Live Streaming Truth and Reconciliation
On the Media
English - September 25, 2019 16:00 - 12.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 8.2K ratingsNews Commentary News History news media radio advertising newspaper magazine npr wnyc journalism technology Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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It's been two years since the brutal and bloody 22-year reign of Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh ended and the country is now embroiled in a uniquely transparent truth and reconciliation process. Officials are interviewing killers and victims about the deaths and disappearances of hundreds of people and it's all being live streamed on YouTube, Facebook and traditional media. Bob spoke to New York Times correspondent Julie Turkewitz, who wrote about how the process has become must-see-tv in The Gambia.