1st Edition

A Global Standard for Reporting Conflict

By Jake Lynch Copyright 2014
194 Pages
by Routledge

206 Pages
by Routledge

206 Pages
by Routledge

A Global Standard for Reporting Conflict constructs an argument from first principles to identify what constitutes good journalism. It explores and synthesises key concepts from political and communication theory to delineate the role of journalism in public spheres. And it shows how these concepts relate to ideas from peace research, in the form of Peace Journalism. Thinkers whose... Read more

Introduction 1. More about good journalism 2. Peace journalism  3. Australia  4. The Philippines 5. South Africa  6. Mexico  7. A Global Standard, and prospects for implementation

Biography

Jake Lynch is Director of the Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Sydney, Australia and Senior Research Fellow of the School of Communication, University of Johannesburg, South Africa.

"This is a very useful book for researchers and students within the field of war and peace reporting." - Rune Ottosen, Journalism