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About romomurphy

I gained my PhD at the Department of Communications at the University of Jyväskylä. I did my licentiate on the historical development of Mongolia. However, my doctoral thesis was a completely different topic. It is about disaster preparedness in vulnerable areas of Indonesia. My research interests continue with the media in Asia and South Asia.

Disaster preparedness

Posted on April 18, 2012 by romomurphy

It all started over eight years ago with the Indian tsunami wiping out the Northern tip of Sumatra island, in the Indonesian archipelago. No one was prepared. No government, no non-government organization, no media organization, no citizen. There were few … Continue reading →

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Pitchtalk in Finnish

Posted on April 18, 2012 by romomurphy

Kansainvälisyys on kova sana. Menestyäkseen maailmalla suomalainen tarvitsee aimo annoksen itsevarmuutta ja myönteisyyttä. Hyvä työmoraalihan meillä on. Olen työskennellyt kymmenisen vuotta ulkomailla erilaisten kulttuurien parissa. Tunnen Aasian mediaa. Olen tehnyt survey-tutkimusta ja focus groupseja Mongoliassa ja Indonesiassa median käytöstä. Voin … Continue reading →

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A matter of education and communication

Posted on March 29, 2012 by romomurphy

Research studies suggest also that disaster education is necessary to create an awareness and readiness for action at the time of disaster, and that mass media messages are related to how people behave in disaster situations (Nozawa et. al. 2008, … Continue reading →

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