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Amitav Ghosh on Cyclone Nargis: High tech alone can't save us!

Whenever Burma hits the international news headlines, I think of author Amitav Ghosh. His 2002 historical novel, The Glass Palace, was my introduction to Burma’s recent history. It describes -… more »

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Amitav Ghosh on Cyclone Nargis: High tech alone can't save us!

Nalaka Gunawardene wrote 1 month ago: Whenever Burma hits the international news headlines, I think of author Amitav Ghosh. His 2002 his … more »

Tags: Asia, Communicating disasters, India, Indonesia, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Tsunami, United Nations

Burmese television: Meet Asia's model public broadcaster! — 2 comments

Nalaka Gunawardene wrote 1 month ago: In the wake of Cyclone Nargis that wreaked havoc in Burma, the world has once again realised the br … more »

Tags: Al Jazeera, Asia, BBC, Broadcasting, Burma, common property resources, Communicating disasters, Journalism, media

Nargis hits Burma: Army-run country not armed by Nature!

Nalaka Gunawardene wrote 1 month ago: “As the memories of the Asian Tsunami fade, there’s a danger that its important environment … more »

Tags: Burma, Communicating disasters, Documentary Film, eco-friendly living, Education for sustainable development, Environment, environmental journalism, Film Making, mangroves

Half the sky, most of the suffering...and seeking everyone's attention! — 1 comment

Nalaka Gunawardene wrote 4 months ago: What’s one of the biggest reasons for suffering from violence? Is it War? Racism? Extremism? … more »

Tags: Burma, Campaigns, Documentary Film, Global South, Human Rights, Humanitarian Action, ict, Internet, majority world

Communicating Disasters book launched among communicators

Nalaka Gunawardene wrote 4 months ago: TVE Asia Pacific’s latest publication, Communicating Disasters: An Asia Pacific Resource Book, … more »

Tags: Asia, Communicating disasters, Disasters, Humanitarian Action, Journalism, media, Sri Lanka, Tsunami

Governments, disasters and communication: Lead, follow or get out of the way! — 1 comment

Nalaka Gunawardene wrote 4 months ago: The Association for Progressive Communications (APC) has just published a good review of the book I … more »

Tags: Asia, Communicating development, Communicating disasters, Communicating research, Community Media, Disasters, Education for sustainable development, Good Governance, Humanitarian Action

Can Rambo take on the Burmese junta? Not quite in 90 minutes... — 2 comments

Nalaka Gunawardene wrote 4 months ago: Hollywood’s attempts to support progressive causes in movies continue with Rambo 4, starring … more »

Tags: Asia, Burma, Documentary Film, Film makers, Film Making, Human Rights, Humanitarian Action, Media-activism, Movies

AlertNet for Journalists: Rough guide to disasters and 'alms bazaar'

Nalaka Gunawardene wrote 6 months ago: Journalists are among the first responders to disasters and conflicts that break out without notice. … more »

Tags: Communicating disasters, Digital Media, Disasters, Humanitarian Action, ict, media, New Media, News, Video

Return to Paradise: Maldives on the frontline of climate change — 2 comments

Nalaka Gunawardene wrote 6 months ago: Related blog post: 6 Jan 2008: Little voices from the waves: Maldives too young to die All of us … more »

Tags: Asia, climate change, Communicating development, Documentary Film, Education for sustainable development, Environment, environmental journalism, fossil fuels, Human Rights

Covering disasters in the globalised media: Beyond what happened...

Nalaka Gunawardene wrote 6 months ago: “In a global information society where there is a constant race for who delivers the news firs … more »

Tags: Asia, Communicating development, Communicating disasters, Disasters, Global South, Journalism, majority world, media, Tsunami

Asian Tsunami: A moving moment frozen in time — 1 comment

Nalaka Gunawardene wrote 6 months ago: An Indian woman mourns the death of a relative killed in the Asian tsunami. The picture was taken i … more »

Tags: Asia, Communicating disasters, Disasters, India, Journalism, media, News, Photography, Photojournalism

Sri Lanka: What killer waves united, killer humans divided again... — 1 comment

Nalaka Gunawardene wrote 6 months ago: Today is the third anniversary of the Indian Ocean tsunami, which left a trail of destruction in man … more »

Tags: Asia, Children, Citizen Media, Communicating disasters, Disasters, Documentary Film, Film makers, Film Making, Human Rights

When the Waves Came - the story behind the verse — 1 comment

Nalaka Gunawardene wrote 6 months ago: I am a word-smith. Trained as a journalist and writer, I play with words (and occasionally make an h … more »

Tags: Tsunami, Asia, Sri Lanka, Television, New Media, News, Disasters, Story telling, Internet

Communicating Disasters: Lessons From Titanic to Asian Tsunami by Arthur C Clarke — 2 comments

Nalaka Gunawardene wrote 6 months ago: What do the RMS Titanic, which sank on her maiden voyage in April 1912, and the Asian Tsunami of Dec … more »

Tags: arthur c. clarke, Asia, Broadcasting, Citizen Media, Communicating disasters, Digital Media, Disasters, ict, Internet

After the Tsunami: Going the Long Last Mile in Sri Lanka

Nalaka Gunawardene wrote 6 months ago: This is J A Malani. She’s an ordinary Sri Lankan woman living in Hambantota, on the island … more »

Tags: Asia, Communicating development, Communicating disasters, Communicating research, Digital Media, Disasters, Documentary Film, Film Making, ict

Can somebody update 'The Development Set' please? — 3 comments

Nalaka Gunawardene wrote 8 months ago: At the UN European Headquarters in Geneva this week, while attending a conference of humanitarian ai … more »

Tags: Africa, corruption, ethics, Good Governance, Humanitarian Action, majority world, poverty, Social Justice, United Nations

New media anarchy is good for you! — 1 comment

Nalaka Gunawardene wrote 8 months ago: “You people are too well mannered! I’ve never been to a conference where people are so … more »

Tags: Tsunami, Asia, War, Media Freedom, United Nations, New Media, Social Justice, nepal, India


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