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How do we decide which humanitarian crises are under-reported?

How do we decide which humanitarian crises are under-reported?

Martin Scott

February 17, 2017

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By Martin Scott (@martinscott2010). According to the World Food Program, more than 20 million people risk dying from starvation within six months, in four separate famines. But as long as news attention is focussed elsewhere, these crises are unlikely to receive the support they need. Just yesterday, the UNHCR reported that, two months into the […]

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Is humanitarian journalism in crisis?

Is humanitarian journalism in crisis?

Martin Scott

October 29, 2016

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By Martin Scott (@martinscott2010). In many ways, 2016 was a bad year for humanitarian journalism. It saw the closure of several key news organisations and significant redundancies at others. The most widely reported was the closure of Al Jazeera America in April. According to their board, their business model was, ‘simply not sustainable in light […]

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