In Journal of International Studies Vol 38 No 1 the 2009 article   “‘A Fresh Crop of Human Misery’: Representations of Bosnian ‘War Babies’ in the Global Print Media”, 1991-2006 written by R. Charlie Carpenter discusses the effect that media had on not only infants born during the war in Yugoslavia in the ’90s but also the population as a whole in general. And how that media coverage effected the world’s perception of what was going on during that time. One of the topics I’m interested in is Sarajevo and the steps the city has taken towards recovery since the end of the war. However I’m also interested in the media’s role and what effect they had on it. Carpenter mentions how media. He specifically Western media and how it “has been severely criticized for its role in human rights reporting during and after the war, particularly around the sensitive issue of sexual violence” ( 33) which I’m surprised to hear because as dishonest as the media can be at times I would have thought that in volatile situation like this where the entire country is at war and a city (Sarajevo) is under siege the media would have been much more direct and honest. The topic of sexual violence in the war is something I had never heard prior to this article. However if the media is covering the conflict and the conditions of those suffering why would they cover something as sensitive as sexual violence with dishonesty? I understand that it’s their job to cover the latest events but have some integrity as well.

The Serbs were not just a part of violence that involved ammunition they were also reported to be involved in raping of young mothers. According to Carpenter there were “121 instances where the perpetrators of rape are identified as ‘Serb'” (39) which is horrible and is an aspect of the war I had no idea.