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Lessons for Peace Journalism from the Global South

April 15, 2024 -Peace News Staff

Countries in the Global South, especially ones in conflict or post-conflict status, are often the site for peace journalism training and practice. This means that peace journalism is usually practiced more in the Global South than elsewhere. This article examines lessons for peace journalism from the Global South, based on a webinar on the topic on Mar 27, 2024, as part of a webinar series on growing peace journalism hosted by the Media and Peacebuilding Project (MPP) at the George Washington University’s School of Media and Public Affairs (SMPA), along with partners.

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Environmental Defenders Work to Maintain the Peace-Building Role of Nature in Northern Uganda

April 9, 2024 -Peace News Staff

This story was written by Maria Andrea Nardi and originally published by Peace News Network, and an edited version is republished on Global Voices as part of a content-sharing agreement.

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What Lessons can Peace Journalism Learn from Constructive and Solutions Journalism?

April 2, 2024 -Peace News Staff

While peace journalism dates back to the 1960s, new innovative thinking on how to make journalism more responsible and solutions oriented (similar to peace journalism) has continued to evolve, with some notable success in recent years. With limited interest by mainstream news outlets in adopting peace journalism when reporting conflicts, the Media and Peacebuilding Project (MPP) at the George Washington University’s School of Media and Public Affairs (SMPA), along with partners, decided to investigate what lessons peace journalism could learn from constructive and solutions journalism.

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How Can Peace Journalism Grow?

March 19, 2024 -Peace News Staff

Peace journalism aims to provide news from conflict zones focused on peacebuilding and the work of peacebuilders. This is in stark contrast to mainstream news coverage that focuses on violence, the voice of elites, propaganda and victory framing. However, research shows that this type of coverage exacerbates tensions and damages peace processes, even though it dominates conflict news versus peace journalism. So this raises the question – how can peace journalism grow?