University of Basrah Organized a Discussion Panel on the Speicher Massacre in the Foreign Press
The Center for Basrah and Arab Gulf Studies held a workshop entitled 'The Speicher Massacre in English News Websites' on the occasion of the anniversary of the 2014 Speicher massacre.
The workshop, presented by Dr. Qais Nasir Rahi, discussed the news coverage of the massacre, including how the news was reported, the topics that were emphasized, and the image shaped by those news reports for English-speaking audiences. The workshop also covered interviews with survivors and perpetrators who were recently tried.
The workshop concluded with a comprehensive and accurate review of foreign press coverage of the events at Speicher and beyond, compared to many Arabic-speaking media outlets.
Department of Media and Government Communication