Awareness towards Peace Journalism among Foreign Correspondents in Africa
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Data de Publicação: | 2016 |
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Título da fonte: | Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) |
Texto Completo: | https://doi.org/10.17645/mac.v4i1.365 |
Resumo: | Much has been said about the news media’s role in instigating war, conflict and violence. Less attention has been paid to the news media’s role in mitigating conflict. Criticism has been directed towards the ways in which journalists and war correspondents cover conflict with an emphasis on violence, suffering, polarization of the views of main stakeholders, and over-simplification of the underlying causes of conflict. The growing literature and scholarship around Peace Journalism stands as a response to this. In the context of the African continent, further critique has been levelled against frames and narratives of war, conflict and violence grounded in Western epistemologies and dominant discourses of African conflicts and stakeholders. Based on data collected from interviews with a selected group of journalists working on—and covering—the African continent, the article assesses awareness towards alternative narratives and news frames, as well as attitudes towards alternative practices and models for journalism. Particular attention is paid to ideas and responses regarding Peace Journalism as an alternative model for reporting. |
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Awareness towards Peace Journalism among Foreign Correspondents in AfricaAfrica; foreign reporting; Peace Journalism; war journalismMuch has been said about the news media’s role in instigating war, conflict and violence. Less attention has been paid to the news media’s role in mitigating conflict. Criticism has been directed towards the ways in which journalists and war correspondents cover conflict with an emphasis on violence, suffering, polarization of the views of main stakeholders, and over-simplification of the underlying causes of conflict. The growing literature and scholarship around Peace Journalism stands as a response to this. In the context of the African continent, further critique has been levelled against frames and narratives of war, conflict and violence grounded in Western epistemologies and dominant discourses of African conflicts and stakeholders. Based on data collected from interviews with a selected group of journalists working on—and covering—the African continent, the article assesses awareness towards alternative narratives and news frames, as well as attitudes towards alternative practices and models for journalism. Particular attention is paid to ideas and responses regarding Peace Journalism as an alternative model for reporting.Cogitatio2016-02-18info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://doi.org/10.17645/mac.v4i1.365oai:ojs.cogitatiopress.com:article/365Media and Communication; Vol 4, No 1 (2016): Peacebuilding in the Age of New Media; 80-932183-2439reponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAPenghttps://www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcommunication/article/view/365https://doi.org/10.17645/mac.v4i1.365https://www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcommunication/article/view/365/365Copyright (c) 2016 Ylva Rodny-Gumedehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessRodny-Gumede, Ylva2022-12-20T10:57:49Zoai:ojs.cogitatiopress.com:article/365Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T16:20:31.935255Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Awareness towards Peace Journalism among Foreign Correspondents in Africa |
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Awareness towards Peace Journalism among Foreign Correspondents in Africa |
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Awareness towards Peace Journalism among Foreign Correspondents in Africa Rodny-Gumede, Ylva Africa; foreign reporting; Peace Journalism; war journalism |
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Awareness towards Peace Journalism among Foreign Correspondents in Africa |
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Awareness towards Peace Journalism among Foreign Correspondents in Africa |
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Awareness towards Peace Journalism among Foreign Correspondents in Africa |
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Awareness towards Peace Journalism among Foreign Correspondents in Africa |
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Awareness towards Peace Journalism among Foreign Correspondents in Africa |
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Rodny-Gumede, Ylva |
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Rodny-Gumede, Ylva |
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Rodny-Gumede, Ylva |
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Africa; foreign reporting; Peace Journalism; war journalism |
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Africa; foreign reporting; Peace Journalism; war journalism |
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Much has been said about the news media’s role in instigating war, conflict and violence. Less attention has been paid to the news media’s role in mitigating conflict. Criticism has been directed towards the ways in which journalists and war correspondents cover conflict with an emphasis on violence, suffering, polarization of the views of main stakeholders, and over-simplification of the underlying causes of conflict. The growing literature and scholarship around Peace Journalism stands as a response to this. In the context of the African continent, further critique has been levelled against frames and narratives of war, conflict and violence grounded in Western epistemologies and dominant discourses of African conflicts and stakeholders. Based on data collected from interviews with a selected group of journalists working on—and covering—the African continent, the article assesses awareness towards alternative narratives and news frames, as well as attitudes towards alternative practices and models for journalism. Particular attention is paid to ideas and responses regarding Peace Journalism as an alternative model for reporting. |
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2016 |
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