Media Power, Social Responsibility...

Service Description

Facilitator: LANRE AROGUNDADE Course Title: Media Power, Social Responsibility & Conflict-Sensitive Reporting Imperative Course Objectives: • To enhance understanding of the media’s power and sensible management in conflict and fragile situations. • To promote ethical, conflict-sensitive and responsible reporting practices. • To equip participants with tools for reporting conflicts without inflaming tensions. Course Outline: 1. Media power and frameworks that seek to protect the power 2. Social Responsibility as product of framework & root of conflict sensitive reporting 3. Understanding conflict dynamics and early warning signals 4. The media’s role in escalation or de-escalation of conflict 5. Principles of conflict-sensitive and peace journalism 6. Language, framing and representation in conflict reporting 7. Ethical dilemmas, safety and responsibility of journalists 8. Case studies from Nigeria and global contexts