Peace Journalism in East Africa: A Manual for Media Practitioners [Hardcover]

This concise edited collection explores the practice of peace journalism in East Africa, focusing specifically on the unique political and economic contexts of Uganda and Kenya.

The book offers a refreshing path towards transformative journalism in East Africa through imbibing pan-African institutional methodological approaches and the African philosophies of Utu (humanity), Umoja (unity) and Harambee (collective responsibility) as news values. Contributions from key academics demonstrate how media practices that are supportive of peace can prevent the escalation of conflict and promote its nonviolent resolution. The chapters cumulatively represent a rich repertoire of experiences and cases that skillfully tell the story of the connections between media and peacebuilding in East Africa, while also avoiding romanticizing peace journalism as an end to itself or using it as an excuse for censorship.

This cutting-edge research book is a valuable resource for academics in journalism, media studies, communication, peace and conflict studies, and sociology.

Introduction Fredrick Ogenga Chapter One The Peace Journalism Approach Steven Youngblood Chapter Two Peace Journalism in the LRA Conflict Gloria Laker Chapter Three Thinking about Community Radio and Beyond for Conflict Management in The North Rift: A Concept Paper Fredrick Ogenga Chapter Four Hybrid Peace Journalism: Institutional Philosophical Approaches to Peace and Security in Africa Fredrick Ogenga Chapter Five Re-Situating Local Mass Media: A Tool for Peacebuilding among the Abakuria in Kenya John Oluoch Chapter Six Media and Peace in Kenya: Do Journalists Need Different Skills? Victor Bwire Chapter Seven Toward a Peace and Human Rights ApplS1