Local News “Fixers” and Humanitarian Journalism
Guest Editorial By Lindsay Palmer When foreign correspondents began flooding into Greece to cover the influx of refugees arriving there from Turkey, local journalist Irene …
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Reporting Humanitarian Disasters in a Social Media Age: Q&A With Dr. Glenda Cooper
After a successful academic year which saw the publication of her book, Reporting Humanitarian Disasters in a Social Media Age, and her play about the …
The Everyday Projects: Using Instagram to Challenge Stereotypes About Faraway Countries and Unrepresented Populations
“If you work with a massive NGO, it’s difficult to come out without pictures of refugees, which fits into a stereotype,” says Austin Merrill, co-founder …
“Humanitarian Journalism Today” Event
On October 15, the Humanitarian News Research Network hosted the “Humanitarian Journalism Today” event, launching a major new report based on four years of research …
“Humanitarian Journalism Today” – Event at City, University of London
Sign up for our event launching a major new report based on four years of research on how the media report on humanitarian issues. By …
Q&A on Digital Humanitarians with Researcher Wendy Norris
New technologies have enabled virtual volunteers to collect and share situational information during natural and human-caused disasters. We spoke to Wendy Norris, author of the …
New Report Highlights Gender Inequality In Humanitarian Media
New research from the Humanitarian Advisory Group (HAG) asks how often women speak within news stories about humanitarian issues – with depressingly predictable results. In this article, we provide a summary …
Humanitarian Cyberspace: Threats and opportunities of new technology for humanitarian practice
Many hope that big data will revolutionise humanitarian practice. Our latest post looks at two research articles exploring the potential and perils of information and …
New Humanitarian Journalism Books To Watch Out For
We take a look at new and forthcoming books on humanitarian journalism everyone in the industry will be talking about this year. By Carolina Are …