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| via poynter.org |
"We needed a doll, didn’t we? We needed this story that will fill the
belly and we needed Malala to say these things. Everyone else is scared
to say things." What role, if any, did the media (and, by extension, the public's hunger for this kind of story) play in the attempted murder of Malala Yousafzai? An interview with the journalist who made the documentary that brought her into the spotlight:
http://www.psmag.com/politics/new-york-times-on-malala-yousafzai-pakistan-49715/
Malala is the runner-up to
Time magazine's Person of the Year, according to Poynter.org, and in a recent story hitting the Internet, has been named Teenager of the Year by "The Times," though which "Times" the sources are referring to is unknown right now! Her very real influence as an inspiration is exemplified in this story from the
International Business Times: http://www.ibtimes.com/2012-year-review-malala-yousafzai-real-person-year-959588
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