NEWS What’s journalism worth in disasters and emergencies? A lot, says a new UN report webmaster 2 months ago A single New York Times article on a disaster generated an additional $500,000 in official aid. That’s just one of the findings on the critical role a free press plays in saving lives, according to a new UN report released on Tuesday. Read the full story, “What’s journalism worth in disasters and emergencies? A lot, says a new UN report”, on globalissues.org → Continue Reading Previous: Remembering Fidel Castro, a Hero of the World’s Oppressed PeopleNext: Lebanon: 860,000 displaced people have returned home, but humanitarian crisis remains ‘immense’ Related Stories Security Council LIVE: Deaths, demolitions spike in Gaza, West Bank NEWS Security Council LIVE: Deaths, demolitions spike in Gaza, West Bank webmaster 3 hours ago WHO urges faster action to end lead exposure which kills 3.5 million annually NEWS WHO urges faster action to end lead exposure which kills 3.5 million annually webmaster 3 hours ago WHO urges vigilance after Kenya confirms second Ebola case NEWS WHO urges vigilance after Kenya confirms second Ebola case webmaster 3 hours ago Kenia Hernández: Indigenous Rights Defender Imprisoned for Her Activism NEWS Kenia Hernández: Indigenous Rights Defender Imprisoned for Her Activism webmaster 3 hours ago Afghanistan’s Stolen Peace: The Women Who Refuse to Be Silenced NEWS Afghanistan’s Stolen Peace: The Women Who Refuse to Be Silenced webmaster 3 hours ago 30 Years of War, 30 Years of Impunity in DR Congo NEWS 30 Years of War, 30 Years of Impunity in DR Congo webmaster 5 hours ago