
How not to report on Eastern Congo
Western media coverage of the DRC conflict is riddled with inaccuracies, oversimplifications, and racial bias — reinforcing dangerous narratives rather than informing the world.

Western media coverage of the DRC conflict is riddled with inaccuracies, oversimplifications, and racial bias — reinforcing dangerous narratives rather than informing the world.


Nicholas Kristof's journalism, which is largely focused on Africans, is exhausting to watch. And it is always about himself.