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Give the Audience What They Need to Know: the role of PSB in time of disasters

Give the Audience What They Need to Know: the role of PSB in time of disasters. Presentation by Arya Gunawan Usis, Advisor for Communication and Information, UNESCO Tehran Cluster Office Commonwealth Broadcasting Association (CBA) General Conference, Brisbane, 22-26 April 2012.

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Give the Audience What They Need to Know: the role of PSB in time of disasters

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  1. Give the Audience What They Need to Know: the role of PSB in time of disasters Presentation by Arya Gunawan Usis, Advisor for Communication and Information, UNESCO Tehran Cluster Office Commonwealth Broadcasting Association (CBA) General Conference, Brisbane, 22-26 April 2012

  2. The case study of Puerto Rico Perez-Lugo, Marla. The Mass Media, Political Fragmentation and Environmental Injustice in Puerto Rico: A Case Study of the Floods in Barrio Tortugo. Natural Hazard Center, University of Colorado, Quick Response Report, 1999. http://www.colorado.edu/hazards/research/qr/qr113.html MEDIA DID NOT WANT TO COORPORATE WITH THE GOVERNMENT IN RAISING PUBLIC’S AWARENESS ABOUT DISASTERS

  3. Three phases of disasters and the role of the media Phase 1 - Preparedness: media provide educative informationPhase 2 - Response: media report on the aftermath; assists in humanitarian worksPhase 3 - Recovery: media rebuild public’s confidence and act as “watchdog” during the reconstruction process

  4. The latest earthquake in some parts of Sumatera Island, Indonesia, 11 April 2012

  5. The latest earthquake in some parts of Sumatera Island, Indonesia, 11 April 2012 • Two earthquakes: 8.6 at Richter scale, followed by an aftershock of 8.2 • No reported casualties, only damages in some buildings • But people reacted more properly and more correctly

  6. Japan, in the aftermath of earthquake and tsunami of 11 March 2011

  7. Japan, in the aftermath of earthquake and tsunami of 11 March 2011

  8. Phase 2 and Phase 3 of Disaster • Phase 2: no questions as the media pour in all their available resources to cover the story in the aftermath • Phase 3: media should act as promoter of rebuilding confidence and as “watchdog” in reconstruction process Interlandi, Jennen. “For Haiti, No Relief in Sight.” Newsweek. November 15, 2010: 43-47. Bill Guerin, “After the tsunami, waves of corruption”, Asia Times Online, 20 September 2006. http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Southeast_Asia/HI20Ae01.html “Preventing Corruption in Humanitarian Aid, A Handbook of Good Practices”, Transparency International, no publication year. http://www.transparency.org/news_room/in_focus/2008/humanitarian_assistance Ye Naing Moe, “A Disaster After Another”, South-East Asia Press Alliance (SEAPA), published on 12 May 2010. http://www.seapabkk.org/seapa-fellowship/fellowship-2005-program/48-a-disaster-after- another.html

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