What Really Happened in Rwanda?

Researchers Christian Davenport and Allan C. Stam say the accepted story of the mass killings of 1994 is incomplete, and the full truth — inconvenient as it may be to the Rwandan government — needs to come out. Full Story »

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Sara Peters
4.9
by Sara Peters - Oct. 13, 2009

I absolutely love that this piece is addressing how the sensation of the Rwanda genocide cast a large shadow for the truth to hide. Obviously the genoicide really happened; however, this article cleverly cautions how dangerous it is to sensatinalize stories. If these individuals did not further invesigate what exactly happened in Rwanda for those 100 days we would not have the vast amount of knowledge and tools to prevent another tragedy. All history is a learning experience and this peice illustrates that you must report the WHOLE story rather than only the outrageous aspects. This article highlights three very poignant aspects of quality journalism, responsebility, relevance, and context. The story is responsible because it does not offer a biased opinion. Rather acknowledges the sensationalize stories as a part of the puzzle but not the whole picture. This story is relevant because there are atrocities happening all over the world that are surfacing years after they occur. If we take any lessons from Rwanda and can apply them to our current state we might be in better shape. Also, this story shows context on numerous levels. It offers big pictures that expand into smaller but not less important pictures. Intractly woven in this piece are all these elements that make for amazing journalism.

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