Abstract
In conflicts between nations or ethnic groups, journalists can play a major role in bridging between the sides, in particular by interacting sources from the other side of the conflict. The relationship with these sources can shape the context in which journalists see and present the conflict to their audiences. This article investigates the practice of interactions between journalists across conflict lines. In-depth interviews were conducted with 58 journalists who cover the Israeli-Palestinian and the Kosovo-Serbia conflicts. Findings reveal a complex relationship, in which interests and friendships are confused and national and professional identities blurred. We show how journalists use these interactions to manage restrictions, overcome censorships, obtain new information, send messages to people on the other side, and understand the conflict more comprehensively. We suggest that the forms of these interactions may vary from conflict to conflict depending on characteristics of the conflicts such as restrictions on movement and government control of the media.
| Dokumententyp: | Zeitschriftenartikel |
|---|---|
| Fakultät: | Sozialwissenschaften > Kommunikationswissenschaft |
| Themengebiete: | 000 Informatik, Informationswissenschaft, allgemeine Werke > 070 Publizistische Medien, Journalismus, Verlagswesen |
| ISSN: | 1461-670X |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Dokumenten ID: | 82133 |
| Datum der Veröffentlichung auf Open Access LMU: | 15. Dez. 2021, 15:00 |
| Letzte Änderungen: | 15. Dez. 2021, 15:00 |
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