3. What’s in AlertNet’s remit?
Any crisis that overwhelms local capacity
Darfur, Indian Ocean tsunami, Hurricane Katrina…
Focus on ‘forgotten crises’
Congo, northern Uganda, Colombia’s displaced…
Early warning
Horn of Africa hunger, Sri Lanka violence…
Post-conflict recovery
Angola, East Timor, Cambodia’s landmine legacy…
Health crises
HIV/AIDS, malaria, ebola…
4. MediaBridge
Fritz Report findings
What are the biggest barriers to North Outside
America North
coverage?* America
Cost of sending reporters to the scene 55% 71%
Lack of timely response from groups at the
scene 35% 41%
Inability to link up with groups at the scene 23% 33%
Inadequate supporting material on groups'
websites
* Percentage of journalists mentioning the factor 15% 35%
5. MediaBridge
Fritz Report findings
What can be done to improve North Outside
America North
humanitarian reporting?* America
Basic primers on the crisis, key facts and
current status 66% 60%
Directory of groups operational in the
emergency 58% 58%
E-newsletter detailing new crises, early warning
of future ones 48% 62%
Independently financed trips to crisis areas 28% 64%
* Percentage of journalists mentioning the factor
22. “I love your new site… Before, it would take me until
noon to browse enough sites to become thoroughly
discouraged and depressed. Now, with one click of
the mouse, I am there.”
Bill R.
23. “It may be a blessing to die in front of a camera – then
at least the world will get to know about it. But it is
painful to die or be killed, without anyone knowing it.”
Letter smuggled out of Sudan
