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<h2 class="challenge">Examining the influence of the media on the level of aid following humanitarian crises.</h2>

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<p class="intro">At the Development Data Challenge in London, a group of developers, journalists, social entrepreneurs and international development experts set themselves the challenge of tracking the influence of media coverage on the amount of funding following natural disasters. We selected five major natural disasters from the last ten years; the Indian Ocean Tsunami (2004), Hurricane Katrina (2005), the Haiti Earthquake (2010), the Pakistan Floods (2010) the Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011) and the East Africa Drought (2011).</p>
<p class="intro">At the Development Data Challenge in London, a group of developers, journalists, social entrepreneurs and international development experts set themselves the challenge of tracking the influence of media coverage on the amount of funding following natural disasters. We selected five major natural disasters from the last ten years; the Indian Ocean Tsunami (2004), the Haiti Earthquake (2010), the Pakistan Floods (2010) the Japan Earthquake (2011) and the East Africa Drought (2011). Using trusted databases and official reports from NGOs, we sourced the number of people affected by each disaster, as well as the amount of funds given by governments, private organisations, NGOs and the public. Finally, we connected to the YouTube API and used a filter to find television media coverage from reputable new organisations such as CNN, Al Jazeera and Reuters.</p>

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<h3>Soureces</h3>

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<h3>Built as part of Development Data Challenge London August 25th 2012</h3>
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<p>At the Development Data Challenge in London, a group of developers, journalists, social entrepreneurs and international development experts set themselves the challenge of tracking the influence of media coverage on the amount of funding following natural disasters. We selected five major natural disasters from the last ten years; the Indian Ocean Tsunami (2004), the Haiti Earthquake (2010), the Pakistan Floods (2010) the Japan Earthquake (2011) and the East Africa Drought (2011). Using trusted databases and official reports from NGOs, we sourced the number of people affected by each disaster, as well as the amount of funds given by governments, private organisations, NGOs and the public. Finally, we connected to the YouTube API and used a filter to find television media coverage from reputable new organisations such as CNN, Al Jazeera and Reuters.</p>

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