Further Press
Below are listed a number of newspaper articles following certain events from the Bosnian Civil War and genocide and Rwandan Civil War and genocide.
The articles show the date of publication, the historical event being addressed, the casualties and results from each event, and the placement of the article with the newspaper’s print edition.
These article comparisons are not meant to minimise or inflate any particular event or trend but to call attention to the amount of resources and attention paid to different events by the print media.
The New York Times
16 April 1994
Siege of Gorazde (April 1992 - October 1995)
~6,000 Bosniak soldiers killed & ~2,000 Serbian soldiers killed
Page 1 | Top-left corner
Courtesy of The New York Times Historical Archive
The New York Times
16 April 1994
Murambi Technical School massacre (16 April 1994)
~45,000 Tutsi civilians killed
Page 5 | Bottom-right corner
Courtesy of The New York Times Historical Archive
Los Angeles Times
14 July 1995
Srebrenica massacre (11 July 1995 - 22 July 1995)
8,372 Bosniak people killed
Page A1 | Top-right corner
Photo courtesy of Los Angeles Times Historical Archive
Los Angeles Times
16 April 1994
Nyarubuye massacre (15 April 1994)
~20,000 Tutsi civilians killed
Page A8 | Right side
Photo courtesy of Los Angeles Times Historical Archive
The Washington Post
15 April 1992
Capture of Visegrad (6 April 1992- 14 April 1992)
One of the first towns captured that delves Bosnia into civil war
Page A1 | Top-right corner
Courtesy of The Washington Post Historical Archive
The Washington Post
7 April 1994
Assassination of President Juvénal Habyarimana
Event that sparks Rwandan Civil War and initial massacres
Page A18 | Top (Short highlight on Page A1)
Courtesy of The Washington Post Historical Archive