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Audiences and Disasters: Analyses of Media Diaries Before and After an Earthquake and a Massive Fire
Journal of Communication, volume 66, issue 4 (2016), pp. 519-541
"Media diaries of 36 Chilean adults were being collected as two disasters unfolded: an earthquake on the northern coast and 11 days later a massive fire in Valparaiso. From an audience reception theoretical approach, these events provide a unique opportunity to compare people's engagement with media
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Kurdish Region of Northern Iraq: Humanitarian Information Needs of Syrian Refugees
International Media Support (IMS) (2015), 18 pp.
"The assessment concludes that there is not ‘one magic answer’ to the question of which media channel is the most effective – rather a variety of channels must be used to reach as many people as possible. While TV scores high among both refugees and host population as a preferred media channel
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Area of Origin: Communication Channels and Social Media Report Syria
REACH (2015), 8 pp.
"With 4 million refugees in neighbouring countries and six and a half million Internally Displaced Persons within Syria, communication tools have become critical for the Syrian population to maintain contact with their family and friends both inside and outside the country. The costs associated with
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Disasters and Information Source Repertoires: Information Seeking and Information Sufficiency in Postearthquake Haiti
Journal of Applied Communication Research, volume 43, issue 1 (2015), pp. 1-22
"This study examines how Haitians used “information source repertoires” to meet information insufficiencies following the 2010 earthquake. Using survey data gained in Haiti, the study explores which demographic and structural factors predicted the number of sources used and combinations of infor
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UN House PoC 3 Juba - Central Equatoria State: Wave 2 Assessment
Internews (2015), 9 pp.
"In August 2014 Internews launched Boda Boda Talk Talk (BBTT) in the Protection of Civilians site known as PoC 3 in Juba. PoC 3 is the newest site and is adjacent to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) UN House base that contains PoC 1 and PoC 2. BBTT is a professionally produced reco
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Malakal: Nile FM: Baseline Assessment
Internews (2015), 9 pp.
"In February 2015, Internews established Nile FM, a community radio station in Malakal County, Upper Nile state [South Sudan]. As part of Internews' Humanitarian Information Service (HIS) that brings information to displaced and vulnerable populations throughout the country, Nile FM responds to the
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Information in the Midst of Crisis: Addressing the Information Needs of Internally Displaced Persons at the Tong Ping Protection of Civilians Site, Juba, South Sudan
Forcier Consulting;Internews;USAID, December update (2014), v, 103 pp.
"In February, 2014, Internews worked with Forcier Consulting to conduct a baseline survey of 612 respondents from the Tong Ping site to identify information needs, sources, and preferences to help guide their intervention strategies, and in April 2014 Internews again teamed up with Forcier Consultin
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Information in Natural Disasters
Solomon Islands Media Assistance Scheme (SOLMAS);ABC International Development (2013), 29 pp.
"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)
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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Providing Humanitarian Information to Flood-Affected People in Pakistan: Baseline Study, Sindh & Punjab, November to December 2010
London: infoasaid;Internews Europe;BBC World Service Trust (2010), 51 pp.
"More than 20 million people in Pakistan were affected by the worst floods in the country’s history in late July 2010 [...] The humanitarian response included efforts to inform people about the services available, and communicate with them about accessing these services. It also included efforts t
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