We Deserve Better Coverage of the War between Azerbaijan and Armenia

We, a group of scholars, artists, journalists and activists, write to draw attention to the U.S. media’s inaccurate coverage of the current conflict in Nagorno Karabakh (known to Armenians as “Artsakh”). The absence of credible, fact-based reporting hinders the public from having a fundamental understanding of what is happening in the region. It also damages public confidence in journalism at a time when it is already at an all-time low. The conflict over Artsakh has already expanded into a regional conflict. We believe that news outlets should be tapping the expertise of scholars who have long studied this conflict simply because you can—and should—do better.