During the first week of 2015 , two different episodes of religious violence caused by Islam extremists took place in Baga and Paris . A study conducted by media outlet The Coversation using Media Cloud evaluated and compared the news coverage about the two events . The results of the study pointed to a much larger coverage of the Charlie Hebdo shooting than the Baga massacre globally . The study also reported that the coverage for the Paris attacks exceeded the coverage for the Baga massacre even in Nigeria . The report attributed the uneven media attention not only to Eurocentrism , but to the difficulty in taking a side in the conflict between the Boko Haram and the Nigerian Army
Charlie Hebdo shooting
Charlie Hebdo shooting
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