Ch. 41. Keeping Reporters Safe: The Ethics of Drone Journalism in a Humanitarian Crisis (original) (raw)

2016, The Routledge Companion To Media and Humanitarian Action

Covering crisis presents some of the biggest challenges in the news reporting. Taking good images or videos during wars is especially hazardous business. According to Committee to Protect Journalists (2015) in 2012–2014 altogether over 70 journalists and photographers were killed in crossfire or combat. In this chapter we will focus on analysing several cases of drone journalism in crisis reporting. Drones have been used for news covering since 2011, starting from a riot in Warsaw. The newest examples, in 2015, are from the war zones of the Eastern Ukraine, from the aftermath of Earthquakes in Nepal, and migration crisis in the Europe. We will refer to some ethical guidelines and propositions for good drone journalism in humanitarian crisis reporting. In addition, based on our empirical findings, and The World Press Freedom Index, we will develop three scenarios for the future of drone journalism. By drone journalism we mean the use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) for journalistic purposes.

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