How often do we hear this word ? We have to show solidarity toward people in need, toward the poor, toward the less developed. Recently in the Norwegian press the case of non-reporting on the riots in Sweden in December 2008 was also put into this context. The editors of the main media — radio, TV and the press — wanted to show solidarity towards their neighbours and not reflect them in a bad light, so, they decided simply not…
« Every now and then we go through this awakening process that really makes us feel used and manipulated, » a colleague told me the other day. Some time ago the Norwegian documentary film « The Famine Scam » was awarded first prize for its outstanding journalistic work on the « famine » in Niger. Let us go back to July 2005 when we were confronted with photos of starving children in Niger. The UN Humanitarian Co-ordinator in those days informed journalists that more than…
