This article takes off from the findings of the author’s postgraduate study on the best practices of peace journalism (PJ) as reflected in the reportage of Inquirer.net and MindaNews.com of the Bangsamoro peace process in the Philippines. The author confirmed through content and discourse analysis that the conflict between the government and Muslim rebels in Mindanao is still often reported in a manner that is biased against the Muslims, especially when it escalates to violence. Articles that scored high on PJ indicators were written by senior journalists who are proponents of PJ. Younger reporters wrote none of such articles. This implies that knowledge and application of PJ can help reduce, if not remove, bias in reporting conflicts. This article argues that PJ training should go beyond media practitioners and encompass journalism and communication students in university programmes.
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