TURKEY DEMANDS THAT MICROSOFT ENCARTA'S ENTRY ON THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE BE CENSORED
16.08.2000, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. The leading publication for the academic community of the USA, The Chronicle for Higher Education, reports that the Turkish government pressures Microsoft's on-line encyclopedia, Encarta (www.encarta.com), to remove all the records about the Armenian Genocide of 1915.
The Turkish government has demanded that any mention of the Armenian Genocide be removed from the entry dealing with Armenia, written by Ronald Grigor Suny, and from the article on genocide, written by Helen Fein.
According to the article, published in Chronicle, Microsoft approached both these authors to rewrite their entries. Both Mr. Suny and Ms. Fein rejected these requests and have openly discussed Turkey's pressure tactics with reporters from the Chronicle. -0-
The Turkish government has demanded that any mention of the Armenian Genocide be removed from the entry dealing with Armenia, written by Ronald Grigor Suny, and from the article on genocide, written by Helen Fein.
According to the article, published in Chronicle, Microsoft approached both these authors to rewrite their entries. Both Mr. Suny and Ms. Fein rejected these requests and have openly discussed Turkey's pressure tactics with reporters from the Chronicle. -0-
