The Potential of Media: Dialogue, Mutual Understanding and Reconciliation
Published By: UNESCO on eSS | Published Date: April, 28 , 2009The media has a demonstrated ability in fostering mutual understanding by communicating across divides, thus bringing competing narratives together into a shared story. This ambivalence presents an opportunity to build media that increases interaction and highlights interdependences. To realize this potential, what is needed at the most basic level is an open space where ideas can flourish and be debated democratically. Concept Note for International Conference on The Potential of Media: Dialogue, Mutual Understanding and Reconciliation. 2-3 May 2009, Doha, Qatar. World Press Freedom Day.
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