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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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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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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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"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)
What We Learned Testing the Humanitarian Data Toolkit
Washington, DC; Arcata, Calif.: Internews (2013), 56 pp.
"In early 2013, the Internews Center for Innovation and Learning (ICIL) set out to pilot a new system that allows humanitarian communications professionals and responders to quickly gather, analyze, and act upon data to understand information needs of an affected population during a crisis. The syst
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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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Guide for Uncertainty Communication
The Hague: PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (2013), 26 pp.
"Dealing with uncertainty has been an important and distinct topic for PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (formerly MNP) and the Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), in terms of analysis and communication. Acting responsibly with regard to this issue 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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Final Reflections: Integrating Local Media and ICTs Into Humanitarian Response in the Central African Republic
Internews; Humanitarian Innovation Fund (2012), 8 pp.
Internews' project Integrating Local Media and Information and Communications Technology (ICTs) into Humanitarian Response in the Central African Republic (CAR) was an project aimed at improving emergency response, community participation and community resilience. This report presents the final refl
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Still Left in the Dark? How People in Emergencies Use Communication to Survive – and How Humanitarian Agencies Can Help
London: BBC Media Action (2012), 15 pp.
"In 2008, a BBC World Service Trust policy briefing argued that people affected by earthquakes, floods or other emergencies often lacked the information they needed to survive and that this only added to their stress and anxiety. Left in the Dark: the unmet need for information in humanitarian emerg
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The Use of Radio in Disasters: 2008 Flood Response, North India. Case Study of First Response India
Health Communication Resources (HCR) (2012), 3 pp.
"Since the Bihar flooding, First Response India has gone on to train other teams in disaster radio response. Its aim is to equip other teams across India with the skills needed to improve collaboration and communication with people affected by crisis. Radio can also play a key role in other phases o
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"Despite the massive uptake of mobile phones by agricultural producers, there are few quantitative studies that provide hard evidence of a link between technology and poverty reduction. Those studies that have explored this, however, found that farmer access to market information through radio, mobi
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Chad and the Darfur Refugee Crisis: Internews Humanitarian Information Service's Program in Chad 2005-2012
Arcata, Calif.; Washington, DC: Internews (2012), 56 pp.
"Starting in 2005, Internews built three humanitarian radio stations in Eastern Chad to help those fleeing the violence in Darfur to receive the critical news and information they needed to survive. Seven years after the first station went on air, Internews has left eastern Chad as funding to intern
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Do You Hear Me? Understanding Information Needs for Disaster, Preparedness and Compensation
Islamabad: International Organization for Migration (IOM) (2012), v, 70 pp.
"This report documents the findings, analysis and recommendations regarding key aspects of humanitarian communications gleaned from an assessment conducted in the aftermath of the 2010 and 2011 monsoon floods in Pakistan. The aim of the assessment was to assess communities' access to information aft
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Public Awareness and Public Education for Disaster Risk Reduction: Key Messages
Geneva: International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) (2012), 64 pp.
"DRR (Disaster risk reduction) advocates are increasingly asked by government and local partners what the exact scope and content of their subject is, and to explain, beyond generalities, the ‘actionable risk reduction messages.’ Key messages comprise the core, common and comprehensive informati
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Mapping with Mobiles: Lessons Learnt from the Use of Smartphones for Fast Humanitarian Surveys in Zimbabwe
Harare; Copenhagen: Humanitarian Information Facilitation Centre (HIFC); International Media Support (IMS) (2012), 10 pp.
"SMS services have become a very efficient tool to warn people of health threats such as epidemics or water pollution, but smartphones can also be utilised to stream information in the opposite direction when they are used as tools for snap surveys. In both emergency settings and well-planned nation
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