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The Media and the Rwanda Genocide by Kofi A Annan; Allan Thompson; International Development Research Centre (Canada) is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Media and the Rwanda Genocide about?

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 is the only book to identify and probe 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. In writing this startling record of the dangerous negative influence that the media can have, when used as a political tool or when news organisations and journalists fail to live up to their responsibilities, the authors put forward suggestions for the future; outlining how we can avoid censorship and propaganda, and arguing for a new responsibility in media reporting.

Who reads The Media and the Rwanda Genocide?

Author

Kofi A Annan; Allan Thompson; International Development Research Centre (Canada)

Publisher

London ; Ann Arbor, MI: Pluto Press ; Kampala, Uganda: Fountain Publishers ; Ottawa: International Development Research Centre

Published

2007

Language

EN

ISBN

9780745326252

Category

history

Subjects

Science, Literary Fiction, Political Science

Rating

3.74 / 5 (31 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13