• The New York Times’ slogan is “All the news that’s fit to print.”
• It is the newspaper of record of the Armenian Genocide –one of the best and most reliable sources.
• The term genocide was not coined until 1944 by Raphael Lempkinand not approved by the United Nations until
1948.
• The NY Times, like the rest of the United States, stopped paying attention to the Armenians in the 1930s.
• The NY Times did not use the term genocide to talk about the Armenian Case until 2004.
Examine these reports in the New York Times from August 1, 1915 - November 15, 1915. Based on what you read, answer the following question:
- Give three specific examples from the New York Times accounts of how the plight of the Armenians fits the United Nations Defnintion of Genocide
9 comments:
Most of the articles are almost like quote from the United Nations Definition of Genocide. To change the conditions of a certain groups of people leading to starvation/death/or emotional issues. The slaughter of many innocent people and the movement of masses from place to place.
1. That the Turks kill the Armenia and through there bodes in the river.
2. deportation of Armenia's
3.The force change of there religion
Most of the articles are almost like quote from the United Nations Definition of Genocide. To change the conditions of a certain groups of people leading to starvation/death/or emotional issues. The slaughter of many innocent people and the movement.
.9 thousand armenians massacred
.children and women burned
.based only on the armenians
I. is that like the rest of the people in the untitled states forgot about the Armenian genocide in the 1930's
II. the New York time's slogan is "All the news that's fit on the print" if they will fit the news on the print but they just won't report on the news to put on the print
III. the NYT didn't use the word genocide when they would print news on the Armenian Genocide until 2004
1. They said they were starving people.
2. They said that wimen and children were shot and dumpt into a river.
3. There were hangings.
1.There were hangings.
2.starved people
3.thro bodys in the river.
They said they were starving people
Children and women burned
Turks kill the Armenia and through there bodes in the river
The articles basically match the UN definition of Genocide perfectly, some of the headlines make it seem like the idea for the headline was taken from these articles.
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