Pdf conflictsensitive journalism in the nigerian context. A manual for journalists reporting conflict in west africa. Worldwide perspectives is a most important book in our time of uncertainty. They are currently coauthoring a book on peace journalism. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Media and warconflict, journalist security journalism and. Dec 05, 2014 this slide is about the conflict sensitive journalism a new course to be offer at journalism schools in pakistan university. This research conference will generate academic insights on practicing. As a part of this initiative, between november 2012 and june 20, ims in collaboration with the myanmar peace centre, implemented 20 conflict sensitive journalism csj training workshops in. It focusses on promoting the core values and practice of peace journalism in the subregion and draws on experiences and. What is called war journalism is oriented towards violence in reporting, propaganda, elite and victory.
The training was conducted under the communicating with communities project being implemented in south sudan by unesco and undp. A brief but illustrative foray into peace journalism practice vladimir bratic hollins university, usa susan dente ross washington state university, usa hyeonjin kanggraham washington state university, usa abstract this study engages in the examination of the role of journalism in a time of violent. May 29, 2011 yellow journalismsocietys need for yellow journalismjournalism without a soulshorina annachuvash state university slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising. For example, after interviewing the ceo of a major airline for a profile, i got a call from one of the airlines public relations people. The training introduced the concepts of conflict sensitive journalism to over 400 participants at threeday workshops. This page is still under development and therefore does not contain all of the available peic publications. Emotional intelligence in peace journalism section three of a fourpart paper modern media options journalism training. April 16, 2015 case study, conflict of interest, independence, media, minimizing harm ludwig wittgenstein, society of professional journalists, spj code of ethics ethicsadviceline. The course aims at developing advanced competence when it comes to critical research traditions related to postcolonial studies, for example orientalism and occidentalism critique, theories of nation and identities, migrancy and transnationalism. Understanding conflict resolution hilal ahmad wani research scholar department of political science aligarh muslim university, aligarh, india abstract conflict resolution has immense importance and relevance in present scenario. In media and conflict reporting literature, the idea of conflict sensitive journalism csj is traced to howard ross in the ongoing debate about the merits and demerits of peace journalism. Theyre framed around the principle that audiences and management. This handbook is a compilation of recommendations for media professionals on how to cover conflict and its consequences. The department of journalism and media studies offers a course at ma level.
It also includes practical methods for correcting this bias by producing journalism in both the mainstream and alternative media, and working with journalists, media professionals, audiences, and organizations in conflict. The publishing is made within the project supporting conflictsensitive journalism in. This manual is aimed at practicing editors and journalists working in conflict affected and post conflict west african countries. It remains informational programming which can enable cognitive change, or perhaps attitudinal change. Fifty one journalists working for radio stations located in various states in south sudan have been trained in conflict sensitive reporting and peace journalism from 31 january to 02 february 2017 at the juba regency hotel in juba. South sudan journalists trained in conflict sensitive reporting. Pdf introduction conflict and postconflict journalism. Introduction journalism as a profession is undergoing a crises worldwide, caused by not only new economic and. Mainstream media tend to promote the interests of the military and governments in their coverage of warfare. Innovating news journalism through positive psychology. A principled approach to conflict sensitive do no harm. It adds to our knowledge base and understanding concerning the role of journalism and media in the complexities of postconflict processes and peace building a role that is often ignored in contemporary.
Peace journalism has been developed from research that indicates that often news about conflict has a value bias toward violence. Furthermore, free journalism should be the important means of the fight against racism and xenophobia, prejudices and preconceptions, that is, it should be able to. What is the land and conflict sensitive journalism program. Call for papers safety of journalists covering conflict and. Maximizing media relations through a better understanding of. Conflict sensitive journalism international media support. Intro 5 conflict sensitive journalism introduction good journalism is difficult work at the best of times.
If a member of the media has obligations or interests that are at odds with his duties to his employer, his media channel and his audience, this is called a conflict of interest. The peace journalism model differentiates between what is violencewarvictory journalism and what is conflict sensitive or peace journalism. Jul 01, 2017 the research group media, war and conflict at oslo and akershus university college, oslo, norway invites practitioners and researchers from different parts of the world with interest in and knowledge about threats and violence against journalists to participate. There is never enough information and not enough time. Conflictsensitive reporting on urban violence and public security in brazil and its potential role in conflict transformation kurzfassung. How the reporter frames the conflict can bias the audience in favor of one party, or one solution. Peace journalism, war and conflict resolution draws together the work of over twenty leading international writers, journalists, theorists and campaigners in the field of peace journalism. Conflict sensitive journalism 3 international media support norregade 18, 2 dk1165 copenhagen k denmark tel.
Conflict sensitive journalism fits within a framework of media development initiatives. The land and conflict sensitive journalism program trains kenyan journalists from local and vernacular media outlets in how to report fairly and constructively on conflicts that are destabilizing kenyan communities including land conflicts. Maximizing media relations through a better understanding of the public relations journalist relationship dustin w. Pdf the conflictsensitive journalism teaching guide.
The first draft of this toolbox for conflict sensitive reporting was written in 2010 as part of a unescosupported project run by the conflict sensitive journalism project csjp at rhodes university in south africa. Newspapers, radio, and television are frequently the only link to events happening outside of ones neighborhood. On the other side, peace journalism is conflict, truth, people and solutionoriented journalism. Jun 18, 2015 when it comes to conflicts of interest in journalism whether real, potential or perceived the rules are usually simple. This series of four papers undertakes to examine the benefit of linking the two relatively new concepts of emotional intelligence and peace. Conflict is a situation where two or more individuals or groups try to pursue goals or ambitions which they believe they cannot share. A manual for journalists reporting con2ict in west africa v foreword this ebook offers a guide to practicing editors and journalists working in conflict affected and post conflict west african countries. Conflictzone journalism a compendium of stories featuring journalists in dangerous places. It is homebrewed in the sense that it is shaped by the experience of hundreds of local, national and philippinesbased. Research cooperation between the journalism educations with the aim to get knew knowledge of media and journalism in conflict and post conflict contexts and the safety of journalists in nepal. White paper conflict management 1 au this work is licensed under a creative commons attribution 3. She asked how the article was going, then offered me two roundtrip tickets to london, courtesy of the airline.
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