Public Journalism in Disaster Risk and Climate Change Reporting

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Mindanao journalists during their community immersion in Barangays Damacling and Tual in Paglat, Maguindanao in November 2011 as part of their training on disaster risk reduction reporting and citizen engagement through public journalism.  Organized by the Center for Community Journalism and Development (CCJD) in partnership with Oxfam, the three-day training aimed not only to enhance media reporting knowledge and skills on disaster risk and climate change but also to establish partnerships with development agencies, public sector institutions and citizens.   It also included sessions on journalists’ safety while covering disasters.