Playing with the way we see humanitarian disaster
A devastated country. Desperate people. Aid workers flying in – and celebrities shedding tears in refugee camps as yet another humanitarian disaster is announced. We …
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Who’s funding humanitarian reporting?
In a recent talk at City, University of London, Dr Martin Scott discussed the role of foundations in financially supporting international and humanitarian news content. …
UGC and the Changing Face of Disaster Reporting: Dr Glenda Cooper Talks about Her Research
Disaster coverage is changing rapidly with social media and user-generated content (UGC). Dr Glenda Cooper’s research focuses on these developments and what they mean for …
Africa’s Media Image in the 21st Century: From the “Heart of Darkness” to “Africa Rising”
This new book brings together leading researchers and prominent journalists to explore the representation of sub-Saharan Africa, and the production of that image. Its twenty-nine chapters …
World Humanitarian Summit: The Role of Media in Humanitarian Crises
Couldn’t make it to Turkey for the World Humanitarian Summit in May 2016? Listen to a recording of the side event, The Role of Media in …
Foundations, philanthropy and international journalism
Private foundations provide crucial funding for news outlets that report on humanitarian crises and international development. But why do these foundations fund journalism? Do they …
Are You Listening Now? Humanitarian communication in disasters
Communicating with disaster affected communities needs to go deeper, be more aware of the needs of different audiences, and do more to close the ‘feedback …
Making Humanitarian News
Congratulations to the ‘Making Humanitarian News’ team who have been awarded AHRC funding for a two year project on humanitarian journalism. The project is a …