On March 7, CNN once again broadcast the documentary on genocides of the 20th century shot by Chief International Correspondent Christiane Amanpour.

First broadcast in 2008, “Scream Bloody Murder” covers the Armenian Genocide, the Holocaust, and genocides in Cambodia, Bosnia, Rwanda, Darfur, as well as the Genocide of Iraqi Kurds under former president Saddam Hussein.

But this documentary paid little attention to the first genocide of the 20th century, the Armenian Genocide — only 46 seconds, which roused discontent among Diaspora Armenians who accused the journalist of not presenting the Armenian Genocide in due manner. The documentary also referred to the fact that the killings of Armenians played an essential role for Rafael Lemkin (Polish citizen) to coin the term “genocide.”

“For 8 years, Christian Armenians were subjected to slaughter and deportation which resulted in the death of 1 million Armenians. Turkish authorities deny acknowledging those events as genocide,” mentioned Amanpour.

This time, this documentary has also spurred US-based Turkish organizations. Ali Çınar, the Vice-President of the Assembly of Turkish American Associations, called for an immediate complaint against CNN, drawing attention to the fact the documentary was broadcast at a time when the US Congress Committee on Foreign Affairs voted for a Resolution 252 that recognizes the Armenian Genocide.

Saying that the broadcasting of this documentary will be detrimental to Turkish-American relations and place Turkey in an inconvenient position before the international community, Çınar said: “With financial assistance from the Armenian Diaspora, American TV companies show a working style that is biased and against the ethics of mass media.”