"How can the drama of working for peace, the struggle to see the violence and the festering conflict as the problem, and from there arrive at conflict transformation, be reported in such a way that it becomes exciting news?"
  -   Johan Galtung

"The journalistic process makes a third party out of journalists, long before they have even considered reporting participants" views on how to resolve the issues"
  -   Jannie Botes

"Objectivity is therefore both necessary and impossible. It is a "vital illusion" - and perhaps even a tragic one"
  -   Rob Manoff

"For media intervention to be successful, local partnerships are crucial. Significant thought has to be given to encouraging communication amoungst people in conflicts using the media as a catalyst for discussion among peer groups"
  -   Loretta Hieber

"The effectiveness of media in driving government policy may be over-estimated, but it should not be ignored. The media may not influence long-term policy, but it can affect the application of that policy"
  -   Timothy Weaver

"The paradigm shift suggested here entails re-visiting media stereotypes and assumptions about our traditional roles. It also suggests that, as journalists, we are ultimately accountable to our sources - the media subjects and consumers - within the context of universally accepted human rights and social democratic values"
  -   Hannes Siebert
 

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