"The University for Peace is proud to publish, The Role of the Media in Conflict Prevention and Peace Building, a course description that includes syllabus, teacher's manual, detailed structure and suggested readings. The course described in this book is rich in ideas, theories, examples and case studies, and analyzes the crucial issue of the media s role in conflict and peace. It neither blames the media for starting and fueling wars nor promotes them as potential peacemakers. It simply sees the press as a uniquely powerful echo chamber of competing realities." (Back cover)