Peace Journalism focuses on the structure and cultural causes of violence. It focuses on the impact on the lives of people in conflict as part of the explanation for the violence from structural and cultural causes. Peace journalism is defined “when editors and reporters make choices – of what to report, and how to report it – that create opportunities for society at large to consider and value non-violent responses to conflict.” (Lynch and McGoldrick, 2005)
It shows the contexts of conflicts and backgrounds; it comes from all sides of the story. It also highlights peace ideas and initiatives from anywhere at any time. It’s a type of journalism that offers the perspective of war and conflict than is provided by the mainstream media. Peace Jornlis cover the effects of war and violence, such as their cost of casualties in death and the disabled. They are trying to figure out what divides opposed parties, as you see in mainstream media war coverage. Peace journalism tries to find any possible ways of agreement between them.
Peace journalism goes over the causes of conflict and leading discussions about solutions. Reports reject Offical propaganda and get information from all sources. Peace journalism gives a voice to the voiceless, instead of reporting of the people that have power. “Peace journalists thoughtfully select the images they use, understanding that they can misrepresent an event, exacerbate an already dire situation, and re-victimize those who have suffered.” (Steven Youngblood) The journalist also considers the consequences of their reporting and carefully chooses to analyze the word they use. Peace journalists select images understanding that they can misrepresent an event.”Some journalists, in some places, will find themselves comfortable with the idea that they should decide, at the outset, to harness their journalism to the furtherance of socially desirable goals.” (Annabel McGoldrick ) Johan Galtung was born on October 24, 1930, is a Norwegian sociologist, and he is also the founder of the discipline of peace and conflict studies. Galtung was the principal founder of Peace Research, and then he established the journal of peace research, a new paradigm for journalists covering conflict situations.
jonathanriddick, Author. “What Is Peace Journalism?” mediapeaceproject.smpa.gwu.edu, December 14, 2017. https://mediapeaceproject.smpa.gwu.edu/2017/12/14/what-is-peace-journalism/.
“Conflict & Communication Online.” conflict & communication online. Accessed April 6, 2020. http://www.cco.regener-online.de/.(Annabel McGoldrick)
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