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Peace Journalism: Giving Power to the People

Media Development, volume 58, issue 2 (2011), pp. 3-35
"Peace journalism finds its place in newspapers and magazines, on radio and television, in film and documentaries, in digital media and mainstream cultural events such as public exhibitions and debates. There are also transnational online communities like Avaaz.org, which is dedicated to organizing “citizens of all nations to close the gap between the world we have and the world most people everywhere want.” At the heart of the matter lies power. Excluding, invisibilizing, and marginalizing people facilitate all kinds of travesty and injustice. Including, making visible, and placing people at the centre of decision-making uphold their human rights. Thus, peace journalism falls squarely within the realm of the right to communicate – strengthening the ability of people and communities to make known their economic, political, social, and cultural aspirations and urging them to live in peace with one another." (Editorial, page 2)
From challenge to hope / Rukhsana Aslam, 3
Tunisia: A media led revolution? / Noureddine Miladi, 8
The work of overcoming violence has only just begun / Hans Ulrich Gerber, 12
Revisiting peace journalism with a gender lens / Cai Yiping, 16
On tyhe destruction of media buildings in war / Joerg Becker, 21
Women, security, and peace journalism in Fiji / Sharon Bhagwan Rolls, 25
Peace education and awareness in Kenya / Abjaya Khalif, 29
Challenging post-war conflict and the need for reconstruction in Nepal / Kamal Raj Sigdel, 32
Communication for peace in Lebanon / Danika Teeple, 33