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Naming the Victims of the Algerian Hostage Crisis

Categories: East Asia, Middle East & North Africa, Algeria, Japan, Breaking News, Humanitarian Response, International Relations, Media & Journalism, Religion, War & Conflict

If the press have the energy to expose the names of victims and their pictures, why can't they pour the same energy into covering the information and wisdom that would prevent further tragedies?

A professor of Islamic studies Naito Masanori commented on Twitter [1] [ja] about the press coverage of the Aménas hostage crisis [2] in Algeria where 10 Japanese have allegedly been killed.