You read the New York Times Sunday magazine, right? Now try this on for size..
Far better criticism than mine, I have to admit…
Take home:
“This distrust is further aggravated by the Western journalist’s reluctance to seek the expertise of local people. A common complaint of people of the developing world is that they only appear in Western stories as subjects — either as poor, hopeless victims, or as savage creatures in need of the West’s moral intervention. They are never considered vital ingredients in the problem-solving recipe.”
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