REFUGEE REPORTING

  FORCED TO FLEE THEIR HOMES, REFUGEES FACE EXTRAORDINARY CHALLENGES WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ESTABLISH THEMSELVES IN NEW SURROUNDINGS.  REFUGEE JOURNALISTS STRUGGLE TO FIND WORK AND ACQUIRE THEIR BASIC NEEDS, WHILE REPORTING ON REFUGEE ISSUES TENDS TO RELY ON STEREOTYPES AND CAN DO MORE HARM THAN GOOD.

TO COINCIDE WITH WORLD REFUGEE DAY ON JUNE 20, DOHA CENTRE FOR MEDIA FREEDOM EXAMINES THESE ISSUES, HIGHLIGHTING THE CHALLENGES FACING THOSE WHO HAVE FLED CONFLICT OR DISASTER WHILE EMPHASISING THE IMPORTANCE OF COVERING THEIR STORIES IN A RESPONSIBLE MANNER