Peace journalism is defined as a special mode of socially responsible journalism which contributes to the peaceful settlement of conflicts. The term peace journalism combines two elements that are difficult to harmonize. Starting from an understanding of peace journalism that regards it not as an. They presented a plan, based on an ambitious synthesis of conceptual approaches. It also includes practical methods for correcting this bias by producing journalism in both the mainstream and alternative media, and working with journalists, media professionals, audiences, and organizations in conflict. It argues that journalists, like loyn, often misrepresent the dividing lines in. This framework, based on a nuanced and contextual approach to analyzing media representations of conflict actors and events, addresses some of the weaknesses of existing classification schemes, focusing in particular on the dualistic approach of the peace journalism model. For instance, hanitzsch7 states peace journalism expects reporters to be peacemakers, adhere to peace centric conflict coverage and yet be objective in their coverage. To support joint efforts to protect journalism, there is a growing need for research based knowledge. He argues that pj wrongly assumes that journalism routinely.
The handbook of journalism studies edited by karin wahljorgensen thomas hanitzsch. Pdf situating peace journalism in journalism studies. Agents of peace public communication and conf lict resolution in an asian setting edited by thomas hanitzsch, martin loffelholz and ronny mustamu. This article is a response to criticisms of peace journalism from a journalist david loyn and a scholar thomas hanitzsch by one who has recently gone from one profession to the other. Although peace journalism will occupy a minority position in the foreseeable future in conflict. First published 2009 by routledge 270 madison ave, new york, ny 10016 simultaneously published in the uk by routledge 2 park square, milton park, abingdon, oxon ox14 4rn. Afghan journalists caught in crossfires 81 pradip ninan thomas the cost of truth telling in india. Researchers widely discussed this concept of journalism and assessed its perspectives of mass communication theory. Folker hanusch is professor of journalism in the department of communication at the university of vienna, where he heads the journalism studies center, and. It is a remedial strategy, and an attempt to supplement the news conventions to give peace a chance. Reclassifying conflict narratives in the israeli news media keren tenenboimweinblatt department of communication and journalism, hebrew university of jerusalem thomas hanitzsch institute of communication studies and media research, lmu munich rotem nagar department of communication and journalism, hebrew university of. The discourse of journalistic roles is one important area in which the struggle over the meaning and locus of journalism takes place.
This handbook charts the growing area of journalism studies, exploring the current state of theory and setting an agenda for future research in an international context. All content in this area was uploaded by thomas hanitzsch on sep 19, 2016. For critics, we were fortunate to obtain contributions from two highranking authors, bbc journalist david loyn and media researcher thomas nahitzsch from the tuilmenau. A peace journalism that deserves the name is only conceivable as good journalism and requires more than just good will and a moral impetus. It proposes an approach to journalism that focuses on conflict transformation, and suggests a number of ways that peace journalism might be adopted. Although this concept has been widely discussed, there has been no assessment of its underlying philosophy from the perspective of mass communication theory. The concept of peace journalism is, therefore, seen as an alternative model to traditional ways of war reporting. The study of journalists professional roles is a principal avenue to understand journalisms identity and place in society. The handbook of journalism studies karin wahljorgensen.
Reflection, reconsideration, collaboration elisabeth eide a country without mercy. Journalistic interventionism takes place in politics such as in election campaigns, and in peace journalism. German scholar thomas hanitzsch 2004a, 2004b has been an especially prolific snowballthrower. This study seeks to contribute to the systematic explanation of journalists professional role orientations. Abstractthis paper introduces the concept of peace journalism by drawing the analogy that current war reporting is akin to reporting of the ravages of diseases to the exclusion of medical practices to combat them. Prof dr hanitzsch department of media and communication. Edited by thomas hanitzsch, martin loffelholz, and ronny mustamu, 185209.
The war in afghanistan and peace journalism in practice abstract. This article presents a general framework for deconstructing and classifying conflict news narratives. Its operational definition is to allow opportunities for society at large to consider and value nonviolent responses to conflict. Professor thomas hanitzsch and his colleagues focus on a range of topics in the broader area of journalism studies, emphasizing an international and comparative perspective. About the author thomas hanitzsch is chair and professor of communication in the department of communication and media at lmu munich. His publications include the handbook of journalism studies second edition, 2019. Doing research in the network era 71 the way forward 1. Professional ideologies in journalism thus can be understood as crystallizations of distinctive arrays of journalism related values, orientations, and predispositions that articulate themselves as dominant professional culture e. It argues that journalists, like loyn, often misrepresent the dividing lines in the debate over peace journalism because they take an unduly realist view of. New challenges for media research 61 thomas hanitzsch collaboration is the future. In a broader interdisciplinary context, the members of this research and teaching unit explore issues at the intersection between communication research, political science.
From the perspective of discursive institutionalism, one could argue that journalistic roles have no true essence. Journalism researchers have tended to study journalistic roles from within a western framework oriented toward the medias contribution to democracy and citizenship. Peace journalism and mass communication theory taylor. The volume is structured around theoretical and empirical approaches, and. Professor of communication, department of communication studies and media research, lmu munich 2010.
In modern day warfare, much of the battle takes place in the media. It should be fair to criticize even noble ideas counterplea. Peace journalism has been developed from research that indicates that often news about conflict has a value bias toward violence. It allows the reader to differentiate between stated positions and actual goals.
New challenges for media research 61 thomas hanitzsch. With the title the peace journalism controversy, an exchange of words takes place between proponents and opponents of peace journalism. According to a proposal by thomas hanitzsch 2007, it ought to be banished to the domain ofpublic relations. Thomas hanitzsch, associate professor of communication studies and media research at the university of munich, proposes a continuum on which the degree of interventionism is measured. Acknowledging this need, the aim of this publication is to highlight and fuel journalist safety as a field of research, to encourage worldwide participation, as well as to inspire further dialogues and new research initiatives. Peace journalism communication oxford bibliographies.
Professional identity and roles of journalists oxford. Journalistic roles and the struggle over institutional. In so doing, journalism scholarship often failed to account for the realities in nondemocratic and nonwestern contexts, as well as for forms of journalism beyond political news. While these modes of journalism may report on the same events, the discourses they advance are in stark contrast. We talked about things we write or would like to write about.
Situating peace journalism in journalism studies conflict and. At the conference, thomas hanitzsch, an influential critical voice in research on peace journalism from the university of munich, teamed up with keren tenenboimweinblatt of the smart family institute of communications part of the hebrew university of jerusalem. It should be fair to criticize even noble ideas counterplea by thomas hanitzsch there was this chat that i had in my office just a few days ago. The war in afghanistan and peace journalism in practice abstract this article argues that a critical use of johan galtungs theory on peace journalism can be a fruitful supplement in theory building within the field of war and peace journalism. The handbook of journalism studies, edited by karin wahljorgensen and thomas hanitzsch, is thus a timely contribution that provides a benchmark assessment and sets the agenda for future research in this burgeoning area. Although thomas hanitzsch 2007 is right in claiming that there are manifold. Folker hanusch, queensland university of technology. This involves picking up calls for, and articulations of, nonviolence policies from whatever quarter, and allowing them into the public sphere. Public communication and conflict resolution in an asian setting. Peaceconflict journalism pj and warviolence journalism wj. In the following, we will refer to journalistic roles as a shared discourse, as discursive constructions of journalism s identity and place in society. Peace journalism and its discontents regeneronline.
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