Peace Journalism, as opposed to War Journalism is the reporting of struggles and conflicts in a productive way where a solution is eventually approached, whereas war journalism is the reporting of a conflict in an impacting way that is direct and to the point but does not come to a solution to end the conflict like peace journalism does. Gaulting (2002) who is a leading figure in the field of peace journalism, argues that in the times of conflict, the media should focus on conflict transformation, a move that needs journalists that are empathetic and also understanding. that are able to provide a platform for all parties and voices to be able to express their own views and focus on the way that violence can impact negatively. such as damage and trauma. whereas Hackett (2006) advocates for building a new field of journalists, parallel to that of the current existing journalism. creating alternative media organizations separate from the influence from the state or corporations, such as 'The current Canadian-based initiative to create an Independent World Television news network, and to offer "real news" about peace and development to an international viewership' However the major downside of peace journalism is that it has a style of reporting that is conflict driven. that, even though this type of journalism offers up a solution to many of the worlds conflicts (unlike war journalism) they require the conflict in these areas of the world to go unresolved to fuel the journalism that is being practiced as the audience interest is at its highest when reporting on these conflicts. Therefore, can peace journalisms aims for conflict resolution ever be achieved if they rely solely on conflict driven society and war-zones. Al-Jazeera English stands out as one such peace journalism platform. Launched in November of 2006, it stands out among its peers for its journalistic code and identity. As it was the first of its kind to reach out to the generally ignored and set aside people of the world and offers an alternative to the sponsored stereotypical journalism that today's mainstream journalism currently offers, as opposed to Fox News and CNN. with the latter being named in the DNC leaks for collaborating with the Clinton campaign to release extremely biased news toward the Presidential candidate. References:
el-Nawawy, Mohammed and Powers, Shawn 2010, 'Al-Jazeera English: a conciliatory medium in a conflict-driven environment?' Global media and communication, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 61-84 Galtung (2002) as cited in el-Nawawy, Mohammed and Powers, Shawn 2010, 'Al-Jazeera English: a conciliatory medium in a conflict-driven environment?' Global media and communication, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 61-84 Hackett, Robert A. Is Peace Journalism Possible? Three Frameworks for Assessing Structure and Agency in News Media1 Reporting migrants using peace journalism - Steven Youngblood War or Peace Journalism? Asian Newspaper Coverage of Conflicts Peace Journalism: A Needed, Desirable and Practicable Reform
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