Overview
Develops the concept of disaster communities through a series of international case studies
Evaluates the role of local media and journalism in supporting communities that are at risk from, affected by, and recovering from disaster
Argues that disasters reflect the accumulation and intersection of hazards, risks, and vulnerabilities that lead to adverse effects for communities
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Environmental Destruction and Geophysical Hazards
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Armed Conflict and Journalistic Freedoms
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Human (In)action and Humanitarian Crises
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About this book
This book illuminates the concept of disaster communities through a series of international case studies. It offers an eclectic overview of how different forms of media and journalism contribute to our understanding of the lived experiences of communities at risk from, affected by, and recovering from disaster. This collection considers the different forms of media and journalism produced by and for communities and how they may recognise and speak to the different notions of community that emerge in disaster contexts – including vulnerabilities and consequences that arise from environmental destruction and geophysical hazards, the insecurity created by armed conflict and limitations on journalistic freedoms, and result from human (in)action and humanitarian crises.
Reviews
- Donald Matheson, Associate Professor of Media and Communication, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
“Decisively turning the table to focus on the local dimension of disaster journalism, this book offers the reader an impressive and comprehensive insight in media and journalism produced by and for disaster communities in today’s interconnected world.”
-Stijn Joye, Associate Professor of Communication Sciences, Ghent University, Belgium
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Jamie Matthews is Senior Lecturer in Communication and Media at Bournemouth University, UK.
Einar Thorsen is Professor of Journalism and Communication, and Deputy Dean of Research and Professional Practice in the Faculty of Media and Communication at Bournemouth University, UK.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Media, Journalism and Disaster Communities
Editors: Jamie Matthews, Einar Thorsen
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-33712-4
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-33711-7Published: 21 March 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-33714-8Published: 21 March 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-33712-4Published: 20 March 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 247
Number of Illustrations: 9 b/w illustrations
Topics: Journalism, Environmental Communication, Journalism