In 2022, the tech sector laid off 100,000 tech workers and significantly downsized human rights and content moderation teams. This is likely to lead to an increase in harm from social media platforms, which have been blamed for increasing hate and social divisions through their algorithms that prioritize such emotive content for greater engagement While […]
Tia Savarese
Tia Savarese is a recent graduate of the George Washington University with a Bachelor of Arts in International Affairs with concentrations in Conflict Resolution and Security Policy and a minor in Spanish. She serves as the Commissioning Editor and Social Media Manager for Peace News Network while residing in Washington, DC. Before joining PNN, she interned for a communication firm, a think tank, and the federal government.
Threats Faced by local media outlets in Ukraine
The war in Ukraine shed light on the importance of supporting local media outlets. In the face of life and death situations, viewers sought to find more trustworthy news sources. Local Ukrainian media outlets attempted to provide such news while working in dangerous environments with no income, no internet, and damaged equipment. In the context […]
Bridging the gap between peacebuilders and environmentalists
Conflict, environmental threats and disasters, climate change, and food insecurity are often considered separate issues with separate solutions. These issues are, in actuality, all directly related and it is essential to remove the divisions between these fields to collaboratively create solutions. There is often a division between the environment, natural resource management, and climate, versus […]
How effective Green Energy projects can reduce conflict
Green energy is essential to limiting global warming and working toward a sustainable future. However, without improved consideration of conflict dynamics, the implementation of green energy programs risks ineffective results and opposition by local communities. 800 million people in the world do not have access to energy. Of that number, 85% are living in fragile […]
