Please note, the contained biographical information is only as current as the author's most recent Project publication.

Colin Scott, a policy researcher based in Washington D.C., serves as a consultant to the project and was principal author of this study. He spent seven years with Save the Children (UK) including a year managing its programs in Liberia and Sierra Leone. Previously he worked in media relations and is currently researching the role of the media in humanitarian crises for the project. Jeffrey Clark, Deputy Director of the Refugee Policy Group, has been involved in humanitarian and development issues since 1977, when he worked for AID's Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance. Previously, he headed the international staff of the House Select Committee on Hunger and directed an African food security initiative at the Carter Presidential Center. He has written widely on humanitarian issues, focusing on the Horn of Africa.

Humanitarian Action and Security in Liberia 1989-1994, Occasional Paper #20, by Colin Scott in collaboration with Larry Minear and Thomas G. Weiss. 1995.

The News Media, Civil War, and Humanitarian Action, by Colin Scott, Larry Minear, and Thomas G. Weiss. 1996. [review by Liam O'Hagan] [review by John Phelan] [review by Alex De Waal]