The MediaWise Trust

Reporting asylum and refugee issues

Produced by MediaWise for the NUJ Ethics Council, with support from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the Information Centre About Asylum & Refugees (ICAR).

The leaflet was originally launched in 2004, but was revised and updated in January 2008.

Contents

• Message from Jeremy Dear, General Secretary, National Union of Journalists
• Message from Bemma Donkoh, Country Representative, UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) London
• Terminology
• What drives people to seek asylum?
• Photography and filming
• Reporting on refugees around the world
• Useful resources

The leaflet can be downloaded here:
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