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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
and the Philippines. Chapters examine a wide variety of issues
including mainstream newspapers, indigenous media, blogs and
radical alternative websites. The book includes a foreword by
award-winning investigative journalist John Pilger and a critical
afterword by cultural commentator Jeffery Klaehn.
Prominent media scholars have argued that the dissemination of
propaganda is an important function of the news media. Yet, despite
public controversies about 'fake news' and 'misinformation', there
has been very little discussion on techniques of propaganda.
Building on critical theory, most notably Herman and Chomsky's
Propaganda Model, Florian Zollmann's pioneering study brings
propaganda back to the forefront of the debate. On the basis of a
forensic examination of 1,911 newspaper articles, Zollmann
investigates US, UK and German media reporting of the military
operations in Kosovo, Iraq, Libya, Syria and Egypt. The book
demonstrates how 'humanitarian intervention' and 'R2P' are only
evoked in the news media if so called 'enemy' countries of Western
states are the perpetrators of human rights violations. Zollmann's
work evidences that the news media plays a crucial propaganda role
in facilitating a selective process of shaming during the build-up
towards military interventions. This process has led to an erosion
of internationally agreed norms of non-intervention, as enshrined
in the UN Charter.
Prominent media scholars have argued that the dissemination of
propaganda is an important function of the news media. Yet, despite
public controversies about 'fake news' and 'misinformation', there
has been very little discussion on techniques of propaganda.
Building on critical theory, most notably Herman and Chomsky's
Propaganda Model, Florian Zollmann's pioneering study brings
propaganda back to the forefront of the debate. On the basis of a
forensic examination of 1,911 newspaper articles, Zollmann
investigates US, UK and German media reporting of the military
operations in Kosovo, Iraq, Libya, Syria and Egypt. The book
demonstrates how 'humanitarian intervention' and 'R2P' are only
evoked in the news media if so called 'enemy' countries of Western
states are the perpetrators of human rights violations. Zollmann's
work evidences that the news media plays a crucial propaganda role
in facilitating a selective process of shaming during the build-up
towards military interventions. This process has led to an erosion
of internationally agreed norms of non-intervention, as enshrined
in the UN Charter.
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