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Media and peace Building in the Era of Globalisation
By: Hyat Ahmed Abdelamalik Mohamed:
MPhil Student at Swansea University, Department of Politics and Culture Studies, Media and Communications; December
2012: in ICD conference Berlin
This paper draws on research into the reporting of war in
Darfur in three media systems. It examines the extent to which globalisation has enhanced the capacity of journalism and the media to build peace and harmony in the modern world.
Globalisation is changing the nature of journalism furthering the development of new forms of journalism such as ‚citizen journalism‛. The media’s efforts of peace and harmony can also be seen to benefit from globalisation and new media technology. The potential to ‚lower the threshold of entry to the global debate for traditionally unheard or marginalized voices, particularly by ‚others‛ and to transcend geo-political barriers created by national media system, therefore boosting the efforts of pertinent to the efforts of peace journalism and peace building.
Introduction:
The mass media have extended their reach in what is termed era of globalisation, marked by the end of the cold war and collapse of the Soviet Empire. This era of globalisation possesses unique features differentiating it from the former era of internationalism or imperialism which, had shaped the world, Geddens and Person (1998, p.64) define globalisation as
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‚the sine qua none of modernity, the intensification of worldwide social relations which, be events occurring many miles away and vice versa‛ others definitions offer different perspective, whether
economic. Trade, Cultural, political, social or communication for this paper the role of globalisation in linking the relations and nations of the world is crucial and this has been facilitated by communication. Globalisation in this sense is ‚the process of world shrinkage, of the distances getting shorter, things moving closer. It pertains
By: Hyat Ahmed Abdelamalik Mohamed:
MPhil Student at Swansea University, Department of Politics and Culture Studies, Media and Communications; December
2012: in ICD conference Berlin
This paper draws on research into the reporting of war in
Darfur in three media systems. It examines the extent to which globalisation has enhanced the capacity of journalism and the media to build peace and harmony in the modern world.
Globalisation is changing the nature of journalism furthering the development of new forms of journalism such as ‚citizen journalism‛. The media’s efforts of peace and harmony can also be seen to benefit from globalisation and new media technology. The potential to ‚lower the threshold of entry to the global debate for traditionally unheard or marginalized voices, particularly by ‚others‛ and to transcend geo-political barriers created by national media system, therefore boosting the efforts of pertinent to the efforts of peace journalism and peace building.
Introduction:
The mass media have extended their reach in what is termed era of globalisation, marked by the end of the cold war and collapse of the Soviet Empire. This era of globalisation possesses unique features differentiating it from the former era of internationalism or imperialism which, had shaped the world, Geddens and Person (1998, p.64) define globalisation as
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‚the sine qua none of modernity, the intensification of worldwide social relations which, be events occurring many miles away and vice versa‛ others definitions offer different perspective, whether
economic. Trade, Cultural, political, social or communication for this paper the role of globalisation in linking the relations and nations of the world is crucial and this has been facilitated by communication. Globalisation in this sense is ‚the process of world shrinkage, of the distances getting shorter, things moving closer. It pertains
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