What’s Morocco’s media saying about the disaster?
Morocco’s main TV channels have provided blanket coverage of the earthquake and rescue efforts, but have largely refrained from airing footage of the destruction.
One notable exception was a report on state-affiliated 2MTV from al-Haouz province, said to be one of the worst-affected areas. It showed people digging graves to bury victims. A correspondent said 20 deaths had been reported in a village.
State-run al-Aoula aired some “exclusive” footage from Marrakesh, but the programming has largely been comprised of a studio discussion and repeated shots of troops mobilising in Taroudant province.
In neighbouring Algeria, state TV gave low billing to the earthquake – a likely reflection of the poor state of relations between the two countries.
In its morning bulletin, Channel 3 carried the news after a report on a visit by the UN envoy for Western Sahara which criticised Morocco’s “occupation” of the region.
By BBC
