Disaster Reporting Readiness E-Book

Prepare for Disaster Reporting Before Entering the Field

Download the free Disaster Reporting Readiness E-Book — a practical planning guide for journalists, editors, producers, and media teams preparing to report from disaster-affected environments.

Use it to identify planning gaps, strengthen preparation, and support safer, more ethical reporting before deployment.

Disaster Reporting Readiness Guide

Because safer reporting starts before the assignment begins

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What’s inside the e-book?

  • Readiness scorecard – Check whether the assignment is ready before deployment.
  • Pre-deployment planning questions – Clarify the assignment, hazards, communications, verification, and withdrawal triggers.
  • Communication and verification checks – Prepare for disrupted information, rumours, weak communications, and fast-changing conditions.
  • Ethical reporting prompts – Support dignity, consent, privacy, and responsible reporting around affected communities.
  • Scenario-based planning examples – Use realistic disaster reporting situations to think through field decisions.
  • Training pathway for media teams – Understand when online preparation or in-person scenario-based training may be needed.

Preparing a media team for disaster coverage?

Use this free e-book to identify readiness gaps before the assignment begins.

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Who this e-book is for

This e-book is designed for people responsible for preparing or supporting media teams before disaster-related assignments, including:

  • Journalists
  • Editors
  • Producers
  • Camera operators
  • Newsroom managers
  • Media safety leads
  • Communications teams
  • Journalism trainers
  • Organisations sending staff into disaster-affected environments

Created by Hawkeye Dynamics

Hawkeye Dynamics provides online and practical training for professionals working in complex, disrupted, and higher-risk environments.
This e-book was created to help media teams identify readiness gaps before disaster-related assignments and build a clearer pathway from planning to practical preparation.


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Use the e-book before your next disaster-related assignment, team briefing, or training discussion.

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