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.
Author(s): Robin Andersen, Purnaka L. de Silva
Publisher: Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group
Year: 2018
Language: English
Pages: 597
Tags: Humanitarian Intervention, Mass media
Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
CONTENTS......Page 6
Notes on Contributors......Page 12
Preface......Page 24
Introduction: The Power of Media in Times of Humanitarian Crisis: Global Challenges, Constraints, and Consequences......Page 26
PART 1 Theories and Practice of Media and Their Impact on Humanitarian Action......Page 34
1 Media, Politics, Compassion, and Citizenship in the Post-Humanitarian Debate: Visual Storytelling and the Humanitarian Imaginary......Page 38
2 Communicating for Impact, the Voice of the Victims: The Role of Media Design in Humanitarian and Human Rights Organizations......Page 53
3 The Al-Jazeera Effect: News Media Coverage of Global Humanitarian Emergencies......Page 61
4 Dignity in Times of Crises: Communicating the Need for Global Social Climate Change......Page 70
5 When Media is Used to Incite Violence: The United Nations, Genocide, and Atrocity Crimes......Page 85
PART 2 Documentary, News, Human Traffickers, and the Rescue Narratives of Global Migrations: Humanitarianism and Human Rights in an Age of Crisis......Page 94
6 Frontline Doctors: Winter Migrant Crisis, BBC1 (2016)......Page 98
7 A Humanitarian Battlefield: Redefining Border Control as Saving Victims......Page 105
8 From Pity to Control: Regulated Humanitarianism in German Media Coverage of Refugees and Asylum......Page 115
9 Regional Impact of Human Trafficking and Forced Migration: Looking for Solutions in Libya......Page 127
10 The Drowning of SPHERE in the Mediterranean: What Has Happened to Humanitarian Standards in Fortress Europe?......Page 145
PART 3 Global Humanitarian Information Policy: Financing, Early Warning, and Crisis Response......Page 156
11 Forecast-based Financing, Early Warning, and Early Action: A Cutting-Edge Strategy for the International Humanitarian Community......Page 160
12 Policy for Media and Communication in Humanitarian Action and Long-term Development Cooperation: Some Norwegian Experiences and Perspectives......Page 175
13 The Correlation of Humanitarian Aid, North–South Development Cooperation, and the Media: Facts and Fiction......Page 187
14 Global Emergency Preparedness and Multilateral Action in an Information Age......Page 199
PART 4 Famine, Violence, and Compassion: The Politics of News, Perception, Aid, and Security......Page 210
15 Reporting Humanitarian Narratives: Are We Missing Out on the Politics?......Page 214
16 Front Pages and Frontlines: How the News Cycle Impacted Humanitarian Assistance in Liberia and the Democratic Republic of Congo......Page 225
17 Compassion as a News Value: Comparing French and UK Humanitarian Coverage of the War in Gaza 2014......Page 236
18 News Frames and Global Terrorism Coverage in the UK and Norway: Context and Consequences for Humanitarian Issues......Page 246
19 The Central American Refugee Crisis, Securitization, and the Media......Page 256
PART 5 Voices at the Table, on the Internet, and Over the Airwaves: Expanding the Global Dialogue on Science, Religion, Civil Society, and Human Rights......Page 266
20 Now You See Me, Now You Don’t: Faith-based NGOs and Humanitarian Work—A Story from the World Humanitarian Summit......Page 270
21 The Role of Media in Public Advocacy and Countering Violent Extremism......Page 286
22 Ebola and AIDS: Harnessing Science and Human Nature to Combat Two Modern Plagues......Page 293
23 Plural+ Media Literacy, and Voices of the Young: Platforms for Including Youth-Produced Media in Humanitarian Dialogue......Page 305
24 The Voice of the People in an Age of Environmental Crisis: Pope Francis, the Earth Community, Human Rights, and Independent Media......Page 311
PART 6 Communication, Humanitarianism, and Crisis: Case Studies from the Global Community......Page 328
25 Horn of Africa: The Politics of Famine, Media Activism, and Donor Aid......Page 332
26 Disaster Management in the Philippines: Media, Unions, and Humanitarian Action......Page 346
27 Humanitarian Response and Media in the Arab Gulf Countries......Page 354
28 Quo Vadis? Ethnic and Cultural Genocide: Chaldean and Assyrian Christians and Yazidis in Northern Iraq and Syria......Page 366
29 Child Protection and UNICEF’s Communication and Media Strategy: A Conflict-related Study from Mindanao, the Philippines......Page 384
30 Environmental Degradation, Poverty, and Corruption: Media, Power, Humanitarian Action, and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Latin America......Page 394
PART 7 Legacy Media from Fiction to Documentary: Representations of Crisis, Conflict, Humanitarian Assistance, and Peacekeeping......Page 404
31 HBO’s Treme and the Evolving Story of Hurricane Katrina: From Mythic News to Fictional Drama......Page 408
32 “Shine a Little Light”: Celebrities, Humanitarian Documentary, and Half the Sky......Page 420
33 The Record of a Total Power Loss: First Five Days at the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant......Page 430
34 Media Interventions as Humanitarian Action......Page 441
35 Last Station Before Hell: United Nations Peacekeepers......Page 453
PART 8 The Contradictions of Social Media and the New Technologies of Communication: Information, Fake News, and Xenophobia; Activism and Witness......Page 460
36 Key Communicators’ Perspectives on the Use of Social Media in Risks and Crises......Page 464
37 Global Activism on Facebook: A Discursive Analysis of “Bring Back Our Girls” Campaign......Page 475
38 “Take my Picture”: The Media Assemblage of Lone-Wolf Terror Events, Mobile Communication, and the News......Page 490
39 Keeping Reporters Safe: The Ethics of Drone Journalism in a Humanitarian Crisis......Page 502
40 Weaponizing Social Media: “The Alt-Right,” the Election of Donald J. Trump, and the Rise of Ethno-Nationalism in the United States......Page 512
PART 9 Media Industry and Government Influences on Policy and Humanitarian Affairs: The Propaganda of Warmaking......Page 526
41 Philanthrocapitalists and the Humanitarian Agenda: Motivations, Metrics, and Media Power......Page 530
42 The Impossibility of Humanitarian War: Libya and Beyond......Page 541
43 The CNN Effect and Humanitarian Crisis......Page 553
Conclusion Assessing the Media and Humanitarian Landscape: Amidst Complexities, Global Peace and Prosperity Require New Directions and New Expressions of Solidarity......Page 562
Index......Page 582
