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Outbreak Communication: Best Practices for Communicating with the Public During an Outbreak. Report of the Expert Consultation on Outbreak Communications Held in Singapore, 21-23 September 2004
World Health Organization (WHO) (2005), v, 59 pp.
"The report has two parts. The first, devoted to outbreak experience, describes the special case of outbreaks and the many difficult challenges they present for communicators. It also summarizes presentations during the consultation that looked at recent outbreaks in terms of what they have to say a
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Tsunami Media Evaluation Report. Period: December 26th 2004 to March 26th 2005
UNICEF; Echo Research Inc. (2005), 29 pp.
"This media analysis report by global reputation analyst Echo Research reviews UNICEF’s communications following the Tsunami and the impact of communication on government policies and UNICEF programs in Sri Lanka and Indonesia (the Tsunami Zone). The analysis looks at UNICEF coverage related to th
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Darfur Information Needs Assessment
Copenhagen: International Media Support (IMS) (2005), 30 pp.
"Information dissemination is constrained by political sensitivity, the vulnerability of public information campaigns to manipulation, the difficulties of ensuring accurate information flow and the logistical impediments of conveying information across Darfur. For these reasons, existing initiatives
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Emergency Communication Handbook
Newington, CT: American Radio Relay League (ARRL) (2005), 173 pp.
Tragedies and Journalists: A Guide for More Effective Coverage
Dart Center for Journalism & Trauma (2003), 16 pp.
"Journalists face unusual challenges when covering violent or mass tragedies. They face the possibility of being a first responder to a violent event. They interact with victims dealing with extraordinary grief. Journalists who cover any “blood-and-guts” beat often build a needed and appropriate
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Information and Communication: Evaluation of IT Humanitarian Platforms and Their Possible Utilisation as Coordination Instruments
Amsterdam: European Commission (2002), 45 pp.
"Although it relies heavily on reliable information and long distance communication, the humanitarian community has never taken the lead in developing technologies that are particularly suited to its needs. Over the last decades it has greatly profited, however, from technological innovations in tel
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Sharing the Front Line and the Back Hills. International Protectors and Providers: Peacekeepers, Humanitarian Aid Workers and the Media in the Midst of Crisis
Boca Raton; London; New York: CRC Press (2002), xiv, 429 pp.
"Sharing the Front Line and the Back Hills" points to a crisis facing international institutions and the media who seek to alleviate and report human suffering throughout the world. The goals of the editor are to tell the story of thousands of individuals dedicated to helping others; and to integrat
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Photography, Journalism and Trauma
"Not long after the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, a memo from the American Press Institute went out to US news editors and reporters, advising them on the “correct” way to utilize photographs in crisis reporting. In part the directive said, “our backs are to
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Working with the Media in Conflicts and Other Emergencies
London: Department for International Development (DFID) (2000), 70 pp.
"The main purpose of this guide is to highlight some of the benefits, challenges and options when considering funding of media and communication interventions. This publication is not designed to be a ‘how to’ guide for designing and implementing such programmes. Rather, it aims to guide DFID st
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Journalisten-Handbuch zum Katastrophenmanagement 2000: Erläuterungen und Auswahl fachlicher Ansprechpartner zu Ursachen, Vorsorge und Hilfe bei Naturkatastrophen
Bonn: Deutsches Komitee für Katastrophenvorsorge, 6., überarb. und ergänzte Aufl. (2000), v, 202 pp.
Disasters and the Media: Managing Crisis Communications
Basingstoke et al.: Macmillan (1999), xviii, 238 pp.
"This book aims to improve the relationship between the media and those subject to media scrutiny at a time of crisis or disaster by generating mutual understanding of their needs. Drawing on the experience of practitioners, it aims to disseminate good practice. Part I sets the context and raises so
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