How to teach war and peace journalism: Professional challenges when encountering propaganda and fake news

Abstract

This article summarizes the authors´ experience from nearly 20 years of teaching war and peace journalism. The theoretical point of departure was Johan Galtung´s theory of peace journalism. Through the years, the framework of the course has been developed including wider historical and cultural perspectives, including post-colonial studies, gender perspectives and journalist safety. Since this has been a course with a large proportion of international students, the authors suggest that their participation has enriched the course as well as had an impact on practicing and teaching journalism in many countries