Featured Speaker: Mischa Geracoulis

Introduction by Dr. Henry Theriault, Associate Provost, Worcester State University

Author Mischa Geracoulis will discuss how the role of journalism and the media during times of conflict is to report information from the front lines and war zones with integrity, and report accurately when states or other combatants engage in human rights violations. 

Her book examines the media coverage, language, and discourse surrounding the destruction of Armenian cultural heritage in Artsakh/Nagorno‑Karabakh and of Palestinian cultural heritage in Gaza—and explores how media coverage has succeeded or failed in accurately illustrating the destruction of cultural heritage as a human rights violation. She emphasizes the importance of factual, ethical reporting and sufficient coverage, underlining professional journalistic standards and best practices for the future to ensure similar destruction is not only understood but also responded to within a human rights framework.

Mischa Geracoulis is a human rights journalist and critical media literacy expert, and Managing Editor at the media watch and education organization Project Censored and its publishing imprint The Censored Press. With a background in the politics and culture of Southwest Asia, the Middle East and North Africa (SWANA/MENA), Mischa serves on the editorial board of The Markaz Review. Her writing on UN Article 19 and US First Amendment issues, journalistic ethics and standards, and truth in reporting can be found in independent news and academic publications.

Sponsored by the NAASR / Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation Lecture Series on Contemporary Armenian Issues.

Click here to purchase Media Framing and the Destruction of Cultural Heritage by Mischa Geracoulis on the NAASR bookstore.