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Peace journalism

Meaning in journalism & media, with examples

nounAdvanced term

In journalism & media, peace journalism means: Conflict reporting that examines causes, human consequences and possibilities for nonviolent responses.

In Turkish: barış gazeteciliği

How it is used

Use for an approach to conflict coverage that looks beyond competing leaders and battlefield gains.

Example sentences

  1. The peace journalism project interviewed families on both sides about everyday insecurity.

    Civilian experience broadens the account beyond statements by armed actors.

  2. Peace journalism led the team to examine failed negotiations as well as the latest clashes.

    The approach includes processes that might explain or reduce violence.

Common collocations

  • peace journalism training
  • peace journalism approach
  • practise peace journalism
  • coverageThe way the media report an event or subject, and how much attention they give it, in print, online or on air.
  • public interestThe benefit of society as a whole, used to judge whether publishing information, especially private or secret information, is justified.

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