Turning a Blind Eye: Why Are the Uighurs Being Ignored?
Student Type
Graduate
University
Old Dominion University
Country
United States
Document Type
Conference Paper
Description/Abstract
Media plays a vital role in how we view the world. Within the last decade the power of the media has grown as a political tool. This phenomenon does not overlook any particular field, as news of worthiness subjugates community outcry. When considering the following article, we will consider two humanitarian crisis case studies: the Rohingya and Uyghur Muslims. We will identify the role of media by analyzing news articles between 2021 and 2022 within the United Nations News. We hypothesize that the role of the media sways certain advocacy and accountability based on nation political power. Concluding that news subjugates guided thematic messages to serve the politics within larger institutions.
Disciplines
International and Area Studies
Session Title
Media and Communication within Global Systems
Location
Webb Center, Chesapeake/Portsmouth Room
Start Date
February 2023
End Date
February 2023
Turning a Blind Eye: Why Are the Uighurs Being Ignored?
Webb Center, Chesapeake/Portsmouth Room
Media plays a vital role in how we view the world. Within the last decade the power of the media has grown as a political tool. This phenomenon does not overlook any particular field, as news of worthiness subjugates community outcry. When considering the following article, we will consider two humanitarian crisis case studies: the Rohingya and Uyghur Muslims. We will identify the role of media by analyzing news articles between 2021 and 2022 within the United Nations News. We hypothesize that the role of the media sways certain advocacy and accountability based on nation political power. Concluding that news subjugates guided thematic messages to serve the politics within larger institutions.