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Peace Journalism, War and Conflict Resolution
Richard Lance Keeble (Ed.)
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Description for Peace Journalism, War and Conflict Resolution
Paperback. Mainstream media tend to promote the interests of the military and governments in their coverage of warfare. This text aims to provide a definitive, critical, engaging and accessible overview exploring the role of the media in conflict resolution. Editor(s): Keeble, Richard Lance; Tulloch, John; Zollmann, Florian. Num Pages: 373 pages. BIC Classification: CBP; CBWJ; GTC; HB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 225 x 23. Weight in Grams: 548.
Peace Journalism, War and Conflict Resolution draws together the work of over twenty leading international writers, journalists, theorists and campaigners in the field of peace journalism. Mainstream media tend to promote the interests of the military and governments in their coverage of warfare. This major new text aims to provide a definitive, up-to-date, critical, engaging and accessible overview exploring the role of the media in conflict resolution. Sections focus in detail on theory, international practice, and critiques of mainstream media performance from a peace perspective; countries discussed include the U.S., U.K., Germany, Cyprus, Sweden, Canada, India, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea ... Read more
Peace Journalism, War and Conflict Resolution draws together the work of over twenty leading international writers, journalists, theorists and campaigners in the field of peace journalism. Mainstream media tend to promote the interests of the military and governments in their coverage of warfare. This major new text aims to provide a definitive, up-to-date, critical, engaging and accessible overview exploring the role of the media in conflict resolution. Sections focus in detail on theory, international practice, and critiques of mainstream media performance from a peace perspective; countries discussed include the U.S., U.K., Germany, Cyprus, Sweden, Canada, India, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Peter Lang Publishing Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
373
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781433107269
SKU
V9781433107269
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Ref
99-1
About Richard Lance Keeble (Ed.)
The Editors: Richard Lance Keeble is Professor of Journalism at the University of Lincoln, United Kingdom. He has written or edited fifteen books including The Newspapers Handbook (2005, fourth edition); Ethics for Journalists (2008, second edition) and Secret State, Silent Press: New Militarism, the Gulf and the Modern Image of Warfare (1997). He is the joint editor of the academic ... Read more
Reviews for Peace Journalism, War and Conflict Resolution
This landmark work challenges war journalism's right to occupy the mainstream, suggesting that those who propagate the profanities of war, no matter their euphemisms, ought to occupy the craft's and humanity's margins until they are finally made redundant. (From the foreword by John Pilger, award-winning investigative reporter) The contributors [to this book] have created a benchmark ... Read more