Journalists have been especially targeted by authorities in the crackdown and thousands of demonstrators across the country have been arrested. By this definition, would you say the situation in the United States over the last few weeks described above qualifies? It can be a bit disconcerting to think about how humanitarian crises around the world are reported on and the stereotypes embedded in the language that is used. Just compare the published photographs of Covid-19 in Europe and the US with those of the 2014 Ebola crisis in West Africa. The consistent use of language in reporting on humanitarian crises is critical to helping audiences recognise them wherever they occur in the world, and especially in their own backyards.

Source: The Star July 11, 2020 02:03 UTC