Journalists and aid workers – an ambivalent relationship

Commentary: The relationship between the news media and humanitarians remains extremely important as both play a key role in terms of shaping of what we know and how we experience armed conflicts of which most of us have no first-hand knowledge. By shaping public perceptions, these two actors also...

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Autor principal: Florian Westphal
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Publicado: Asia Pacific Network 2010
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:e7ddf45ea30d4d44b3a736d21c415e532021-12-02T10:18:46ZJournalists and aid workers – an ambivalent relationship10.24135/pjr.v16i1.10041023-94992324-2035https://doaj.org/article/e7ddf45ea30d4d44b3a736d21c415e532010-05-01T00:00:00Zhttps://ojs.aut.ac.nz/pacific-journalism-review/article/view/1004https://doaj.org/toc/1023-9499https://doaj.org/toc/2324-2035 Commentary: The relationship between the news media and humanitarians remains extremely important as both play a key role in terms of shaping of what we know and how we experience armed conflicts of which most of us have no first-hand knowledge. By shaping public perceptions, these two actors also influence the actions taken by governments and the international community to put an end to or alleviate the suffering caused by wars. Yet, as this keynote address at the Reporting Wars conferences in Sydney and Wellington in May 2009 seeks to explain, there is nothing automatic about this process. Florian WestphalAsia Pacific Networkarticleadvocacy toolCNN effectconflict reportingGeneva Conventionhumanitarian lawinternational relationsCommunication. Mass mediaP87-96Journalism. The periodical press, etc.PN4699-5650ENPacific Journalism Review, Vol 16, Iss 1 (2010)
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topic advocacy tool
CNN effect
conflict reporting
Geneva Convention
humanitarian law
international relations
Communication. Mass media
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Journalism. The periodical press, etc.
PN4699-5650
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CNN effect
conflict reporting
Geneva Convention
humanitarian law
international relations
Communication. Mass media
P87-96
Journalism. The periodical press, etc.
PN4699-5650
Florian Westphal
Journalists and aid workers – an ambivalent relationship
description Commentary: The relationship between the news media and humanitarians remains extremely important as both play a key role in terms of shaping of what we know and how we experience armed conflicts of which most of us have no first-hand knowledge. By shaping public perceptions, these two actors also influence the actions taken by governments and the international community to put an end to or alleviate the suffering caused by wars. Yet, as this keynote address at the Reporting Wars conferences in Sydney and Wellington in May 2009 seeks to explain, there is nothing automatic about this process.
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