"If you know nothing about a people, you
can believe anything".
Dervla Murphy, writer
What images come into your mind when you think about
Africa, Asia or Latin America?
"In general the Third World doesn't have
much coverage. We tend to cover it with a single hit ..
discover something terrible, cover it, leave it".
Micheal Buerk, news presenter. UK
| rebels | dictator | victims | desert |
|---|---|---|---|
| struggle | drought | famine | kidnap |
| guerilla | starving | war | aid |
| refugee | kidnap | suffering | military |
any others?
"You go where there is trouble; you go where there
is a disaster; you go to rep ort on these disasters.
Disaster, trouble, fighting, bloodshed, killings. They
make good television pictures."
Trevor McDonald, news presenter
How do you think people from the South feel about words and images that don't give the whole story?
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