Conflict reduction
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Definition/Description
Conflict sensitive journalism can contribute to the reduction of violence.
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Methods/Methodologies/Tools to use
Gives short introduction (one/two sentences) into different methodologies/methods/tools (used for, limitations etc.) – and links to a more comprehensive description
Practitioners’ tips
Recommendations of which methods proved to be efficient, too time-consuming, experiences from different cultural settings etc.
Examples
Howard, R., Conflict sensitive journalism, International Media Support (2008), Copenhagen
“Professional journalists do not set out to reduce conflict. They seek to present accurate and impartial news. But it is often through good reporting that conflict is reduced”. R. Howard
http://www.i-m-s.dk/files/publications/1392%20Rwanda%20edition%20CSJ%20handbook.web.pdf
Ingdal, Nora and Hanan Boudart, Support to local initiatives for non-violent conflict resolution, December 2005 Nordic Consulting Group NCG
This report presents the outcome of an evaluation by Nordic Consulting Group, Norway, of two projects supported by the Search for Common Ground (SFCG) in the Middle East. A special program “Support for Local Initiatives for Non-Violent Conflict Resolution” (NVCR), known as “Moderate Voices,” was established in September 2002 through a grant from USAID and the Academy for Educational Development (AED) to start promoting nonviolence in the area. Two projects in the NVCR program were chosen out of 18 projects in total, for the evaluation: the 13-episode drama series, “Seriously Joking” (Mazah fi Jad) produced by a local network of independent TV-stations in the West Bank, and the Student Government project implemented by a long-time partner of SFCG, the Palestinian Center for Democracy and Conflict Resolution (PCDCR) in the Gaza Strip.
http://www.sfcg.org/sfcg/evaluations/me_eng.pdf
Kempf, W., Two experiments focusing on de-escalation oriented coverage of post-war conflicts [Electronic Version], Conflict & Communication online (2005), Vol.4, No.2
By the means of two experimental studies, this paper investigates the strong bias found in media war and post-war coverage towards the promotion of conflict escalation. The study analyzes how even after the end of war, only a minority of journalists frame conflict in a firmly de-escalation oriented way.
http://www.cco.regener-online.de/2005_2/pdf_2005-2/kempf_2005.pdf
Paluck, E. L., Reducing Intergroup Prejudice and Conflict Using the Media: A Field Experiment in Rwanda, Journal of personality and social psychology (2009), Vol.96, No.3, p.574
The study took place in the East African country of Rwanda where a war and genocide resulted in the deaths of more than 10% of the population over the course of 3 months in 1994. I randomly assigned Rwandan communities to listen to one of two radio programs: a reconciliation radio soap opera and a health soap opera. The reconciliation soap opera aimed to influence beliefs about intergroup prejudice, mass violence and trauma with a series of educational messages, and its fictional characters portrayed positive social norms regarding intergroup behavior and trauma healing.
http://betsylevypaluck.com/PDF%20FINAL%20FORMATTED%20DISSERTATION.pdf
Resources
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Training resources:
Discussion forums and specialised platforms:
Organisations and institutions engaged in this area:
- International Media Support [1]
For further study:
- Davison, W. P., Mass communication and conflict resolution: the role of the information media in the advancement of international understanding, Praeger Publishers (1974), N.York
- Fox, F., Rwanda: The Journalist's Role, The Month (1996), Vol.29, No.5, p.186
- Kriesberg, L., Mediation and the Transformation of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Journal of Peace Research (2001), Vol.38, No.3, pp.373-392.
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Contributions
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