The Israeli-Palestinian conflict continues to dominate the news cycle. Over 27,000 people, mostly Palestinian civilians, have been killed during the war in Gaza, including dozens of journalists. Around the world, images of death, destruction, and violence in Gaza are unavoidable, and media coverage is often polarized. We spoke with two experts on peace journalism about the conflict, and how it has been covered in the media. Professor Steven Youngblood is the founding director of the Center for Global Peace Journalism at Park University, edits a magazine focused on peace journalism, and is currently a Fulbright Scholar in Moldova. Vanessa Bassil is the Founder and President of Media Association for Peace (MAP), an NGO in Lebanon that is one of the first organizations in the Middle East to focus on peace journalism. They share their thoughts on the relationship between media and peacebuilding, and how the media could act as a peacebuilding agent when covering the war in Gaza.
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