
Disasters, Relief and the Media
Jonathan Benthall(Author)
Sean Kingston Publishing
Published on 30. January 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
310 pages
978-0-9556400-7-0 (ISBN)
Description
Written at a time when disasters both natural - drought, famine - and manmade - the war in Yugoslavia, civil strike in South Africa - fill our TV screens and newspapers, and when politicians are arguing over how many refugees Britain should accept, this book examines the way in which relief agencies and the media interact, and illustrates many of the organizational, moral and political problems facing them. Dr Benthall considers the different styles and "marketing techniques" of the different agencies, with particular attention paid to the power of television. There are also accounts of two modern calamities: the Nigerian civil war of the late 1960s and the Armenian earthquake of 1988.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxon
United Kingdom
Target group
Adult education
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
black & white illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
393 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-9556400-7-0 (9780955640070)
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