CIAO DATE: 11/04

In Service of the Truth and the Common Good: The Impact of Media on Global Peace and Conflict

Frank Walton

The Aspen Institute

June 2004

In Service of the Truth and the Common Good: The Impact of Media on Global Peace and Conflict is the product of a meeting held in June 2003 among distinguished executives and journalists from American media, prominent religious leaders from the Catholic, Jewish and Islamic faiths, and leading scholars and analysts of international affairs. The author examines the complexities that are inherent in the practice of journalism, particularly as they relate to matters of war and peace. The report examines four topics: the news and the truth, journalism’s unwritten creed, news coverage of conflict, and concerns common to religious and media based organizations.

 

Table of Contents

Front Matter and Executive Summary (PDF, 8 pages, 276.4 KB)

Foreward by Charles M. Firestone (PDF, 2 pages, 165.1 KB)

In Service of the Truth and the Common Good: The Impact of Media on Global Peace and Conflict (PDF, 28 pages, 315.8 KB)

       Introduction

1. The News and the Truth

2. Journalism’s Creed, