ABSTRACT
In this moment of unprecedented humanitarian crises, the representations of global disasters are increasingly common media themes around the world. The Routledge Companion to Media and Humanitarian Action explores the interconnections between media, old and new, and the humanitarian challenges that have come to define the twenty-first century. Contributors, including media professionals and experts in humanitarian affairs, grapple with what kinds of media language, discourse, terms, and campaigns can offer enough context and background knowledge to nurture informed global citizens. Case studies of media practices, content analysis and evaluation of media coverage, and representations of humanitarian emergencies and affairs offer further insight into the ways in which strategic communications are designed and implemented in field of humanitarian action.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter |8 pages
Introduction
part 1|60 pages
Theories and Practice of Media and Their Impact on Humanitarian Action
chapter 1|15 pages
Media, Politics, Compassion, and Citizenship in the Post-humanitarian Debate
chapter 2|8 pages
Communicating for Impact, The Voice of The Victims
chapter 4|15 pages
Dignity in Times of Crises
chapter 5|9 pages
When Media is used to Incite Violence
part 2|62 pages
Documentary, News, Human Traffickers, and The Rescue Narratives of Global Migrations
chapter 8|12 pages
From Pity to Control
chapter 9|18 pages
Regional Impact of Human Trafficking and Forced Migration
chapter 10|11 pages
The Drowning of Sphere in the Mediterranean
part 3|54 pages
Global Humanitarian Information Policy
chapter 11|15 pages
Forecast-Based Financing, Early Warning, and Early Action
chapter 12|12 pages
Policy for Media and Communication in Humanitarian Action and Long-term Development Cooperation
chapter 13|12 pages
The Correlation of Humanitarian Aid, North–South Development Cooperation, and the Media
part 4|56 pages
Famine, Violence, and Compassion
chapter 16|11 pages
Front Pages and Frontlines
chapter 17|10 pages
Compassion as a News Value
chapter 18|10 pages
News Frames and Global Terrorism Coverage in the UK and Norway
part V|62 pages
Voices at the Table, on the Internet, and Over the Airwaves
chapter 20|16 pages
Now You See Me, Now You Don't
chapter 23|6 pages
Plural+ Media Literacy, and Voices of the Young
chapter 24|17 pages
The Voice of the People in an Age of Environmental Crisis
part 6|76 pages
Communication, Humanitarianism, and Crisis
chapter 28|18 pages
Quo Vadis? Ethnic and Cultural Genocide
chapter 29|10 pages
Child Protection and Unicef’s Communication and Media Strategy
chapter 30|10 pages
Environmental Degradation, Poverty, and Corruption
part 7|56 pages
Legacy Media From Fiction to Documentary
chapter 31|12 pages
HBO’s Treme and the Evolving Story of Hurricane Katrina
chapter 33|11 pages
The Record of a Total Power Loss
part 8|66 pages
The Contradictions of Social Media and the New Technologies of Communication
chapter 37|15 pages
Global Activism on Facebook
chapter 38|12 pages
“Take My Picture”
chapter 40|14 pages
Weaponizing Social Media
part 9|56 pages
Media Industry and Government Influences On Policy and Humanitarian Affairs