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Tag Archives: humanitarian comms
Mar 9 2012
Why I think the Kony 2012 Campaign Is Wrong
39 CommentsI think the Kony12 campaign is wrong. It is wrong in content, tactics, strategy, ethics and politics. The Invisible Children organisation may well be doing some good work in East Africa, but this media effort is wrong. And it’s not … Continue reading
Posted by: March 9, 2012
Tagged with: Africa, campaigning, Cosmopolitanism, humanitarian comms, Kony, Kony12, social media, StopKony
Jan 18 2012
Who Is To Blame When Africa Starves: media, governments or NGOs?
3 CommentsA report from Oxfam and Save The Children on the East African food crisis shows that thousands of lives could have been saved if aid organisations had acted earlier. This was not a sudden disaster and yet not enough was … Continue reading
Posted by: January 18, 2012
Tagged with: Africa, aid, Famine, humanitarian comms, NGOs, Oxfam, SaveThe Children
Nov 15 2011
Four steps to success in a humanitarian appeal
2 CommentsPeople are exhausted by messages they receive from humanitarian NGOs. They’ve become desensitized to images of distant suffering and repeated appeals for help. But, ultimately, people want to do good. So what can humanitarian NGOs do to better open the … Continue reading
Posted by: November 15, 2011
Tagged with: Development, events, guest blog, Guest bloggers, humanitarian comms, NGOs
Nov 4 2011
Connecting communities, connecting people: social media and humanitarian campaigns (guest blog)
1 CommentWhat difference does social media make to a global campaign on a vast issue like HIV/Aids? Polis intern Wanda O’Brien reports on the latest Polis Media Agenda Talk. “Every minute a child is born with HIV.” How does that statement … Continue reading
Posted by: November 4, 2011
Tagged with: Claudia Gonzales, Development, GLobal Fund, HIV, humanitarian comms, Media Agenda Talks
Nov 2 2011
Who Cares? Polis panel debate on public perceptions of humanitarian aid
1 CommentIn a world of disasters and suffering brought to your living room every night or to your laptop every second, who cares? When you see an advert by Action Aid or a leaflet from Oxfam what you do? How do … Continue reading
Posted by: November 2, 2011
Tagged with: Development, humanitarian comms, NGOs, Polis Events
Jun 16 2011
A Virtual Civil Society?
Leave a commentIf you walk down the corridors of most development organisations you will see the words ‘civil society’ on many of the name-plates screwed to the office doors. Comforting words engraved on nice solid plaques. But what does it mean? This … Continue reading
Posted by: June 16, 2011
Tagged with: Africa, Development, humanitarian comms, new media
Apr 13 2011
Europe’s double-standards on freedom for Libya (guest-blog)
Leave a commentThe intervention in Libya has been portrayed in Europe as part of Western support for emerging democracies in north Africa and the Middle East. Yet, are there double-standards at work when it comes to dealing with one consequence of political … Continue reading
Posted by: April 13, 2011
Tagged with: Africa, Democracy, Globalisation, Guest bloggers, humanitarian comms, Middle East
Feb 28 2011
The worst censor is the self (guest blog)
1 CommentCensorship is a notoriously difficult thing to measure because of its inherent secretive nature and self-censorship even more so. While working at one of the larger international organizations in Damascus, Syria, Amanda Nunn was able to glean an insight … Continue reading
Posted by: February 28, 2011
Tagged with: Censorship, Freedom of expression, Guest bloggers, humanitarian comms, Middle East, Syria
Feb 9 2011
Why don’t people act when they know about suffering? (guest-blog)
1 CommentThanks to modern media everyone in Britain knows that there are people suffering from famine, war and deprivation around the world. From Haiti to Australia they are shown the suffering – so why don’t they do anything? “It is striking … Continue reading
Posted by: February 9, 2011
Tagged with: Africa, Development, Globalisation, humanitarian comms
Oct 13 2010
Media is for Peace, Love and Understanding?
Leave a commentThere are different theories of what role the media should embrace. One of them is that the media should serve the audience and is responsible in seeking truth. With regard to conflicts this means that responsible journalism providing all relevant … Continue reading
