can found a way for these topics to become development-oriented. But there are certain guidelines to know which topic is development-oriented.
Development-oriented topics are those which is about the progress of the community/society in achieving development. Communities might encounter difficulties in the process of becoming a well-developed community, these struggles we can call development-oriented topics. For example, poverty is a development-oriented topic because it hinders a community to achieve development.
In order to be development-oriented, a topic must be relatable for those who will read it. These topics are the recent events happening to a community. A development-oriented topic when made to a news or an article must be useful to help the people be aware of the happenings around them. A development communicator must be a messenger of development-oriented topics, but it must be effective and informative.
If it’s not all facts, then it is not a development-oriented topic. A development communicator makes sure that all information is factual because we aim to be effective and informative. Wrong information can cause big troubles that’s why we must make sure that we are credible.
Reference: World Bank Development Communication Sourcebook http://siteresources.worldbank.org/EXTDEVCOMMENG/Resources/DevelopmentCommSourcebook.pdf
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