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When aid becomes a reputational battleground: NGO narratives in hostile media environments

A media note on development communication and public trust.

Explores how development organisations can communicate impact, accountability and community voice when public trust is fragile.

This media note considers how aid narratives can become contested in low-trust or hostile media environments.

It foregrounds accountability, community voice, and the risks of reputation-first communication.

The note is designed for development organisations, media teams and researchers studying humanitarian communication.