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Tips for aid workers

Welcome to our resources page for aid workers. Below you'll find a series of pointers that might assist you with the tricky business of blogging, media relations and communications. We hope this material will help you:

'Sell' forgotten emergencies to the media

Get attention-grabbing blogs from the field

Portray famine victims with dignity

Write eye-catching headlines

Choose and use celebrities wisely

Access discounted diary services for international aid agencies

BLOGGING

> EVENT REPORT: Aid agency blogging - seizing opportunities, minimising risks
> EVENT VIDEO: Highlights of the panel discussion and Q&A from AlertNet's member workshop
> EVENT VIDEO: Full panel discussion and Q&A from AlertNet's member workshop

DEALING WITH THE MEDIA

> TIP SHEET: How to 'sell' forgotten emergencies
> TIP SHEET: PR master class for aid agencies
> TIP SHEET: Choosing and using celebrities wisely

USING PHOTOS

> TIP SHEET: How to portray famine victims with dignity?
> ARTICLE: Aid workers lament rise of 'development pornography'

TIPS FOR WRITERS

> GUIDELINES: How to keep your readers interested

*NEW* DIARY SERVICE

AlertNet member organisations are eligible for a 10% discount on this new diary news service.

> FREE TRIAL: Click here for a free trial of a diary news service for international aid agencies