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.
MediaTrain’s co-founder Jeremy Toye argues in the 7,000-word chapter in History and Hope that the media’s inevitable and often intrusive obsession with disasters can be turned to the advantage of aid organisations aiming to bring relief to stricken communities. Toye offers an analysis on the main players’ approach to media as well as tips on how to achieve success and steer clear of pitfalls.
The MediaTrain contribution sits alongside articles by former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, the UN’s Humanitarian Affairs chief Baroness Amos and one-time UK foreign minister David Owen.
History and Hope: The International Humanitarian Reader is edited by Dr Kevin M. Cahill, Director of Fordham’s Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs, and published by Fordham University Press (www.fordhampress.com).