Media influence on humanitarian interventions: analysis of the Rohingya refugee crisis and international media coverage

Abstract In 2017, the long-festering discriminatory treatment to the Rohingyas in Myanmar, both in law and practice, resulted in the largest cross-border humanitarian crisis in Asia. During the 2016‑2017 Rohingya refugee crisis, the aerial shots of burnt villages and images of people trudging toward...

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Main Author: Michelle J. Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-10-01
Series:Journal of International Humanitarian Action
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41018-021-00108-5