Talk:Peace journalism

July 1 2010: Page expanded from a stub into full length article

Original stub material has been integrated into the relevant section of the full length article such as into the current Introduction, Historical and conceptual roots of peace journalism, or Debates and criticisms section. Paulduffill (talk) 02:13, 1 July 2010 (UTC) —Preceding Wikipedia:Signatures comment added by Paulduffill (talk • contribs) 02:10, 1 July 2010 (UTC)

I think this has some potential, but right now it's more of an essay than an encyclopedic article--DieBuche (talk) 17:06, 2 August 2010 (UTC)

OK, I know this comment is 9 years on, but I think that Die Buche has hit the nail on the head: the article is more like an extended essay than an encyclopedia article. I'd suggest editing the article down. Stick to the facts. Incidentally, I suspect that the article has been written by students within the field of peace journalism. I don't have a problem with this, but the trap is that one is tempted to write a dissertation on the importance of peace journalism. This is why there have been some NPOV concerns. Edit the darn thing down! Don't give us a dissertation. Research17 (talk) 09:51, 29 December 2019 (UTC)

Moved text from article page to talk page - re section 'Debates and criticisms'

"Peace journalism has aroused a number of debates and criticisms from scholars and journalists. Should the substance of a criticism not be addressed in the present article, please add it to this section so that it may be noted and if appropriate responded to."

And make your comments on the talk page (here) --Greenmaven (talk) 20:42, 8 January 2012 (UTC)

Added external links "resources" and "organisations" in accordance with Wikipedia guidelines

External links added in accordance with Wikipedia guidelines: Wikipedia:EL. The links that have been added into the entry are:
-accurate meritable and directly relevant to the article: peace journalism is an international practice and links and resources need to reflect that.
-organisations links are formatted (according to region) for ease reading clarity
-this is information that could not be added to the article for reasons such as copyright or amount of detail
-the entry is not a mere collection of external links or Internet directories and given the long length of the article's body, the links do not dwarf the article's content: Wikipedia:NOT#LINK
-the information is not factually inaccurate information as they are examples of peace journalism and organisations
-links illustrate extent and variety of peace journalism is practiced which is not possible to convey through the body of the article

And make your comments on this talk page (here) --User:Paulduffill (talk) 03:04, 14 April 2012 (UTC)

NPOV

This reads like it is advocating for its subject. While it is a good idea to discuss the historical reasons that a subject has arisen, it is not Wikipedia's role to pass judgement on those reasons. Or to put it another way, it is okay to discuss causes, but not to move from there to arguing for the necessity of peace journalism, or any other subject.

In my opinion, this article moves to far along the advocacy spectrum. --Andrewaskew (talk) 06:25, 6 July 2012 (UTC)

Proposed Rewrite due to NPOV issue

I've reformulated the introductory section. Does this get us closer? I would also suggest remaking the image to remove the biased language, or linking the image as an example of movement literature, as described below. JoBaWik (talk) 14:44, 20 August 2012 (UTC)

Peace Journalism is both an approach to reporting and a movement to report news on violent events without biasing the presentation towards violence and violent subjects. Related terms include “conflict solution journalism,” “conflict sensitive journalism,”[3] “constructive conflict coverage,” and “reporting the world.”[4]

The Approach: The concept was proposed by Johan Galtung[2] ~~Add Details, background~~.

The Movement: The Peace Journalism movement is a collection of actions taken by those who believe news coverage of conflict should be changed. Its goal is "to allow opportunities for society at large to consider and value non-violent responses to conflict".[6] Motivating beliefs include the idea that current methods of covering conflict leads audiences to overvalue violent responses to conflict and ignore non-violent alternatives. Those contested methods are:

• Focus on physical effects of conflict
• Use of simplified descriptions of factions which may not accurately represent the parties involved nor their motivations or goals
• Focus on the differences between parties
• Focus on a given event without providing context
• Presenting conflicts as zero-sum where one party’s desires can only be met by the other party’s capitulation or defeat

In contrast, Peace Journalism suggests that coverage increases its focus on:

• The psychological impacts of conflict
• The similarities, previous agreements, and progress on common issues between parties in conflict
• The causes and the outcomes or consequences of the event in areas besides violence and retaliation

[5]

Methods to achieve this goal include producing journalism in both the mainstream and alternative media, and working with journalists, media professionals, audiences, and organizations that cover conflict to change their journalistic style.

— Preceding unsigned comment added by JoBaWik (talk • contribs) 14:44, 20 August 2012 (UTC)

Conflict of interest?

