NGOs and User-Generated Content in Humanitarian Crises
The Humanitarian News Research Network’s Dr. Glenda Cooper recently spoke at a panel at the University of Sussex focusing on how NGOs mediate the voice of the vulnerable …
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Reporting the refugee and migration crisis
Right now, we are witnessing the largest refugee and migrant crisis since the Socend World War. Three new research reports find that media coverage silences …
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 …
Connecting Communities: Knowledges, Maps and the Issue with Big Data
How can aid organisations improve their communication with the people they’re trying to help? And how can local communities share and use knowledges in societies …
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 …
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 …