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Crises poll 2005

thumb for TIP SHEET: How to TIP SHEET: How to 'sell' forgotten emergencies
Crises that aren’t new can still make news. AlertNet offers some tricks of the trade.

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thumb for DEBATE-Has tsunami carved a news niche for disasters? 11 Mar 2005
DEBATE-Has tsunami carved a news niche for disasters?
Some journalists say the Asian tsunami has lowered the bar for humanitarian stories to make the news, others fear it has pushed out coverage of anything else.

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Congo war tops AlertNet poll of 'forgotten' crises
Conflicts in Congo, Uganda and Sudan are the three biggest "forgotten emergencies", dwarfing the Asian tsunami's death toll but attracting scant media interest.

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Tsunami coverage dwarfs 'forgotten' crises-research
The Asian tsunami got more media attention in six weeks than all the world’s top 10 'forgotten' emergencies combined in the past year.

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VIEWPOINT: Media short-sightedness is truly staggering
The lack of international media attention on "forgotten crises" allows the precursors of mass violence to continue festering, says Crisis Group's Gareth Evans.

09 Mar 2005
GRAPHIC: AlertNet top 10 'forgotten' emergencies
An AlertNet poll of more than 100 experts has highlighted the world's top 10 "forgotten" humanitarian emergencies. Click



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