War and Media in Yemen

Poor coverage of Yemen is a long-standing tradition rooted in Western bias, ignorance, and lack of interest. But, with the ongoing siege, what was once skewed coverage is now almost no coverage.

by Maryam Jamshidi

Anyone who follows the conflict in Yemen, knows how terrible the international coverage is. Non-existent would be a better word, actually.

In many ways, this makes no sense, especially where the U.S. media is concerned. America is deeply involved in the Yemen conflict, as are several of its close allies, Saudi Arabia most obviously. The…