journalism

Audio: Portraying Peace in the Media – Peace Superheroes and Peace is Sexy

Peace is Fun / By Marianne / audio, cartoons, charlie hebdo, communications, digital games, entertainment, framing, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, interview, journalism, mass media, media, peace journalism, podcast, superheroes, video games

Often it seems that all we see in the media are violence, conflict and competition, whether it’s in the news, in entertainment or even in sports reporting. And this can have a significant impact on how we feel, how we see the world and how we deal with conflict. Notably we’ve recently seen in the …

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Respect and Love Your Neighbors!

Peace is Possible / By Marianne / journalism, kyrgyz, Kyrgyzstan, media, nationalist, neighbors, osh, uzbek

Guest contributor Ainura Zhigitekova writes about how a little neighborly compassion can go a long way in Kyrgyzstan… and elsewhere. Osh is the second largest city in the south of Kyrgyzstan. Kyrgyz and Uzbek nationalities are major ethnic demographics in this region. They have been living together for over 3000 years. People, neighbors or friends used …

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