Refugees are not the crisis. It’s the narratives we tell about them.
This is a condensed version of an article published by UNHCR Innovation. You can read the full piece here. Don’t start with a boat. Don’t …
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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 …
New research on the BBC’s relationship with charitable causes by the HNRN’s Dr. Suzanne Franks
Dr. Suzanne Franks recently published an article titled ‘Please send us your money’: the BBC’s evolving relationship with charitable causes, fundraising and humanitarian appeals on the …
How does donor funding influence humanitarian journalism?
Humanitarian reporting has never been lucrative, and with the ongoing decline in budgets and the squeezing of newsrooms resources, news organisations have had to explore …
Why do NGOs continue to focus their publicity strategies on the mainstream media?
Guest Post by Dr Matthew Powers, University of Washington. NGOs today have countless publicity options. The explosive growth of digital technologies, in particular, makes it …
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 …
Humanitarian News: changes, challenges and prospects
Wednesday 21st October 2015 From the refugee crisis in Europe to the aftermath of the Nepal earthquake, humanitarian news has been dominating the news agenda. …