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Humanitarian Campaigns in Social Media: Network Architectures and Polymedia Events
Journalism Studies, volume 14, issue 2 (2012), pp. 249-266
"Social media and social networking sites (SNS) in particular have become popular in current humanitarian campaigns. This article assesses the optimism surrounding the opportunities that SNS communication offers for humanitarian action and for the cultivation of cosmopolitan sensibilities. In order
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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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Addressing Mistrust Between Humanitarians and Local Media: Baseline Assessment for “Integrating Local Media and ICTs Into Humanitarian Response in CAR”
Internews; Humanitarian Innovation Fund (2012), 8 pp.
"Internews' project to integrate local media and ICTs into humanitarian response in CAR takes place in a context of distrust between journalists and humanitarians. According to this report, humanitarians view the media as lacking credibility, depth, independence and fairness, and as monetizing news
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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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"OCHA uses communications to create awareness among target audiences (inside and outside the organization) about humanitarian emergencies, including natural disasters and complex emergencies, as well as their impact on vulnerable people. OCHA Communications Officers are charged with the task of brin
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A Guide to Radio Communications Standards for Emergency Responders
Maputo: UNDP (2010), iv, 56 pp.
Emergency Communications Toolkit
London: International Save the Children Alliance (2009), 91 pp.
Behaviour Change Communication in Emergencies: A Toolkit
Kathmandu: UNICEF (2006), 238 pp.
"This toolkit is a resource for everyone working in emergency situations caused by natural disasters. It is designed to help programme managers from UNICEF, UN agencies, NGO partners and government personnel to prepare, plan, implement and monitor behaviour change communication initiatives supportin
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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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Emergency Communication Handbook
Newington, CT: American Radio Relay League (ARRL) (2005), 173 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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