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Doug McGill published several articles about the massacre of 425 members of the Anuak tribe by the Ethiopian military in 2003 and 2004 on his Web site, The McGill Report. The mainstream news media ignored it. McGill's narrative demonstrates the impact of his reporting on the Anuak community worldwide, its impact on several beneficiary groups in the United States, and the lack of interest by the mainstream news media that failed to fulfill journalism's primary purpose. Two responses follow McGill's narrative. Jeremy Iggers examines the social and economic realities that make it difficult for journalists to fulfill their primary purpose. He suggests that partnerships between journalists and engaged citizens may provide a new model for journalism. Andrew Cline examines the rhetorical and ethical nature of the journalistic transaction between journalist and audience. Who counts as a journalist arises from the experiences of an audience that uses a journalist's work as a civically important text.
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All articles by Doug McGill cited in this narrative may be found on The McGill Report, http://www.mcgillreport.com
A LexisNexis search of major newspapers between 1996 and 2006 shows 220 articles published about the “Lost Boys” and three articles published about the Anuak. The articles about the Anuak followed McGill's reporting of the incident in Gambella. These articles include: Lacey, M. (2004, June 15). A River Washes Away Ethiopia's Tensions, for a Moment. The New York Times, p. A4. Medcalf, M. (2005, June 16). Anuak nightmares. Minneapolis Star Tribune, p. B3. World Briefing Africa: Ethiopia: Nearly 200 Killed In Clashes. (2004, February 12). Reuters.
Evans-Pritchard, E.E. (1940). The Political System of the Anuak of the Anglo Egyptian Sudan. Berg Publishing Ltd. Wall, L. (1976). Anuak politics, ecology, and the origins of Shilluk kingship. Ethnology, 15, 151–162. Perner, C. (1994). The Anyuak: Living on Earth in the Sky. Schwab AG. Eisei, K. (1992). Natives and Outsiders: the Historical Experience of the anywaa of Western Ethiopia. Journal of Asian and Africa Studies, No. 43.
Collins, R. (1971) Land Beyond the Rivers: The Southern Sudan, 1898–1918. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press. Collins, R. (1983). Shadows in the Grass: Britain in the Southern Sudan, 1918–1956. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press.
(1984). The Anuak—A Threatened Culture. Cultural Survival Quarterly, Issue 8.2. (1988). Anuak Displacement and Ethiopian Resettlement. Cultural Survival Quarterly, Issue 12.4.
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. (2001). Practicing and Promoting Sound Environmental Management in Refugee/Returnee Operations. Papers presented at an international workshop, Geneva, Switzerland, Oct. 22–25. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. (2003). Assistance to refugees, returnees and displaced persons in Africa: Report of the Secretary-General. 58th Session, Item 114 of the Provisional Agenda, Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Questions Relating to Refugees, Returnee, and Displaced Person and Humanitarian Questions. September 8.
“Today is the day of killing Anuaks.” (2004, February 24). Retrieved September 14, 2006, from http://www.genocidewatch.org/Today%20is%20the%20Day%20of%20Killing%20Anuaks.htm