Peace Journalism in the Digital Age: Exploring Opportunities, Impact, and Challenges

Annika Sehl; Muhammad Sultan Malik; Sonja Kretzschmar; Christoph Neuberger

doi:10.34669/WI.WJDS/3.3.5

Authors

Annika Sehl Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8949-569X
Muhammad Sultan Malik Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3109-7506
Sonja Kretzschmar University of the Bundeswehr Munich
Christoph Neuberger Weizenbaum Institute and Freie Universität Berlin

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.34669/WI.WJDS/3.3.5

Keywords:

Peace journalism, Digitalization, Digital media, Disinformation, Digital storytelling, Virtual training

Abstract

The advent of modern means of communication opens up a wide range of possibilities for individual users, organizations, and governments to connect. This paper argues that the concept of peace journalism can leverage the potential of digital developments to maintain relevance in current times. Five areas of peace journalism’s possible synchronization with media digitalization are deduced and elaborated from a pragmatic perspective to facilitate conceptual advancement: (1) digital distribution, (2) utility of the potential of two-way communication, (3) exploration of new forms of digital storytelling, (4) curation of various digital sources of conflict actors and fact-checking, and (5) incorporation of virtual training and digital skills into journalism curricula. By addressing these aspects of media digitalization, peace journalism outlets can receive acclaim within modern journalistic circles while also attracting wider audience support.

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