I have notified an editor with a suspected conflict of interest on his Talk Page and do not intend at this point to open up a discussion here in case I am wrong. Thank you. GeorgeLouis (talk) 20:11, 29 September 2012 (UTC)

Long list of external links

The article had a very long list of external links, titled "Online resources" added back in 2012. Wikipedia has become more careful about such things since then, so I've moved them here. StarryGrandma (talk) 19:31, 10 November 2018 (UTC)

"How to" guides and single documents

• What is Peace Journalism? Part 1 - By Jake Lynch, Transcend Media Service.
• What is Peace Journalism? Part 2 - Reporting the World.
• 17 Tips: What A Peace Journalist Would Try To Do
• Peace Journalism Principals and Guidelines for Writers - Transcend Media Service.
• The No Nonsense Guide to Peace Journalism - The World Association for Christian Communication.
• Peace journalism for journalists.
• Reporting the World publication - Free book length resource from early UK peace journalism workshop with editors and journalists
• Using Conflict Analysis in Reporting
• Conflict Sensitive Journalism handbook
• Peace journalism and reporting of the conflict in Afghanistan
• The Peace Journalism Option: Conflict and Peace Forums Part 1 (1997)
• What are Journalists For? Conflict and Peace Forums Part 2 (1999)
• Introduction to Constructive Conflict Coverage – An eLearning Module - Peace Research Group at the University of Konstanz (Projektgruppe Friedensforschung Konstanz)
• Constructive conflict coverage - A social psychological approach - Wilhelm Kempf
• Editorial Policies Relevant to Covering Muslim Mindanao - The website on Muslim Mindanao for journalists and communicators, based at the Asian Institute of Journalism and Communication, Philippines.
• On Establishing Peace Journalism - By Mayumi Futumura, Peace Waves, which goes to schools and youth groups to engage in dialogue and make presentations to learn about their ideas of what is and what is not peace.
• Measuring Peace in the Media - The Institute for Economics and Peace and [www.mediatenor.com/ Media Tenor] jointly analyze global TV networks coverage of peace and violence issues comparing measures from the Global Peace Index against Media Tenor’s database of global media.

Toolkits, journals, and directories

• Peace journalism at the Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Sydney
• Conflict Resolving Media - toolkit by the Conflict Resolution Network, Australia
• Journalists Toolbox, Conflict Database, and Training program - by Pecojon (subscription required).
• Conflict and Communication Online - Free e-journal that has taken the lead in publishing refereed research papers by scholars using and debating peace journalism.
• Peace Journalism Resources - Park University, Missouri.
• Resource Guide for Media and Peacebuilding - Search for Common Ground.
• Media, Conflict and Society; Conflict Transformation and Peacebuilding:A Selected Bibliography - Catherine Morris.
• Peace Research Group at the University of Konstanz publications (English)
• Peace journalism on Facebook
• Mass Media & Muslim Mindanao (on right of page) - The Website on Muslim Mindanao for Journalists and Other Communicators, based at the Asian Institute of Journalism and Communication, Philippines.
• Peace Media - Large collection of media that promotes peace. Collaborative project with US Institute of Peace and Georgetown University's Conflict Resolution Program.
• Also see Projects working for peace among Arabs and Israelis which, by making peace efforts more accessible also works as a peace journalism resource.

Organisations Note: Many peace journalism organisations have both a domestic and international focus. For ease of organisation they are listed here according to their contact details or where their head office is based.

Organisation directories

• Institutions and non-governmental organizations active in conflict sensitive journalism.

International

• Peace and Conflict Studies Ning Network - Incorporates Conflict-Resolving Media.
• peacejournalism.org (Account suspended)
• Transcend Media Service
• Media Peace - Examines the nature of contemporary war reporting in a range of locales, including Africa, the Balkans, the Middle East, and southern Asia. (Account suspended)
• Culture of Peace News Network

Asia/West-Pacific

• Peace journalism at the Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies - University of Sydney.
• Sydney Peace Foundation - Awards the Sydney Peace Prize. A not-for-profit organisation promoting peace with justice through partnership between the media and business, public service, community and academic interests.
• Sydney Peace Blog - Diverse journalism, articles and opinion on the most effective ways to advance peace with justice encouraging the sharing ideas and critical analysis.
• The Website on Muslim Mindanao for Journalists and Other Communicators - Based at the Asian Institute of Journalism and Communication, Philippines.
• newmatilda.com - Australia based, often includes peace journalism is its coverage.
• femLINKPacific - Media Initiatives for Women.
• The Media Peace Awards
• Pecojon - International network of journalists, filmmakers and journalism teachers who focus on implementing and mainstreaming responsible and high quality reporting of conflict, crisis and war.
• Media for Peacebuilding - Building Peace Media literacy by providing a showcase of successful examples of how media can be used to build a sustainable, positive peace.
• Ten Thousand Things - Media supporting a culture of positive peace in Japan, the Asia-Pacific, and Everywhere.
• Hiroshima Peace Media Center - Bilingual English-Japanese archive on the world's first atomic bombing, and coverage of nuclear disarmament/proliferation, and other peace-related concerns.
• Australian Anti-Bases Campaign Coalition - Bite the Bullet campaign to cutting military spending in Australia. AABCC campaign for the removal of all nuclear war fighting and associated intelligence facilities and activities in Australia.
• Hungry Beast - Australia's ABC TV show combining journalism (including about international conflict), comedy and the reportage of weird. According to its website "it asks questions others don’t, covers stories others won’t and brings them to your screen in ways that only this unique team of broadcasters can do".

