The Media and the Rwanda Genocide (Hardcover)

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 misunderstood what was happening. This is the first book to explore both sides of the media equation. Examining how local radio was used as a tool of hate, encouraging neighbours to turn against each other, the book also presents a critique of international media coverage. Bringing together local reporters, high-profile Western journalists and leading media theorists, this is the only book to identify the extent of the media's accountability. It also examines deliberations by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda on the role of the media in the genocide. This book is a startling record of the negative influence that the media can have. The authors put forward suggestions for the future, outlining how we can avoid censorship and propaganda, and argue for a new responsibility in media reporting.

General

Imprint:	Pluto Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	December 2006
First published:	2007
Editors:	Allan Thompson
Contributors:	Kofi A Annan
Dimensions:	230 x 150 x 34mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Library binding
Pages:	416
ISBN-13:	978-0-7453-2626-9
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > Media studies Books > Humanities > History > African history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 Books > History > African history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945
LSN:	0-7453-2626-9
Barcode:	9780745326269

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