Tbilisi State University Presentation

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AZERBAIJANI POW, NAGORNO KARABAKH © ONNIK JAMES KRIKORIAN 1994

NAGORNO KARABAKH

STEPANAKERT, NAGORNO KARABAKH © ONNIK JAMES KRIKORIAN 1994

NAGORNO KARABAKH

KURDISH BEGGAR AT NOVRUZ IN ELAZIG, TURKEY © ONNIK JAMES KRIKORIAN 1997

KURDS IN TURKEY

YEZIDI CHILD, ALAGYAZ, ARMENIA © ONNIK JAMES KRIKORIAN 1998

KURDS IN ARMENIA

“TWENTY YEARS AFTER THE END OF THE SOVIET UNION, THE SOUTH C AUC ASUS COUNTRIES C AN NO LONGER BE CONSIDERED ‘ IN TRANSITION.’ !ARMENIA, AZERBAI JAN, AND GEORGIA HAVE BUILT FUNCTIONING SOVEREIGN STATES. BUT MANY QUESTIONS REMAIN ABOUT HOW WELL THEY ARE FARING […]”

THOMAS DE WAAL, C ARNEGIE ENDOWMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACE

THE SOUTH C AUC ASUS

AZERBAIJAN FROM THE TBILISI-BAKU FLIGHT © ONNIK JAMES KRIKORIAN 2013

SOUTH C AUC ASUS

VAZGEN SARGSYAN FUNERAL, ARMENIA © ONNIK JAMES KRIKORIAN 1999

1999 ASSASSINATIONS

POST-ELECTION OPPOSITION PROTEST, ARMENIA © ONNIK JAMES KRIKORIAN 2003

ELECTIONS IN ARMENIA

HALO TRUST DEMINING, NAGORNO KARABAKH © ONNIK JAMES KRIKORIAN 2002

LANDMINES & UXO

44-YEAR-OLD TUBERCULOSIS SUFFERER, ARMENIA © ONNIK JAMES KRIKORIAN 2004

POVERTY IN ARMENIA

GYUMRI, ARMENIA © ONNIK JAMES KRIKORIAN 2005

EARTHQUAKE ZONE

RUSSIAN MILITARY ROAD BLOCK, ROAD TO GORI © ONNIK JAMES KRIKORIAN 2008

AUGUST 2008 WAR

Anyone who be l ieves that a l l c i t i zen media are ob ject ive and impar t ia l i s

either mad or hasn't actual ly read any cit izen media. […] What 's

become ver y d i f f i cu l t i s us ing c i t i zen media to under stand what ' s actua l ly happening on the ground. As we a l l know, some of the repor ts f rom both camps in the South Osset ian conf l i c t were l i ke ly manufactured and

inaccur ate . This sort of s ituat ion can get even more complicated

when there aren't impartia l journal ists on the ground.

ETHAN ZUCKERMAN, GLOBAL VOICES CO-FOUNDER http : / /www.eng .kavkaz-uze l . r u/ar t ic les /13149/

RUSSIA-GEORGIA WAR

(TOP) BURNING OF THE TURKISH FLAG, ARMENIA. (RIGHT) ARMENIA-TURKEY BORDER GATES © ONNIK JAMES KRIKORIAN 2009

ARMENIA-TURKEY

MEDIA & CONFLICT-REPORTING[…] people are often inclined to consider their existing attitudes and

beliefs to be true and filter the news through this lens. Thus, they accept

messages in order to maintain their original perceptions. […] bias in the

local media [...] ser ves as a means to fuel and perpetuate hatred. This is

a role the media has and continues to play with regards to the conflict

over Nagorno Karabakh. !!ARMENIAN AND AZERBAIJANI INTERNATIONAL NEWS COVERAGE,

C AUC ASUS RESEARCH RESOURCE CENTERS (CRRC)

http://epfound.am/files/mb_fg_report_finalized_edited_12.27.2008.doc

CONFLICT VOICES

ALTERNATIVE NARRATIVES

ALAVERDI, GEORGIA © ONNIK JAMES KRIKORIAN 2009

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