Syria: Kafranbel’s Protesters — This is How Media Erases Us from the Picture

Posted by Scott Lucas | May 24, 2014 | 0

A picture from the Friday protests in Kafranbel in northwest Syria, known for its iconic posters, explains how international media erase peaceful demonstrators and the insurgency to put menacing extremists in focus:

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Scott Lucas

Scott Lucas is Professor of International Politics at the Clinton Institute, University College Dublin; Professor Emeritus of International Politics at the University of Birmingham; and editor-in-chief of EA WorldView. He is a specialist in US and British foreign policy and international relations, especially the Middle East and Iran. Formerly he worked as a journalist in the US, writing for newspapers including the Guardian and The Independent and was an essayist for The New Statesman before he founded EA WorldView in November 2008.

Syria: Kafranbel’s Protesters — This is How Media Erases Us from the Picture

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