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Diversity, Transition & Community-building: Peace Journalism in Guatemala

Diversity, Transition & Community-building: Peace Journalism in Guatemala. 2011 Postgraduate Student Conference Lioba Suchenwirth lsuchenwirth@lincoln.ac.uk . Overview: Peace Journalism in Guatemala Diversity – Transition - Community. Guatemala: Country Data Civil war 1960-1996

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Diversity, Transition & Community-building: Peace Journalism in Guatemala

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  1. Diversity, Transition & Community-building: Peace Journalism in Guatemala 2011 Postgraduate Student Conference LiobaSuchenwirth lsuchenwirth@lincoln.ac.uk

  2. Overview: Peace Journalism in Guatemala Diversity – Transition - Community • Guatemala: Country Data • Civil war 1960-1996 • PJ and community-building • Case Studies: Community radio stations in Guatemala Peace Journalism In Guatemala

  3. Guatemala: Map Peace Journalism In Guatemala

  4. Civil war : 1960 - 1996 • 1954: Coup d’etat (backed by CIA) • 1960 -1996: Civil war: 200 000 people dead and 40 000 “disappeared”, 95 per cent crimes committed by the army, 3 per cent by guerrilla and 83 per cent of the victims were Maya • 1996: Peace Accords Lioba Suchenwirth

  5. Human Rights in Guatemala today • Multi-ethnic, multi-lingual: Majority indigenous Mayans • Economic, cultural inequality & racism persist • Poverty rates: 51 per cent • Illiteracy rates: 26 per cent • More murders today than during the height of the civil war : 17 each day LiobaSuchenwirth

  6. Mainstream Media • Concentrated Media Ownership • “Monopoly of gate-keeping” • Focus on ladino males • Focus on violence, negative images and trivia Peace and Conflict Reporting

  7. Peace Journalism Theory • Critique of mainstream coverage: Promoting war propaganda and marginalisation of anti-war voices • Focus on journalistic responsibility - Media to promote conflict resolution, peace & dialogue rather than war • Move away from elitist view of professional journalism: Change from passive consumer to active producer Diversity, Transition & Community LiobaSuchenwirth

  8. Journalism and community-building • Focus on local media and peace-building • Cultural codes and community building • Development Journalism: Citizens “taking their destiny into their hands”, fostering empowerment and conscientization, giving voice to the voiceless Peace and Conflict Reporting LiobaSuchenwirth

  9. Community Radio • More than 800 self-declared community stations • Most stations are illegal • Content differs widely: Local news, commercial pirate radio, religious stations, but also: Human Rights, Peace, Indigenous Identity and Development

  10. Case Studies: Mujb’ab’lyol & Radio Atitlan

  11. References: • Blondel, Yvla Isabelle (2004): ‘International media get the most attention, but don’t ignore local media in defusing conflict’, Media Conflict Prevention and Reconstruction, Paris: UNESCO. pp.27-31 • Carey, James W. (1989): Communication as Culture: Essays on Media and Society, London: Routledge. • Galtung, Johan (2002): ‘Peace Journalism: A Challenge’, in Wilhelm Kempf and HeikkiLuostarinen (eds) Journalism and the New World Order: Studying War and the Media,Göteborg: Nordicom: pp. 259- 272 • Lynch, Jake and McGoldrick, Annabel (2005): Peace Journalism, London: Hawthorn Press. • Keeble, Richard Lance (2010): ‘Peace journalism as a political practice: A new, radical look at the theory’, in Richard Lance Keeble, John Tulloch and FlorianZollmann (eds), Peace Journalism, War and Conflict Resolution, New York: Peter Lang, pp. 49-67. • Rodriguez, Clemencia, (200)0: ‘Civil Society and Citizens’ Media: Peace Architects for the New Millennium, Karin Wilkins (ed.), Redeveloping communication for social change: Theory, practice, power, Boulder: Rowman and Littlefield, pp. 147-160 Peace Journalism

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