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Title: Can the Media Be Conflict Sensitive? An Analysis of Kenya and South Africa
Contributor(s): Ahere, John Rabuogi  (author)orcid 
Publication Date: 2019-07-30
Open Access: Yes
DOI: 10.4236/oalib.1105569
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/27475
Abstract: The media shapes conflicts, especially in how the conflicts are perceived and understood. In Kenya and South Africa, beset by ongoing structural conflict, the media has played crucial roles in the shaping of narratives about the actors and the drivers of conflict. This article explores the nexus between the nature and operations of media outlets and the escalation or de-escalation of political violence. This article contends that, based on the way that they are regulated, owned and editorially structured, the media in Kenya and South Africa have contributed to the escalation of political violence. Nonetheless, there are useful cases where the media have contributed to de-escalation of political violence. The tackling of political violence in both countries can be more effective if the media are embedded in holistic conflict transformation strategies implemented by government and non-governmental actors, and if media outlets understand and implement the principles and practice of peace journalism.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Source of Publication: OAlib, v.6, p. 1-21
Publisher: Open Access Library Inc
Place of Publication: United States of America
ISSN: 2333-9721
2333-9705
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: 200104 Media Studies
160699 Political Science not elsewhere classified
160899 Sociology not elsewhere classified
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: 470107 Media studies
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: 940299 Government and Politics not elsewhere classified
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: 230299 Government and politics not elsewhere classified
Peer Reviewed: Yes
HERDC Category Description: C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal
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School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

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