One would possibly suppose that pictures of ravenous kids, as political leaders withhold assist and overtly name for ethnic cleaning, could be topping information agendas in every single place. Within the case of Gaza, the failure of many within the worldwide media to fulfill the second has made them a part of the story.
Lead contributors:
Chris Doyle – Director, Council for Arab-British Understanding
Daniel Levy – President, US/Center East Challenge
Muhammad Shehada – Visiting fellow, ECFR
Sarah Leah Whitson – Director, DAWN
On our radar:
As India and Pakistan go toe-to-toe of their most intense preventing for many years, a flood of disinformation is fuelling the sense of panic on either side. Meenakshi Ravi experiences.
In search of justice on Ghana’s courtroom exhibits
In case you are coping with one thing private and painful – a damaged marriage or a household dispute – you would possibly flip to a good friend. For one thing as critical as sexual assault, it’d go to trial. However in Ghana, increasingly persons are turning someplace else: dwell radio. The so-called “justice-style” exhibits promise swift, public resolutions. However they’re additionally controversial, with critics accusing them of turning personal ache into primetime theatre.
That includes:
George Sarpong – Govt secretary, Nationwide Media Fee
Menenaba – Ghanaian author
Oheneni Adazoa – Host, Sompa Nkomo Present
Zakaria Tanko Musah – Lecturer in media legislation and ethics, Journalism Institute
