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Book SynopsisJournalism ‘a Peacekeeping Agent’ at the Time of Conflict’ offers various perspectives to the question ‘Could journalism play a role as a peacekeeping agent in many contexts of conflict?’ with the contribution of academics from different countries. The book deals with media’s current issues through different aspects by presenting comparative studies on peace journalism, such as investigative journalism, media freedom, feminist news criticism, alternative media, peace photography, and fear culture. Also, in many chapters it provides a roadmap for implementing peace journalism to resolve conflict-oriented problems. Contributors: Jake Lynch, Samuel Peleg, Yasemin Giritli İnceoğlu, Tirşe Erbaysal Filibeli, Rukhsana Aslam, Sevda Alankuş, Annabel McGoldrick, Shabbir Hussain, Ece Algan, Maria Ahmad, Aradhana Sharma, Marianne Perez de Fransius, Meah Mostafiz, Steven Youngblood.
Table of ContentsList of Tables, Figures and Illustrations List of Abbreviations Notes on Contributors PREFACE by Jake Lynch 1 Media as Conflict Environment: Peace Journalism and the De-Escalation of Strife Samuel Peleg 2 Providing a ‘New Road Map’ to the Obstacles of Peace Journalism in Turkey Yasemin Giritli İnceoğlu and Tirşe Erbaysal Filibeli 3 It Heals When It Reveals: Building an Alliance between Peace Journalism and Investigative Journalism Rukhsana Aslam 4 Re-Thinking Peace Journalism Theory with Feminist News Criticism and Ethics Sevda Alankuş 5 What Do You See in Time of Conflict? Threats and Terrorists Who Must Be Killed or Human Beings in Need? Annabel McGoldrick 6 Taliban Conflict in Pakistan: Analysis Through the Prism of Peace Journalism Shabbir Hussain 7 Practicing Peace Journalism in a Time of Declining Media Freedoms: The ‘News Watch Turkey’ Initiative as Activist Alternative Journalism Ece Algan 8 Fear and Propaganda: A Case for Peace Journalism Maria Ahmad, Aradhana Sharma and Marianne Perez de Fransius 9 Journalism in a Time of Fear: How Media and Governments Benefit from using Fear Meah Mostafiz 10 Resolving Conflicts Through ‘Peace’ Photography Tirşe Erbaysal Filibeli AFTERWORD by Steven Youngblood
