The Case For (and against) Peace Journalism......

Things Unseen

English - November 04, 2013 00:00 - 21 minutes - 19.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
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Open any newspaper, watch any TV channel, and stories of War and Conflict tumble from page and screen...

But can we trust what we read and see? Even when journalists work hard to separate facts from propaganda, how often do they report ‘selected’ or ‘chosen’ facts? Can they be accused of ‘selling’ War, albeit unwittingly?

Some argue that what is needed is a different form of journalism: in this case, Peace Journalism. Edward Canfor-Dumas invites Professor Jake Lynch, journalist Myriam Francois-Cerrah, and journalist and broadcaster Peter Hitchens to make their case for Peace Journalism.