Conflict Sensitive Journalism: Online training for Azerbaijani journalists
Council of Europe Baku Office News Baku, Azerbaijan 1 June 2021 Diminuer la taille du texte Augmenter la taille du texte Imprimer la page
On 29-30 May 2021, a training workshop on
Conflict Sensitive Journalism was organised for a group of 20 Azerbaijani journalists representing various online and offline media outlets. The training workshop was delivered by an international expert together with a national expert. In the two-day workshop, the attributes of conflict-sensitive journalism were mapped out, and the participants examined how these interweave with the characteristics of conflicts, their transformation processes, and concepts of peace.
How close should we get? Media and conflict
DW Akademie’s new publication collects stories from around the world exploring various roles media play with regard to conflict.
Empathetically, objectively, or aggressively: Media depict conflict in different ways. But their role is always an important one. Be it journalists, bloggers, YouTubers or citizen journalists - through their reports or posts, they all can either exacerbate conflict or contribute to more mutual understanding.
Those working in media face plenty of challenges when it comes to handling issues around conflict more sensitively. In some countries, these difficulties could include forced or unsolicited loyalty, a lack of information, or physical and psychological threats. In others, challenges could arise from prejudice fostered by excessive homogeneity in newsrooms, or a lack of consciousness for the limits of certain views.