Francesco Brancatella of TG11 (Italian television) and Stefano De Santis (The Eugad project) meet a group of journalists from Sierra Leone. They decide to interview each other and discuss about the obstacle of reciprocal understanding.
Debate among Sierra Leonian and Italian journalists
Local Radio station, Kono, Sierra Leone
December 2010
Come superare lo stereotipo delle paure occidentali ed essere vero - Francesco Brancatella Perche' i media occidentali danno una immagine cosi' negativa della realta' africana? - Francesco Brancatella Stefano at the Kono Radio - I was surprised by the European lack of will to learn from othersLess affluence and less technology does not mean a lower cultural standard nor a life less worthyOur way of implementing democracy is different from yours, because we have to function in a different contextWe value differently, but the Western judgments are stereotyped and Western media is unable to appreciate the difference