Famine, Genocide and Media Control in Ethiopia.

In Ethiopia, we show how the ruling elites have long understood the reality that their donor nations have abhorred the horrific violence that is common in their country. Our analysis of media attention shows rapid shifts in government policy in response to global publicity and the global public unde...

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Published in:Journal of Pan African Studies Vol. 9; no. 10; pp. 334 - 358
Main Authors: Dugo, Habtamu, Eisen, Joanne
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Published: Journal of Pan African Studies Dec2016
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          Visiting Professor of Communications, University of the District of Columbia
          Senior Fellow, Criminology and Genocide, Independence Institute, Denver
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        Famines
        Genocide
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      ab: In Ethiopia, we show how the ruling elites have long understood the reality that their donor nations have abhorred the horrific violence that is common in their country. Our analysis of media attention shows rapid shifts in government policy in response to global publicity and the global public understanding of massive death, especially of children and civilians. The pattern of government response to media attention by sudden changes in policy, the pattern of intimidating journalists and the policy of destroying infrastructure needed for communications may be evidence of ongoing genocide. This information may be helpful to those who seek markers for the presence of genocidal activity and who wish to halt the progress of genocide without armed intervention by using the shaming effect of global publicity.
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