Mission Statement

As a new peace process brings in fresh hopes for an end to a long suffering, the need for a fresh approach to media reporting also becomes important to foster ethnic harmony. 

Whether there will be a federal system, a unitary system or even two separation nations, Sinhalese and Tamils, contrary to harped images of 'ancient hatreds', have lived together and will live together for centuries to come. 

This journal, Shanthi (Peace), will look at the conflict from a peace journalism perspective

What is Peace Journalism?

The Links section to the left will take you to detailed explanation of what peace journalism is and how it could be practiced.

In summary, peace journalism is opposed to what is seen as war journalism, which essentially sees a conflict through the lens of  Us vs. Them perspective. Nor would it assume that 'terrorism is caused by terrorists'.

Instead, peace journalism 'consciously adopts an agenda for peace believing it to be the only genuine alternative to an -- unacknowledged or otherwise -- agenda for war'. ( Johan Galtung in The Peace Journalism Option).

A peace journalist humanises all sides of the conflict and is prepared to document both deceit and suffering as well as peace initiatives from all parties. Peace journalism also considers that there are more than two parties to a conflict.