http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/belgian-colonialism Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Sat, 16 May 2026 22:15:36 -0400 Sat, 16 May 2026 22:15:36 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1156/the-western-media-and-africa-issues-of-information-and-images By Amy Biney - Western news reporting in general is often portrayed as being neutral and impartial, and the journalist as a neutral and balanced arbiter. There is still a popular misconception that anything written or seen on television is true. This is often a huge myth which needs to be exploded. Firstly, “information” does not exist in an ideological vacuum. Information on Africa is often presented without a historical and analytical context to explain the roots of a conflict. On account of this lack of historical and analytical examination, most Western reports resort to attributing all... Wed, 01 Jan 1997 12:00 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1156/the-western-media-and-africa-issues-of-information-and-images