TV War: Télé guerre

TV War: Télé guerre

Country:Burkina Faso

Director:Gideon Vink

Program:African Panorama

Year: 
2006

Duration: 
55

Summary:

During the civil war in Ivory Coast, as in other countries at war, the unmistakeable importance of the media in the dissemination of information and for forming public opinion is obvious. This journalistic portrait of Television Notre Patrie, the rebels TV station in the norhtern part of the country, is a thorough presentation of the history of this channel. Interviews with army commanders, correspondents, presenters and citizens, underline the power of the media and make clear that the war is just as much a battle of communication as it is an armed conflict. But we see how four years of civil war have depleted the country and the role the international community plays in the realization of a fragile peace.