Measuring journalistic peace/war performance: An exploratory study of crisis reporters’ attitudes and perceptions

Abstract

Based on Galtung’s concept of peace/war journalism, this exploratory work attempts to advance an empirical method to develop a survey instrument for a reliable and valid assessment of journalists’ attitudes toward peace/war performance. The authors propose a measurement index of conflict reporting which combines several practices linked to peace/war journalism. The usefulness of the approach is then demonstrated by quantitative and qualitative evidence from a pilot study based on a survey of worldwide members of The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. Benefits of the approach and implications for future peace/war survey research are discussed.

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Crisis reporting exploratory study international reporting journalistic perceptions media performance peace journalism survey research war journalism

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