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The Armenian Genocide & the Media. The Massacres of 1890s:. 1895-1896 300,000 Armenians brutally massacred Lack of information technologies distorted information flow The Ottoman authorities use it to their advantage. If Media Do Not Cover The Event, It Never Happened.
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The Massacres of 1890s: • 1895-1896 300,000 Armenians brutally massacred • Lack of information technologies distorted information flow • The Ottoman authorities use it to their advantage
The Genocide of 1915: • Programmed and systematic massacres • 1 500 000 Armenians murdered • Extreme brutalities of the perpetrators
The Genocide of 1915 (continued): • Extermination of the Armenian nation as an objective • April 24 as the commemoration day • Creation of the Diaspora
The Genocide of 1915 (continued): • Rapid information flow • Importance of information technology • Diplomatic channels of information • The Turkish contribution • Recent media coverage