Matt Thompson on the invisibility of Sudan and Darfur
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Sudan: The Untold Story
by Matt Thompson
Thirty thousand people have died over
the last year and a half in Darfur, Sudan. Even in a best-case
scenario, 300,000 more Sudanese will die over the summer.
Have you heard?
Maybe you have. The New York Times has given more than 10,000 words to stories that mention Darfur since May 23, says Lexis-Nexus.
In the same period, the paper has devoted at least 17,000 words to stories mentioning Paris Hilton.
