Avoid treating conflict as if it is only going on in the place and at the time that violence is occurring. Again, we can argue that this is the standard practice for mainstream media. Focus is only given to a conflict-ridden area when violence occurs. Thus, despite the fact that war is and has been ongoing for several decades in Mindanao, we only see/hear/read about Mindanao when violence erupts or yet another peace talk is attempted. Peace journalism stresses the importance of also looking at the invisible effects of conflict and violence. Trauma and damage to the a certain cultures are relevant issues for Peace Journalism. Peace Journalism does not only focus when violence occurs. It recognizes that conflict does not necessarily equal violence. It seeks to understand the source of conflict as a way to avoid …show more content…
What is also apparent in these examples is that Peace Journalism is about the choices made by media practitioners-what stories are to be reported and how they are to be reported. Lynch and McGoldrick provides a good description of the role of media practitioners in their definition of Peace Journalism, "Peace Journalism is when editors and reporters make choices-of what stories to report, and how to report them- which create opportunities for society at large to consider and to value non-violent responses to conflict" (in Webel & Galtung, 2007: 256