Build trust through ethical disaster reporting
Aaron Clark-Ginsberg and Shearon Roberts, Poynter,Avoiding news tropes, misrepresentations and sensationalization is key in the responsible reporting of disasters, both natural and man-made. Building trust in the communities affected by these events starts with providing good context and framing to the stories we cover, but this Poynter piece describes five ethical pillars that should always be considered.
Disaster news tropes may capture audiences’ attention to news sites, feeds and networks, but they ultimately frustrate progress in mitigating the short-term and long-term effects of disasters on communities.