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Disaster Through a Different Lens (UN Guidebook for Disaster Reporting)
Possible Topics:
How corporations control media access and the flow of information in the aftermath of a disaster (Chernobyl, Bhopal, BP Spill)
The responsibility of journalists to remain neutral vs. the human need to intervene in a crisis
How disaster coverage affects journalists themselves
How governments control the media in times of a crisis
Disaster Myths-how rumors are spread in the early stages of a disaster
How social media has changed disaster reporting
How the media creates disasters that don’t exist (Y2K)
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