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Practical resources for professional journalists, including topic guides and reporting tips.

Farmer Abra Rejani in his barley field, Ethiopia. The financial crisis has been felt by people in the developing world through falling demand for commodities, and rising food and fuel prices / Crispin Hughes - Panos Pictures

Beyond the financial crisis

As governments in Africa and South Asia grapple with the challenges of the international economic crisis, a new Panos media brief provides tips for journalists wanting to produce topical stories on economic growth and poverty reduction, with further information available in an accompanying overview of research on this topic and an extensive glossary of relevant terms. 

Recent Media Hub articles

Malawi | A man with HIV lies on a bed waiting to be moved in the Zomba General Hospital. There is little research about men who have sex with men in Malawi, which one of the reports highlighted here attributes to homophobia / Patrick Brown - Panos Pics

Men who have sex with men and HIV policies in developing countries

Our new topic guide sheds light on a marginalised group that is highly vulnerable to HIV: men who have sex with men (MSM), and to explain how HIV policies employed by Brazil, Bangladesh, Malawi and South Africa are addressing their needs.

A fisherman works near the village of Gunjur, Gambia. Climate change may cause problems for people dependendent on fishing / Gary Calton - Panos pictures

Climate Change and livelihoods

Current research indicates that it will be people living in developing countries that will bear the brunt of climate change. This topic guide offers insights for journalists interested in reporting on issues around agricultural, fisheries and industrialisation.

New research highlights some of the impacts that the global financial crisis is having on developing countries. Here unemployed people queue for their unemployed insurance fund (UIF) in Elizabeth, South Africa / James Oatway - Panos pics

Feeling the pinch:
impacts of the financial crisis on developing countries

A topic guide looking at how journalists can report on the current economic problems developing countries face.

Researcher conducting a health survey in Bangladesh / Jenny Matthews - Panos pictures

Reporting research: Using evidence for effective journalism

Researchers are doing vital investigation however they often communicate the results only to other researchers.

Zambia: outreach health workers are helping families tackle TB together / Giacomo Pirozzi - Panos Pictures

Sorting fact from fiction: Improving media reporting on TB

Nearly 10 years after the launch of an international effort to tackle the global health  emergency, TB remains one of the world’s major causes of death.

Nicaragua | Two 16 year old students receive information about sexual health in a family planning clinic for a school project, but other young people are often not given adequate information about sexual health / Jenny Matthews - Panos pics

Sexual health services for adolescents

24 September 2009

Many young people worldwide face obstacles in accessing sexual and reproductive health information and services.

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What's a forest worth?

A new video made by Panos London for the Climate Change Media Partnership gives an insight into the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) mechanism from the perspective of local people in Indonesia, with journalists, scientists and critics giving their opinions on the proposed scheme.

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Kenya: Man reading a newspaper / Sven Torfinn - Panos Pictures