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Newsletter: Displaced
DISPLACED is a specialist newsletter on refugees and involuntary migrants that MAP activists and volunteers publish every other week. It delivers news on refugees and involuntary migration at home and abroad, research and cultural life by email, and past issues are posted in the Stibee archive and on the MAP Naver blog.
Background
Forced displacement is one of the greatest humanitarian challenges the world faces today, but there are few channels through which news about it can be followed steadily in Korean. Refugee stories in international news feel distant, and news about refugees in Korea is covered only briefly when an incident occurs.
Many citizens are interested in refugee issues but do not know where to start reading, and even activists and researchers spend much time gathering scattered news.
MAP activists select news, research and culture on refugees and involuntary migration at home and abroad from a refugee human rights perspective and deliver it to inboxes every two weeks. DISPLACED is Korea's first newsletter specializing in refugee issues.
What we do
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Biweekly newsletter
Since January 2021, MAP has emailed subscribers a newsletter every two weeks with news on international issues related to refugees, issues in Korea, research and culture. Past issues are also posted on the MAP Naver blog.
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Production by volunteers
Volunteers handle content research, writing and production.
History
- 2021
In January, MAP published the first issue, a specialist newsletter on refugees and involuntary migrants that delivers news on refugees at home and abroad, research and cultural life every other week. It published a World Refugee Day special issue on June 9, and issue 23 as a year-end review on December 31. Subscribers reached 543 by the end of the year.
- 2022
MAP published 12 issues, from issue 24 to issue 35, and with special issues added 17 issues over the year, produced with sponsorship from the LUSH Charity Pot. From October 5, it began publishing subscriber interviews as video special issues, and subscribers grew to 611 by the end of the year.
- 2023
MAP published issues 36 to 49 and in February also published a special issue of subscriber interviews. Subscribers grew to 645. From January 11 to November 14, MAP sent 16 issues, with an average open rate of about 42.3%.
- 2024
MAP published issues 50 and 51 in January and issue 52 in August. From April to April of the following year, it posted past issues 2 to 28 as section-by-section articles on the MAP Naver blog. From December 5 to 28, it sent five special issues with news of the lectures of the Peace Academy, a capacity-building course for people who assist refugees. There were 668 subscribers.
Who it is for
- People interested in refugee and involuntary migrant issues
- People who found refugee issues difficult or distant
- A wide range of readers, including researchers, activists, journalists and citizens
How to apply
Fill in the subscription form to receive the newsletter every other Wednesday.
- Subscribepage.stibee.com/subscriptions/100531
- Past issuespage.stibee.com/archives/100531
In numbers
- about 42.3%
- Average DISPLACED open rate in 2023
- Issue 52
- Last numbered issue found in the Stibee archive (August 13, 2024)
- 4 issues
- Special issues with subscriber interviews
- 5 issues
- Peace Academy special issues (December 2024)
Documents
Recent activities
[2025 First-Half Volunteer Introduction] Kim Jeong-in (Displaced and Advocacy/External Cooperation AP Team)
Displaced and Advocacy/External Cooperation AP Team[2025 First-Half Volunteer Introduction] Lee Ik-bin (Displaced and Advocacy/External Cooperation AP Team)
Displaced and Advocacy/External Cooperation AP Team
2025 Second-Half MAP Volunteer Recruitment (~5/31)
2024 New Second-Half Volunteer Recruitment (Documents Due May 19)
2024 First-Half MAP Volunteer Recruitment (Applications Close 1.21)
[2023 First-Half MAP Volunteer Introduction] Lee Ji-hyeon (Displaced and Peace Academy Team)
Displaced and Peace Academy Team
Migration to Asia Peace First-Half 2023 Volunteer Recruitment
[Migration to Asia Peace MAP] First-Half 2022 Volunteer Recruitment
