Annual Report 2004/2005 - ICAR

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Ask ICAR!The Ask ICAR! service isavailable by phone:t: 020 7848 2103or email:e: icar@kcl.ac.ukProviding timely, accurate and objective information is fundamental to ICAR’s workin creating an environment for informed public debate. To this end ICAR staffcontinue to respond to requests for information from researchers, journalists,students and others wanting advice, contacts and guidance on asylum and refugeeissues.Ask ICAR responds to between twenty and forty enquiries every month. The servicecan provide:‣ contact details for key organisations, experts andspokespeople‣ short briefings on topical issues‣ detailed resource lists‣ summaries of recent research evidence‣ key statisticsResponses are tailored to the user’s needs and the initial response is immediate.An agreed deadline is set – and met – for responses requiring further research.For more information visit:www.icar.org.uk/askICARICAR 4th year report August 1 st 2004 to July 31 st 2005 16
ICAR and the mediaFollowing the appointment of our new Media Officer, ICAR has stepped up efforts toestablish itself as the source of academically credible information about asylum andrefugees for journalists, politicians and other interested parties. We feature innational and international media, we are consulted regularly by journalists andacademics and there has been a dramatic increase in the number of ‘hits’ at ICAR’srevamped website.Media strategyICAR has been developing a media strategy aimed at national and local media, sectorpress and organisations, government departments and agencies, and academic andresearch bodies. The main aim is to make sure they have accurate, objective and upto date information about asylum and refugee issues and their implications.Media contactsICAR’s media work has focused on identifying and contacting key organisations andindividuals including journalists, communications officers in relevant organisations andMPs. We have opened discussions with other refugee organisations with a view tosetting up an informal network for information sharing and forward planning; we haveentered discussions with the All Party Parliamentary Group on Refugees with a viewto publicising and developing our work with MPs.Contact ICAR’s new MediaOfficer, Sarah Eldridge,by phone:020 7848 2103or email:sarah.eldridge@kcl.ac.ukWebsiteICAR has launched its revamped website with a sharper, updated media section(leaping from nowhere to the top ten of ICAR’s most visited pages) including easyreference pages with answers to commonly asked questions (in the top 20 mostvisited pages). The media URL is the third most frequent entry point for the website,suggesting our mail-out alert to journalists was effective. In addition, the media pagedoes not feature in the top 10 exit points for the site, suggesting that most whoarrive at the media homepage move on to look at other pages in that section and linkthrough the site before leaving.Further developments are planned, including background information about new andupcoming issues in the public eye, observations on current media coverage and asection listing expert contacts.General ElectionICAR produced a specially targeted series of Election Bulletins, drawing attention toand contextualising the evidence relating to political speeches and themes. ICAR’sICAR 4th year report August 1 st 2004 to July 31 st 2005 17
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