Coverage of extreme weather events and natural hazards in Pacific Island Countries: The need for media capacity-building

There would be little disagreement over the media’s crucial role in reporting extreme weather events and natural hazards, which have become more commonplace in Pacific Island Countries (PICs). However, for various reasons explored in this article, the media have generally failed to satisfactorily c...

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Autores principales:	Shailendra Singh, Vijay Naidu
Formato:	article
Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Asia Pacific Network 2018
Materias:	cyclones disasters Fiji humanitarian relief media meteorology Communication. Mass media P87-96 Journalism. The periodical press, etc. PN4699-5650
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/76cf62d30ef54e5aa7db172c8c963e9c
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:76cf62d30ef54e5aa7db172c8c963e9c2021-12-02T10:24:52ZCoverage of extreme weather events and natural hazards in Pacific Island Countries: The need for media capacity-building10.24135/pjr.v24i1.4221023-94992324-2035https://doaj.org/article/76cf62d30ef54e5aa7db172c8c963e9c2018-07-01T00:00:00Zhttps://ojs.aut.ac.nz/pacific-journalism-review/article/view/422https://doaj.org/toc/1023-9499https://doaj.org/toc/2324-2035 There would be little disagreement over the media’s crucial role in reporting extreme weather events and natural hazards, which have become more commonplace in Pacific Island Countries (PICs). However, for various reasons explored in this article, the media have generally failed to satisfactorily cover the unfolding of natural hazards and disasters. Using Fiji as an example, this article discusses media coverage of various cyclones, and the gaps in the reporting. The article argues that more training and capacity building for media personnel should be undertaken to ensure that people are well informed and prepared as they face the brunt of more frequent and intense extreme weather events. Shailendra SinghVijay NaiduAsia Pacific NetworkarticlecyclonesdisastersFijihumanitarian reliefmediameteorologyCommunication. Mass mediaP87-96Journalism. The periodical press, etc.PN4699-5650ENPacific Journalism Review, Vol 24, Iss 1 (2018)
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topic	cyclones disasters Fiji humanitarian relief media meteorology Communication. Mass media P87-96 Journalism. The periodical press, etc. PN4699-5650
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description	There would be little disagreement over the media’s crucial role in reporting extreme weather events and natural hazards, which have become more commonplace in Pacific Island Countries (PICs). However, for various reasons explored in this article, the media have generally failed to satisfactorily cover the unfolding of natural hazards and disasters. Using Fiji as an example, this article discusses media coverage of various cyclones, and the gaps in the reporting. The article argues that more training and capacity building for media personnel should be undertaken to ensure that people are well informed and prepared as they face the brunt of more frequent and intense extreme weather events.
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title_short	Coverage of extreme weather events and natural hazards in Pacific Island Countries: The need for media capacity-building
title_full	Coverage of extreme weather events and natural hazards in Pacific Island Countries: The need for media capacity-building
title_fullStr	Coverage of extreme weather events and natural hazards in Pacific Island Countries: The need for media capacity-building
title_full_unstemmed	Coverage of extreme weather events and natural hazards in Pacific Island Countries: The need for media capacity-building
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Coverage of extreme weather events and natural hazards in Pacific Island Countries: The need for media capacity-building

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