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How does one keep up with the news? While I do include media references in many of my posts, I never intended for this blog to be a resource for all the latest news since there are so many other great reporting services available. I have listed a handful below, all of which provide global coverage.
News services:
All the major media outlets report on humanitarian and migration developments. However, some news agencies focus more exclusively on these issues, including:
- InterPress Service News Agency: Serves as a "communication channel that privileges the voices and the concerns of the poorest and creates a climate of understanding, accountability and participation around development, promoting a new international information order between the South and the North."
- The New Humanitarian (formerly IRIN): "An independent, non-profit newsroom reporting from the heart of conflicts, disasters and other crises."
News services:
All the major media outlets report on humanitarian and migration developments. However, some news agencies focus more exclusively on these issues, including:
- InterPress Service News Agency: Serves as a "communication channel that privileges the voices and the concerns of the poorest and creates a climate of understanding, accountability and participation around development, promoting a new international information order between the South and the North."
- The New Humanitarian (formerly IRIN): "An independent, non-profit newsroom reporting from the heart of conflicts, disasters and other crises."
- UN News: Reports breaking news and provides in-depth analysis in nine languages.
News disseminators (listed by frequency):
- Individuals: Social media makes it easy for people to become very frequent news sharers. For example, follow Jeff Crisp for a steady stream of links to key news stories, etc.
News aggregators:
- ecoi.net: Incorporates a variety of media reports into its country of origin information database; see which ones on their source list.
- ReliefWeb: Circulates IGO and NGO news/press releases and situation reports on evolving humanitarian situations.
Research-related news:
Avoiding fake news:
The reality today is that there are so many more false stories that make their way into the news stream. So for what it's worth, check out this infographic from the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) on "How to Spot Fake News" - it's available in multiple languages. See also this extensive report on Countering Misinformation about Refugees and Migrants from the Kaldor Centre.
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News disseminators (listed by frequency):
- Individuals: Social media makes it easy for people to become very frequent news sharers. For example, follow Jeff Crisp for a steady stream of links to key news stories, etc.
- InfoMigrants: Daily news stories from France Médias Monde, Deutsche Welle & ANSA.
- Center for Migration Studies: Sign up for their weekly Migration Update to learn about developments in the US and around the world.
- Kaldor Centre: Sign up for their Weekly News Roundup, with detailed reporting on developments in Australia as well as more general coverage of developments in other regions of the world.
- Kaldor Centre: Sign up for their Weekly News Roundup, with detailed reporting on developments in Australia as well as more general coverage of developments in other regions of the world.
Regional news disseminators:
- Africa: AllAfrica News - Refugees (daily)
- Americas: Migration Brief (weekly)
- Asia Pacific: APRRN News Briefs (monthly)
- Europe: ECRE Weekly Bulletin; ELENA Legal Update (weekly)
News aggregators:
- ecoi.net: Incorporates a variety of media reports into its country of origin information database; see which ones on their source list.
- ReliefWeb: Circulates IGO and NGO news/press releases and situation reports on evolving humanitarian situations.
Research-related news:
- The Conversation: Publishes "trustworthy and informative articles written by academic experts for the general public and edited by our team of journalists." To learn about new posts, sign up for one of their many general RSS feeds or topic-specific RSS feeds, e.g., asylum, immigration, refugees, etc.
- Phys.org: Use a press release news aggregator for learning about new research; this one offers RSS feeds for search terms like "refugees."
Avoiding fake news:
The reality today is that there are so many more false stories that make their way into the news stream. So for what it's worth, check out this infographic from the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) on "How to Spot Fake News" - it's available in multiple languages. See also this extensive report on Countering Misinformation about Refugees and Migrants from the Kaldor Centre.
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