Reading guide
May 1992: reading wartime reporting
Questions for comparing accounts of events in May 1992 without losing the local context of each report.
Local detail matters
Keep locations and the identity of a reporting source attached to each account. A description from one city cannot automatically stand for conditions throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Separate event from interpretation
Use one column for dated events and another for later analysis. Preserve a source’s uncertainty rather than turning an estimate or an allegation into a definite fact.
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