Portrayal of Darfur Conflict Causes by (Times of India) (2006-2007)
Keywords:
Darfur, Conflict Causes, Times of India, Rebels (Darfur liberation movements), Genocide (ethnic cleansing)Abstract
The paper intended to find out the extent to which the media portrays the conflict of Darfur region and its underlying root causes. The study focused on the newspaper stories reported in the times of India newspaper, which is a daily publication in India. The study adopted the method of documentary analysis and overall 61 articles from the newspaper for the period 2006-2008 were studied. The findings revealed that the reporting on matters concerning the Darfur region is not exhaustive. The newspaper reports are not based on primary observations of the reporters rather they are based on other western media sources like Reuters, which have been accused of sensationalism by other researchers. This report serves as a reawakening call for the mass media particularly the times of India newspaper to adopt ways of judicious reporting without distorting information.
