Gaps in Global Media Reporting on violence in Nigeria
Abstract
This contribution seeks
to explore the global media ’s
treatment of violence in Nigeria
between June 2006 and May
2014. In the first six months
of 2014, Nigeria attracted a
high level of attention from
the Western media. Based on
the recent volume of articles
inspired by increasing interest
in on-going events in the
country, there are a variety
of reports and explanations
unveiling the complexity of
the phenomenon particularly
in regard to the Boko Haram
crisis.
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