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How news outlets tracked Hurricane Sandy and its aftermath
10/30/12
by Lindsay Kalter
Media outlets tracked the storm and its aftermath with every tool available, from live chats to interactive maps.
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Resources for covering Hurricane Sandy
10/29/12
by Maite Fernandez
Hurricane Sandy, which has already killed more than 60 people in the Caribbean, could endanger 50 million as it hits the U.S. East Coast Monday, moves inland and collides with a winter storm. Here are useful resources for covering the storm and its aftermath.
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How the earthquake kickstarted social media at Japanese newspapers
5/30/12
by James Breiner
Japan's newspapers expanded their role of serving the community by using social media in the Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011.
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A new toolkit for journalists covering human rights issues
3/23/12
by Margaret Looney
Internews recently released a web resource titled "Speak up, speak out: A toolkit for reporting on human rights issues." Here are IJNet's main takeaways.
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Top resources for reporting on Hurricane Irene, aftermath
8/29/11
by Maite Fernandez
Here are IJNet's top picks for covering Hurricane Irene and its aftermath.
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Five tips for journalists covering trauma
7/21/11
by IJNet
Reporting on trauma takes a combination of sensitivity and savvy. Here are five tips from Radio for Peacebuilding Africa's comprehensive new guidebook, "Covering Trauma."
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Photojournalist in Japan on covering disasters in your own backyard
4/1/11
by Nicole Martinelli
Gianni Giosue is a Tokyo-based international freelance photographer who covers social issues in Asia. He talked to IJNet about covering a major event on home turf and offered some advice for journalists taking photographs.
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How to recognize and manage stress when covering traumatic events
3/17/11 by Vicki Krueger, Poynter
Covering traumatic events such as the earthquake in Japan and tsunami can affect journalists in the field and in the newsroom.
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New Media and Humanitarian Relief: Lessons from Haiti
1/12/11
by Jessica Weiss
A new report takes a critical look at the role of communications in the aftermath of the earthquake in Haiti and recommends ways to improve the effectiveness of utilizing media in future disaster relief efforts.
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10 tips for reporting conflict and abuse
12/15/10 by Jaldeep Katwala, Media Helping Media
Journalist Jaldeep Katwala offers 10 tips on how to cover stories in conflict zones. Katwala, who has covered conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, says that reporting on conflict and abuse is complex and that the way facts are revealed often does not provide the level of understanding the situation demands.
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