New York Times + Armenian Genocide: Guided Reading Questions

1. What do you think is meant by the phrases: "Newspaper of Record" and "All the News That's Fit to Print?"

 I think it means that the newspaper wrote about every little thing that happened making a chronological record of when and how things happened. The second phrase, I think it means that the newspaper writes about only things that will sell and and is up to snuff with how good they think they are as a newspaper company.

2. What could have been the benefits of the the New York Times covering the Armenian Genocide and the earlier massacres for the Armenians?

It show proof that the people were aware of what was going on in the world around them and show that we could put together a timeline based on dates and numbers of events to make a timeline of the genocide.

 

3. Who invented the term "genocide?" Why is creating a word to describe such events important?

A Mr. Raphael Lempkin. It is important to describe a genocide so that we know when it is happening again and because we know it has a pattern so we can observe and stop it or maybe even prevent it from going to far.

4. Why would the New York Times shy away from the use of the word "genocide"when discussing the Armenian Case?

New York Times people didn't know too much about the Armenian Case anymore and  also because the Turkish government refuses to admit to the Armenian Genocide  and threatened the U.S. to not say anything about it or Turkish cooperation might be difficult.

5. At the end of the reading Keller, the executive editor of the New York Times, said he was not qualified to make the determination of whether or not the Armenian Case was genocide. What type of people could Keller turn to help determine this? Why?

 He could turn to himself. He doesn't need someone to come baby him and tell him because at this day and age we have so much information at our finger tips that he could just look it up, do some serious research and come up with his own conclusion. People are biased so he needs to find the facts and interpret them for himself.