Socio-cultural contexts and peace journalism: A case
for meso-level comparative sociological investigation of
journalistic cultures
Mitra, SaumavaORCID: 0000-0002-8622-7091
(2018)
Socio-cultural contexts and peace journalism: A case
for meso-level comparative sociological investigation of
journalistic cultures.
Journalism, 19
(11).
pp. 1517-1533.
ISSN 1464-8849
The article argues that through explorations of differing identity formation among journalist groups according to socio-cultural contexts, Peace Journalism has to test the applicability and acceptability of its normative frameworks in different settings. The article identifies lessons Peace Journalism can include from other academic sub-fields to understand the professional life-worlds of journalists in post-conflict societies. The
study proffers a meso-level investigation framework of journalists’ awareness of and negotiation with the circulation of ‘flaks’, ‘frames’ and ‘myths’ through the ‘feedback loop(s)’ they work within and re-categorizes micro-level findings from a study conducted in Kenya with this meso-level framework as an illustration.
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Item Type:
Article (Published)
Refereed:
Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords:
Journalism; media sociology; peace and conflict studies; peace journalism; post-conflict societies;