Disaster News Network

www.disasternews.com

Basic History  
Disaster News Network (DNN), produced by Disaster News Network Inc., is a news service that tells the story of disaster response and suggests appropriate ways the public can help survivors. It also facilitates information sharing among disaster responders. Disaster News Network is a not-for-profit organization founded in early 1996 to create content for social justice-related Web sites. The organization's first project was the former Village Life Online Magazine, launched in 1996 as the first exclusively Internet-based social justice news magazine.

Disaster News Network also covers related special topics such as preparedness and mitigation, public violence, environmental hazards, and terrorist disasters.

Basic Beliefs  
DNN’s goal is to provide information about disaster sites in the US and other territories and to connect people who want to make a difference. DNN pursues the human-interest stories, the ones that the public needs to hear, with strengths in “follow-up journalism” (AP 1999).  

Leadership  
President, Village Life Company – James E. Skillington  
Director of Creative Services – Suzanne M. Ankerbrand  
Director of Client Service – Beth Shepherd  
News Director – Susan Kim

Basic Facts  
The money collected is for the people in disaster areas in need, not for the operations of the web site.

The site receives approximately 250,000 hits per month and has received numerous awards, including the Critical Mass Award and Pure Illusion Award’s Award of Excellence. By providing necessary information about volunteer opportunities and donation information, this web site has become one of the most useful resources for the public, not just faith-based organizations.

Location  
Disaster News Network
7855 Rappahannock Ave., Suite 200
Jessup, MD 20794 
Phone (443) 755-9999