Category: Emergency communication

  • Survey on UGC and Working with Traumatic Images

    Peers from Eyewitness Media Hub have a new survey on User Generated Content and Working with Traumatic Images. The purpose of the survey is to improve our understanding of the challenges facing professionals handling user-generated content (UGC) and the provisions currently in place to support those engaging with traumatic UGC. The study is sponsored by…

  • Guidelines for the Use of New Media in Crisis Situations

    Guidelines for the Use of New Media in Crisis Situations

    The COntribution of Social Media In Crisis Management (COSMIC ), funded by the European Commission under the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7, Grant agreement no: 312737) has now been completed. The conclusion to our project comes with a set of guidelines for use of new media in emergencies.   The guidelines adopt “AID” principles to use of media technologies:…

  • Call for Feedbacks on “Guidelines for the use of new media by the public in crisis situations”

    COSMIC project, funded by the European Commission under the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7), is waiting for your feedback on its recent “Guidelines for the use of new media by the public in crisis situations”. The draft report provides guidelines that citizens may help in the optimal use of social media during crisis situations. Tips and…

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