Sarajevo Exhibition Explores Media's Role in Yugoslav Wars

An exhibition in Sarajevo is casting a harsh light on how media fueled the brutal wars in 1990s Yugoslavia. Launched at the History Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the display examines how certain outlets fanned ethnic tensions and entrenched propaganda, paving the way for conflict. It also honors over 140 journalists who lost their lives reporting during and after the wars, many deliberately targeted for exposing inconvenient truths. The project, spearheaded by BIRN, goes beyond history to is