Measuring journalistic peace/war performance: An exploratory study of crisis reporters' attitudes and perceptions. (April 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Neumann, Rico; Fahmy, Shahira
• Is Part Of: International communication gazette. Volume 78:Number 3(2016)
• Page Start: 223
• Page End: 246
• Publication Date: 2016-04
• Subjects: Crisis reporting -- exploratory study -- international reporting -- journalistic perceptions -- media performance -- peace journalism -- survey research -- war journalism; Journalism -- Periodicals; Mass media -- Periodicals; 384
• DOI: 10.1177/1748048516630715
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1748-0485

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.