(Please read the article at the link below then return here to answer the following questions)

By Uzodinma Iweala; published in the Washington Post, July 15,2007, Page B07 , http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/13/AR2007071301714.html  

1. How does the author describe “the West’s new image of itself”?
   
   
2. How does the author see Africans being portrayed in Western media images of Africa?
   
   
3. In the author’s view, how do media images of Africa affect our views of the continent and its people?
   
   
4. According to the author, how do the news media present a biased view in their coverage of events in Africa?
   
   
5. Why does the author say that “Africa doesn’t want to be saved”?
   
   
6. The author suggests that we rarely see images of African leaders active in helping their countries. What other images are missing from our perceptions of Africa and developing nations in general? (Include at least three missing images.)
   
   
7. Consider the images you listed in response to Question 6. Why do you think these images are missing from media representations, and from our ideas of Africa and developing nations in general?