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THE MEDIA AND THE RWANDA GENOCIDE

The news media played a crucial role in the 1994 Rwanda genocide. This book examines how local radio and print media were used as a tool of hate, encouraging neighbours to turn against each other. It also critiques international media coverage of the cataclysmic events in Rwanda. Includes an opening statement from Kofi Annan and a chapter by Senator Roméo Dallaire.

A Responsibility to Report — The Role of the Media in the Rwanda Genocide 2007-01

Veteran journalist and assistant professor at Carleton University's School of Journalism and Communications, Allan Thompson, has had Rwanda on his radar since the mid-1990s when he first visited the African nation. He has now edited a book exploring the role of the media in the Rwanda genocide.

Appointments to IDRC's Board of Governors 2007-02

IDRC is pleased to announce the appointment of Jocelyn Coulon to its Board of Governors. The Honourable Peter MacKay, Canada's Minister of Foreign Affairs, announced the appointment.

Cutting Down Tobacco 2007-02

Tobacco is a crop as addictive to growers in the developing world as it is to any user. For them, dependency is economic rather than physical or psychological – but while ready cash is attractive, farmers are beginning to realize that growing tobacco is threatening the health of their families, their land, and their local ecosystems.

Kenyan Anti-Corruption Campaigner Accepts Canadian Fellowship 2007-02-12

One of Africa’s most outspoken opponents of corruption, John Githongo, is coming to Canada to work with IDRC, the Parliamentary Centre, and Queen’s University as an IDRC Fellow.