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The Media and the Rwanda Genocide
Allan Thompson (Ed.)
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Description for The Media and the Rwanda Genocide
Paperback. Explores the role of the media in the Rwandan genocide -- within the country and beyond. Editor(s): Thompson, Allan. Num Pages: 416 pages, 5 figs. BIC Classification: 1HFGR; 3JJPR; HBJH; HBLW3; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 28. Weight in Grams: 674.
The news media played a crucial role in the 1994 Rwanda genocide: local media fuelled the killings, while the international media either ignored or seriously misconstrued what was happening.
This is the first book to explore both sides of that media equation. The book examines how local radio and print media were used as a tool of hate by encouraging neighbours to turn against each other. It also presents a critique of international media coverage of the cataclysmic events in Rwanda. Bringing together local reporters and commentators from Rwanda, high-profile Western journalists and leading media theorists, this ... Read more
The news media played a crucial role in the 1994 Rwanda genocide: local media fuelled the killings, while the international media either ignored or seriously misconstrued what was happening.
This is the first book to explore both sides of that media equation. The book examines how local radio and print media were used as a tool of hate by encouraging neighbours to turn against each other. It also presents a critique of international media coverage of the cataclysmic events in Rwanda. Bringing together local reporters and commentators from Rwanda, high-profile Western journalists and leading media theorists, this ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Weight
673 g
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745326252
SKU
V9780745326252
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About Allan Thompson (Ed.)
Allan Thompson is Associate Professor at the School of Journalism and Communication at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada and a former columnist with the Toronto Star. He is the editor of The Media and the Rwanda Genocide (Pluto, 2007). Kofi A. Annan was the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations, serving two terms from January 1, 1997, to ... Read more
Reviews for The Media and the Rwanda Genocide
Collected volumes often do not cohere well. Thompson's collection is an exception, and it additionally demonstrates the value of edited books. the reader is treated to a range of approaches and opinions that would be hard to find in a single-authored monograph.
Scott Straus, Modern African Studies, vol 46/1-2008
Scott Straus, Modern African Studies, vol 46/1-2008