How do those involved with or interested in the aid sector view media coverage of humanitarian issues globally?
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This explainer answers five key questions about the role of intermediaries for international journalism.
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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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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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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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This book makes an important and well-evidenced contribution
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Humanosphere is one of a desperately small number of outlets regularly covering humanitarian affairs
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This study strongly suggests that it is not just a simple case of the donor playing the tune that news organisations follow.
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Answering such questions is important for disentangling some of the various dilemmas and tensions journalists face
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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.
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May 1, 2018
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