Two of the first external groups to arrive at the scene of disasters are journalists and charity workers. Most people want to know what happened whilst others want to help. Charity workers provide humanitarian aid while journalists try to relay news stories as they unfold.

Journalists are paid for the stories they write by companies and corporations. Charity workers are either volunteers or paid for by the money of concerned philanthropists.

A charity blog is an opportunity for people on the very front line of defending the vulnerable to tell stories that have nothing to do with a 'big scoop’.  By employing this tool effectively, journalism would fade from existence.

Since the dawning of the internet’s first chat forum, a plethora of unsubstantiated opinions and half baked judgements have exploded into the public domain.  There’s so much content accountable to nothing except traffic and advertising that it’s impossible to trust the veracity of some reports.

A charity blog can be a powerful tool for the dissemination of enlightened knowledge. It can be possible to hear real news about real people whose lives have become so compromised that they need the help of others to survive.

Finally the humanitarian can have a voice to match such selflessness.  Charities should not only think about hiring bloggers to be on the front line of support, they should aim to deliver information of the most precious nature. They should aim to deliver true, first hand knowledge from a perspective of continuing philanthropic involvement.  Those are blogs that people crave for. News they can trust. News with a heart.