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Status of Training and Research in Reporting Conflict, Peace Journalism and Safety Education in English Speaking West Africa: The Cases of Ghana, Nigeria and Sierra Leone

Journalism Education, volume 6, issue 2 (2018), pp. 28-36

Institution of author: Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria; Lagos State University, Lagos, Nigeria; Taraba, University, Jalingo, Nigeria

"This paper examines the teaching of conflict-sensitive reporting, safety education and peace journalism in the curricula of institutions offering mass communication/journalism programmes in three English speaking countries of West Africa: Nigeria, Ghana and Sierra Leone. It assesses the status of research and teaching of reporting of conflicts, peace journalism and professional safety in institutions of the selected countries." (Abstract)