by admin | Jun 3, 2013 | Blog
MediaTrain’s seminal work on Disasters and the Media for Fordham University’s International Humanitarian Affairs Institute is now included in a selection of the best contributions to the American academy’s 10-volume series on aid issues....
by admin | Jun 2, 2013 | Blog
Just over 10 years ago, Mogadishu International airport was just a strip of tarmac in the middle of turmoil; teenagers with guns extorted “landing fees” from passengers descending from whatever United Nations or NGO flight touched down; sometimes rival gangs of...
by admin | Jan 3, 2013 | Blog
“You have a problem here, don’t you?” a prominent British radio journalist asked recently. “No, but we have some issues to look into,” the interviewee replied. “I’m not sure I know the difference,” the journalist responded. Well here’s a suggestion. A problem is...
by admin | Aug 23, 2012 | Blog
Coverage of the new Somali parliament in Britain’s main left-wing newspapers makes for an amusing case study. The Independent and The Guardian are both anti-establishment, relentlessly “Third-Worldist” in their international perspective and instinctively critical of...
by admin | Jun 5, 2012 | Blog
Are you a Communications Officer? Which of the following would be your single most important asset? 1) Thorough knowledge of your organisation’s goals. 2) Thorough knowledge of your organisation’s staff. 3) Thorough knowledge of all the challenges your...
