Yet most of the time this journalist would not express his opinion
in his articles. He even made praiseworthy efforts to stick to the
facts, but he was suspected simply because of his origins.
Having said all this, by way of conclusion, I would like to make a
few suggestions.
1 – We must act in the very first link of the chain, namely in
journalism schools, and provide expertise and pedagogical tools to
young journalists looking at minorities, so as to enable them to
adress these issues with professionalism and the required
knowledge and sensitivity.
2 – We must provide these pedagogical tools to media as well, of
course without undermining their independence.
3 – And, because we are our own best advocates, we have to
encourage minorities to set up their own media, even if it may give
the impression of strengthening segregation – it is actually about
desegregating. We should be aware though that this measure alone
will not be enough to solve the problem.