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Verification Handbook: A Definitive Guide to Verifying Digital Content for Emergency Coverage
Key Guides
Maastricht: European Journalism Centre (2014), 121 pp.
"In a crisis situation, social networks are overloaded with situational updates, calls for relief, reports of new developments, and rescue information. Reporting the right information is often critical in shaping responses from the public and relief workers; it can literally be a matter of life or d
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Why Information Matters: A Foundation for Resilience
Deep Insights
Internews (2014), 84 pp.
"This report: 1. Defines “information ecosystems” and proposes an analytic framework of eight critical dimensions for understanding them; 2. Analyzes information ecosystems across a spectrum of change and their impact on resilience, referencing four case studies of Internews’ previous work [In
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Broadcasting for Public Warning, Disaster Mitigation and Relief
Geneva: ITU (2014), 13 pp.
"Terrestrial radio and television broadcasting is a critically important medium for information dissemination to the public in times of emergencies. The intrinsic one-to-many broadcast architecture and the geographic diversity of terrestrial broadcast transmission facilities provide high service rel
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Indonesia: Crisis Communication Channels. Case Studies in Humanitarian Communication Preparedness and Response
Washington, DC; Arcata, Calif.: Internews (2013), 68 pp.
"Exploring communication ecologies rather than discrete communication practices remains a difficult challenge. Indonesia: Crisis Communication Channels is one of the early attempts to develop this practice, with case-study examples [...] The three case-study disasters are: Jakarta’s January 2013 f
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Social Media in Emergencies: 101 Seminar Report
CDAC Network (2013), 10 pp.
Lost: Syrian Refugees and the Information Gap
Internews (2013), 16 pp.
"The report presents findings that pose both unique challenges and opportunities for programs seeking to provide humanitarian information to Syrian refugees in Lebanon. So far, according to the report, there is little evidence of any comprehensive strategy or investment in providing a humanitarian c
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Hungry but silent: A content analysis of media reporting on the 2011-12 famine in Somalia
Grahamstown: Rhodes University, Master Thesis (2013), 104 pp.
"This dissertation examines media coverage of the 2011-2012 famine in Somalia by the websites of BBC News, CNN and Al Jazeera. Using both quantitative and qualitative content analyses, it asks why coverage of the famine began as late as it did, despite ample evidence of the coming famine. It further
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Humanitäre Hilfe und Medien
"In diesem Kapitel geht es um die Rolle der Medien in der humanitären Hilfe und um das Zusammenspiel von Medien und humanitären Akteuren bei der Katastrophenberichterstattung und der damit verbundenen Spendenwerbung. Dabei wird insbesondere der Frage nachgegangen, wie Medien und Hilfsorganisatione
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'The Things That We Have to Do: Ethics and Instrumentality in Humanitarian Communication
Global Media and Communication, volume 9, issue 1 (2013), pp. 53-70
"This study critically reflects on a schism evident in debates surrounding ‘humanitarian communication’. On one hand, it is approached as embodying an ideal of ethical practice. On the other, ideal humanitarianism is deployed as the grounds for a critique, whereby ‘humanitarian practice’ is
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Haiti Beneficiary Communications Review
Geneva: International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) (2013), 35 pp.
"This report is an evaluation of the methods and tools used by the Red Cross and Red Crescent to communicate with communities following the devastating 2010 earthquake in Haiti. The study draws recommendations for the continued and more effective use of communications to engage with communities in H
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Media Guidelines for Reporting on Gender-Based Violence in Humanitarian Contexts
Global Protection Cluster (2013), 8 pp.
"The guidelines are intended to ensure that all actors who play a role in facilitating or engaging in media reporting on gender-based violence (GBV) are aware of and able to prioritize the ethical and safety considerations that preserve the safety, confidentiality and dignity of survivors, their fam
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"This report assesses current information materials on natural disasters in Solomon Islands, identifies the key factors in disseminating information during a disaster and provides recommendations for future disaster content and communications." (Page 2)
Upstairs Downstairs: Communication Contradictions Around Two African Refugee Camps
Journal of African Media Studies, volume 5, issue 1 (2013), pp. 35-51
"This article describes and analyses the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) communication policy in the current world environment where a variety of well-doers attempt to pursue attention. The analysis is reflected against the results of focus group interviews with Congolese women
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Climate Change in the Media: Reporting Risk and Uncertainty
London; New York: Tauris; Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (2013), xvi, 173 pp.
"Scientists and politicians are increasingly using the language of risk to describe the climate change challenge. Some researchers have argued that stressing the ‘risks‘ posed by climate change rather than the ‘uncertainties‘ can create a more helpful context for policy makers and a stronger
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Reporting Disasters: Famine, Aid, Politics and the Media
London: Hurst (2013), x, 236 pp.
"The media reporting of the Ethiopian Famine in 1984-5 was an iconic news event. It is widely believed to have had an unprecedented impact, challenging perceptions of Africa and mobilising public opinion and philanthropic action in a dramatic new way. The contemporary international configuration of
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