'Times' Column Is Slammed For Its Portrayal Of Central African Republic
New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof wrote the op-ed to draw attention to the country's conflict and suffering. It was criticized on social media for its "shallow" reporting. What's his response?
The column was supposed to draw attention to a crisis in a country that Americans don't often hear about in the media: the Central African Republic.
Instead, it drew fury on social media this week for its portrayal of CAR and the sources interviewed. Sarah Knuckey, a professor at Columbia University's law school and the co-director of the university's Human Rights Institute, called it "shallow" and "reckless" in its reporting.
The piece, "," written by columnist Nicholas Kristof, was published in the on March 25. A two-time Pulitzer winner, Kristof explains why years of violence and conflict in the CAR have created major barriers to alleviating poverty,
