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INTER-ETHNIC REPORTING IN KOSOVO AFTER THE CONFLICT

OBSTACLES AND IMPLICATIONS OF PEACE JOURNALISM

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Produktbeschreibung

This research focused on the issues related to journalism in post-conflict transitions with a particular case study - Kosovo, aims to shed some light in the implications of peace journalism' developments in Kosovo after the ethnic conflict. Mostly the commercial media in Kosovo is new, and based in a weak heritage regarding inter-ethnic reporting. During the period 1999 2008, international community aware of the power of media in a milieu characterized by deep ethnic divergences and tensions, endeavored to control, pressuring and moderating the media discourse concerning inter-ethnic issues. Nonetheless the media landscape in Kosovo remained unsustainable and problematic in regards to inter-ethnic reporting. This study is based on the field research that the author conducted in Kosovo during January-February 2008. The study covers theory of "peace journalism", history of media development in Kosovo, qualitative research (interviews), quantitative research (analysis of a daily newspaper in Kosovo). This research study aspires to present the specific obstacles that peace journalism' as a reporting genre is facing in Kosovo.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 128
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. August 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm x 150mm x 8mm
• Gewicht: 188g
• ISBN-13: 9783838388908
• ISBN-10: 3838388909
• Artikelnr.: 31304387

Autorenporträt

Graduated in Journalism in 2004, he worked as a reporter for several years. In 2006 obtained his MA Degree in Human Rights and Democracy - University of Sarajevo and University of Bologna. In 2008 completed his second MA in Global Journalism - University College of Oslo and University of Orebro. Currently engaged in the civil society in Albania.