Description
Book SynopsisThis book equips students and practicing journalists with information on why and how to implement a course of action for Peace Journalism. Secondary literature and primary examples are used within all chapters to offer a personal examination of the importance of applying concepts of Peace Journalism in the field as journalists cover conflict. Peace Through Media also identifies how journalism and political science are merging in areas related to conflict resolution. By understanding how both the journalists and the political scientists think about Peace Journalism, collaboration may follow and the benefits of finding peaceful resolutions to conflicts may be a possibility.
Table of ContentsPreface: Why Peace and Why Media – Acknowledgments – Search for Peace: Why Peace Journalism Is Needed Today – Peace Journalism: Definition and History – Peace Journalism: Theoretical Approaches – Populations Affected by Conflict – Violence: Nature of Contemporary Warfare and Media’s Contribution to Covering Violence – Journalists Learn to Work with Citizen Journalists – How to Search for Truth When There Are Lies, Bias, and Propaganda – Activism and Social Media – How Governments Use Media During Conflict – Action Plan: Teaching Peace Journalism – The Future: Dialogue – Appendix.
