The Humanitarian Journalism research project is investigating how the news media report on humanitarian crises, what shapes their coverage and what influences it has.
Latest Article
Why are so many humanitarian crises under-reported?
By Martin Scott (@martinscott2010). Originally published by Inter Press Service. According to a recent poll of aid agencies by the Thomson Reuters Foundation, the most under-reported crisis of 2018 was the conflict in the Democratic …Read More »
Other Recent Articles
What’s Wrong with Philanthro-Journalism?
Our research raises questions about unintended consequences when it comes to foundation funding of international coverage.Read More »
REPORT: The state of humanitarian journalism
By Martin Scott, Kate Wright and Mel Bunce. In this report we present some of the findings of our four …Read More »
Foundation support for international news: Mapping the landscape
By Martin Scott, Kate Wright and Mel Bunce. In this short report, we describe the key features of the landscape …Read More »
Attitudes towards humanitarian news within the aid sector: Survey results
By Martin Scott (@martinscott2010). How do those involved with or interested in the aid sector view media coverage of humanitarian …Read More »
Who are the intermediaries for international news? Five key questions answered
By Martin Scott (@martinscott2010). The role of non-profit intermediaries in supporting international news has been the subject of growing discussion …Read More »
Combining humanitarian and solutions journalism: Q&A with BRIGHT Magazine’s founder
By Tom Murphy (@viewfromthecave) A humanitarian-focused online magazine launched in late 2017 and may prove that there is a model …Read More »
Latest Research Publications
Foundation funding and the boundaries of journalism (Article)
By Martin Scott, Mel Bunce and Kate Wright. Private foundations are an important source of funding for many news outlets. …REPORT: The state of humanitarian journalism
By Martin Scott, Kate Wright and Mel Bunce. In this report we present some of the findings of our four …
Who’s reporting Africa now? NGOs, journalism and multimedia (Book)
By Kate Wright (@newsprof1). As news organisations cut correspondent posts and foreign bureaus, aid agencies, human rights groups and other NGOs …
‘Doing good’ and ‘looking good’ in global humanitarian reporting (Book chapter)
By Martin Scott (@martinscott2010). This chapter investigates if and how a private donor’s apparent motivation to ‘look good’ – or …
Slack, virtual newsrooms and journalistic practice (Article)
By Mel Bunce (@meljbunce). Virtual newsrooms have enormous potential: enabling journalists around the world to pool their knowledge, skills and …
Foundation-funded Journalism, Philanthro-capitalism and Tainted Donors (Article)
By Kate Wright (@newsprof1). Not-for-profit news organisations are increasingly funded by private foundations, supported by wealthy entrepreneurs. This raises a …
