As the media coverage focused on the Paris terror attacks last week, over 2000 Nigerians were reported to have been killed by Islamist militants. What makes one massacre more newsworthy than another?
France spent the weekend coming to terms last week’s terror attacks in Paris which left 17 dead. The country mourned and global leaders joined an estimated 3.7 million people on its streets to march in a show of unity.
In Nigeria, another crisis was unfolding, as reports came through of an estimated 2000 casualties after an attack by Boko Haram militants on the town of Baga in the northeastern state of Borno. Amnesty International described as the terror group’s “deadliest massacre” to date, and local defence groups said they have given up counting the bodies left lying on the streets.
Very moving watching events in Paris - wish the world media felt equally outraged by this recent news too http://t.co/as4PI8iZXw
President Jonathan gives away Ine's hand in marriage http://t.co/tntLhSXmO6 pic.twitter.com/JMbFJiH5zo
Terrible incident. Our deepest sympathies to the journalists and their families. We are one with France in mourning #JeSuisCharlie
Disputing over the number killed is irrelevant to me. Innocent people have died, this needs to stop #BagaTogether
Reported up to 2,000 killed by Muslim terrorists Boko Haram in Nigeria ignored by news headlines #WeAreAllBaga pic.twitter.com/pthFtWnG8O
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