Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction Volume 16 Issue 2 The Journal of ERW and Mine Action Article 22 July 2012 The Role of Croatian Media in Mine-risk Education Josip Ĉerina Croatian Mine Action Centre (CROMAC) Follow this and additional works at: https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/cisr-journal Part of the Other Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration Commons, and the Peace and Conflict Studies Commons Recommended Citation Ĉerina, Josip (2012) "The Role of Croatian Media in Mine-risk Education," The Journal of ERW and Mine Action : Vol. 16 : Iss. 2 , Article 22. Available at: https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/cisr-journal/vol16/iss2/22 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Center for International Stabilization and Recovery at JMU Scholarly Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction by an authorized editor of JMU Scholarly Commons. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. ?erina: The Role of Croatian Media in Mine-risk Education Research Methodology No. of Minor bodily Fatal Major bodily Year Total accidents injuries incidents injuries While CROMAC’s MISportal helps combat The Role of Croatian Media 1991 190 43 48 162 253 sporadic media coverage of landmines, and 1992 235 48 67 196 311 serves as a platform for information exchange in Mine-risk Education 1993 183 42 67 162 271 about the extent of mine dangers, additional 1994 110 36 37 102 175 and ongoing media coverage could also effec- In its work, the Croatian Mine Action Centre (CROMAC) has found that various forms of media, 1603 1995 205 27 93 214 334 tively raise mine awareness among individu- from new Internet applications to newspapers and the radio, are uniquely situated to raise aware- 1996 100 23 35 75 133 als and local communities.