Europe

• friedensnews.at - Peace journalism from Austria based in Vienna.
• International Media Support; Media and conflict
• World Council of Churches Living Letters - Ecumenical teams visiting a country to listen, learn, and share approaches and challenges in overcoming violence.
• Institute for War and Peace Reporting
• The Centre for Crisis Reporting
• International Crisis Group
• Xchange perspectives - Dedicated to connecting the world through community based media initiatives.
• Open Democracy; News on Conflict - News analysis, debates and blogs about the world and the way we govern ourselves.
• Open Security - An editorial project of Open Democracy.
• Gwynne Dyer - London based freelance journalist, columnist, broadcaster and lecturer on international affairs.
• John Pilger - London based journalist and filmmaker.
• Institute for War and Peace Reporting - Headquarters in London, and additional offices in Netherlands and the United States.

Latin America

• Media, Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Peace - Costa Rica.

Middle East and North Africa

• Tolerancy International - Based in Erbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan. Variety of peace journalism resources throughout the website. Promotes cooperation among men and women, institutions, countries, communities to disseminate a culture of "tolerancy".
• A Family in Baghdad diary blog
• The Palestine Monitor
• Machsom Watch
• B'Tselem - The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories
• The Parents Circle Families Forum - Israel and Palestine.
• Middle East Children's Alliance
• Arab-West Report
• Center for Arab West Understanding

North America

• World Association for Christian Communication
• Democracy Now - The largest public media collaboration in the U.S.
• Mother Jones - Non-profit investigative journalism.
• Peace Journalism at Park University, Missouri
• Dart Centre for Journalism and Trauma
• Jewish Voice for Peace - The largest US-based grassroots organization dedicated to promoting full equality, democracy and self-determination for both Israelis and Palestinians.
• Media Education Foundation - Includes peace journalism content within documentaries and other educational resources to inspire critical reflection on the social, political, and cultural impact of American mass media (free and paid content).
• Peace Media - Large collection of media that promotes peace. Collaborative project with US Institute of Peace and the Conflict Resolution Program at Georgetown University.
• Peace Media: Conflict transformation through mass media - Resources on role of the media in conflict and peace by Dr. Vladimir Bratic, Assistant Professor of Media and Communications at Hollins University.
• Americans for Peace Now

— Preceding unsigned comment added by StarryGrandma (talk • contribs) 19:31, 10 November 2018 (UTC)

Accessibility issue: convert jpg table of comparisons into text

File:Peace Journalism table.jpg, which is a jpg of a text table, should be converted to text for the use of those who use screen readers. StarryGrandma (talk) 19:38, 10 November 2018 (UTC)

Not just for those who use screen readers, but unless the table is notable as a particularly historical important item of the history of peace journalism, it makes no sense to include it at all in frozen form. The image contains text, and if the text is meaningful in itself, then it should be editable be Wikipedians, in order to form a valid summary of the most notable available knowledge on this topic. Boud (talk) 01:05, 17 September 2021 (UTC)

Complete rewrite needed

Many of the sources in this article are quite likely good, and the topic is very likely notable, but the article needs a complete rewrite. This is listed as a task at draft WikiProject Peace. Boud (talk) 12:54, 16 October 2022 (UTC)

It seems to me that the only reasonable way to rewrite this is:

• make some notes from the 5-10 of the WP:RS that look most useful and format them properly
• add other references such as
  • https://www.park.edu/academics/explore-majors-programs/peace-studies-minor/center-global-peace-journalism-2/resources some from here?
  • https://stevenyoungblood.blogspot.com might have some useful sources
• write a completely fresh article
• checkout out the current version and restore any significant parts, putting them in context, writing them as summaries of the information, not as claims that hypotheses are facts (no matter how much we might like the hypotheses to be true), and not for developing the article as a single overall thesis - see WP:SYNTHESIS.

@Crisantom: I don't see any point in trying to "rescue" the current state of the article - the overall structure is an essay, mostly seeming to advertise one particular person. There are some useful parts, but those could be restored after fixing piece by piece. For the moment I'm not volunteering, however. Boud (talk) 19:19, 22 November 2022 (UTC)

Hello, @Boud. Thanks for the tag. Happy to hear from you. Agree with you on all your points. Essay like parts could be identified and jettisoned before re-expanding the article. Not volunteering either but would like to go back to this article even if intermittently.

Edit: Was wondering about other names for the topic, which could help us widen the scope of the research needed for the article. These related terms are from the second paragraph: "conflict solution journalism," "conflict sensitive journalism," "constructive conflict coverage," and reporting the world." - Crisantom (talk) 04:09, 24 November 2022 (UTC)

@Crisantom @Boud I agree on all points and believe the meat of the article is worthy of the rewrite, but I am also not volunteering for the full undertaking. Still, I am willing to help.

CorrTimes (talk) 17:47, 2 December 2022 (UTC)

Made a very minor edit in terms of grammar, removing a misplaced comma EgoCrush (talk) 14:08, 19 October 2023 (UTC) EgoCrush

→ Edited the Objectivity subheading, removed a fair chunk of material that used the essay format that the page has marked as a problem. I researched and edited the info down into one paragraph that's hopefully more clear and concise. EgoCrush (talk) 05:26, 4 November 2023 (UTC) egocrush