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Media, Gender and Peace Initiatives in Northeast India: An Analysis
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Abstract Northeast part of India has always been in the news and public discourse for
ongoing conflicts and violent events occurring from time to time. In such a context,
the role media plays for resolution of such conflicts and restoration of peace
cannot be ignored. Years-long, this part of the country ... view more
Northeast part of India has always been in the news and public discourse for
ongoing conflicts and violent events occurring from time to time. In such a context,
the role media plays for resolution of such conflicts and restoration of peace
cannot be ignored. Years-long, this part of the country has been suffering due to
conflicts of various sorts and this has led to the loss of human lives and property
of unaccountable proportion. Moreover, there are instances of such conflicts later
resulting in civil wars and larger humanitarian crisis with people of one community
perpetrating violence on the other. In such situations, women who are considered
to be the most vulnerable among all have suffered the most. In this backdrop, the
paper is a content analysis of six newspapers published from three selected
states from the northeastern part of India. It looks at the way media, more
specifically the print reacts to conflict situations and peace processes in northeast
India. Apart from that, the paper also reflects upon the perception of the journalists
towards the role print media is playing in conflict situations in Northeast India.... view less
Classification
Media Contents, Content Analysis
Free Keywords
Conflict reporting; dialogue; peace; media coverage; Northeast India
Document language
English
Publication Year
2019
Page/Pages
p. 223-343
Journal
Media Watch, 10 (2019) 2
ISSN
0976-0911
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0