Peace Journalism is a type of journalism that focuses on the choices made by reporters and editors in relation to matters of war and peace. Making deliberate choices about what to report and how to do so is a large part of Peace Journalism, with the aim of creating an opportunity for society to fully value and consider responses to conflict that are non-violent.

1. JOURNALISM?
What Is Peace
Professor Jake Lynch
is a pioneer of peace journalism, whose work on
politics and world affairs is published regularly in
publications such as the Byline Times.

2. What Is Peace
Journalism?
Peace Journalism is
a type of journalism
that focuses on the
choices made by re-
porters and editors
in relation to matters
of war and peace.
M
aking deliberate choices
about what to report and
how to do so is a large part
of Peace Journalism, with
the aim of creating an opportunity for
society to fully value and consider re-
sponses to conflict that are non-violent.
Peace Journalism relies on conflict
analysis to give a fair, balanced and
accurate report of an event or conflict.
Offering a new road map, journalists
and editors are able to better under-
stand the consequences of their sto-
ries, strengthening their ability to re-
port and edit in a way that promotes
nonviolence and creativity.

3. The ultimate goal of Peace Journalism
is to improve the likelihood of bring-
ing peace to a conflict, which is done
through careful framing and wording in
the reporting of said conflict.
Whilst Peace Journalism give peace-
makers a voice, shining a light on
non-violent solutions and peace ini-
tiatives to make them a more viable
option, it does not act as a wholesale
advocate for peace – it simply includes
the idea of peace-making and non-vio-
lence in its reporting.
The ultimate
goal of Peace
Journalism is
to improve the
likelihood of
bringing peace to
a conflict, which
is done through
careful framing
and wording in
the reporting of
said conflict.

4. Professor Jake Lynch
For further information about Peace
Journalism, visit the blog of Professor
Jake Lynch.