Media coverage, or lack thereof, can influence government actions on genocides through the portrayal of events and agenda setting.
The media perpetuates genocide through its coverage and lack of coverage of events. For instance, media coverage of the genocide in Rwanda in 1994 depicted the crisis as a tribal struggle, downplaying the severity and preventing intervention.
Agenda setting by the media can also influence government actions. The CNN Effect describes how media coverage critical of government inaction can pressure policymakers to intervene in humanitarian crises abroad.
Journalists play a crucial role in shedding light on events and holding governments accountable. Failure to cover significant events can have tragic consequences, as seen in the case of the Rwandan genocide.
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