Humanitarian journalism research in the news
A summary of recent news coverage of our humanitarian journalism research.
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Why are so many humanitarian crises under-reported?
Article original published by Inter Press Service.
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What’s Wrong with Philanthro-Journalism?
Our research raises questions about unintended consequences when it comes to foundation funding of international coverage.
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REPORT: The state of humanitarian journalism
In this report we present some of the findings of our four year research project into the state of humanitarian news.
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Foundation support for international news: Mapping the landscape
We describe the key features of the landscape of private foundation support for international non-profit journalism.
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Attitudes towards humanitarian news within the aid sector: Survey results
How do those involved with or interested in the aid sector view media coverage of humanitarian issues globally?
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Who are the intermediaries for international news? Five key questions answered
This explainer answers five key questions about the role of intermediaries for international journalism.
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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 for an independent news organization to thrive in a shrinking media landscape. Bright Magazine got its start as two news verticals for the blogging platform Medium. Founder Sarika Bansal helmed The Development Set, focused on […]
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Does the Daily Mail’s criticism of aid matter?
By Martin Scott (@martinscott2010). Originally published on: the Guardian. In the wake of the UK General election result, the assumption that British newspapers have a significant influence over their reader’s voting behaviours is being challenged. The results of a recent YouGov poll found that a majority (52%) of Sun readers didn’t vote last week and […]
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The BBC World Service’s coverage of humanitarian crises
By Max Slaughter (@maxslaughter). Mainstream news organisations are regularly criticised for either under-reporting or completely omitting humanitarian crises from their coverage. Research recently published by Care International showed that 1/3 of people in need of aid in 2017 received only 2.5% of media coverage. In order to investigate these criticisms further, we have been analysing […]
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Martin Scott
February 20, 2019
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