They Wanted Journalists to Say Wow – How NGOs Affect U.S. Media Coverage of Africa, By Karen Rothmyer, Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy, Discussion Paper Series #D‐61, January 2011
“Since 1995, the rate of poverty throughout the continent has been falling steadily, and much faster than previously thought, according to a study released in February 2010 by the National Bureau of Economic Research.1 The death rate of African children under 5 is dropping, with clear evidence of accelerating rates of decline in all of sub‐Saharan Africa in the past 10 years, according to a study published in June2010 in The Lancet medical journal.2 And, in positive news of another sort, Afriis now among the worlds most rapidly growing economic regions, according to a study also published in June 2010 by the McKinsey Quarterly, the online journal of the international consulting To be sure, Africa still contains most of the worlds poorest countries. But these and other indicators suggest that the continent, while beset by many problems, is on a trajectory of progress. Yet images and stories emanating from sub‐Saharan Africa continue to portray a region of unending horrors.”
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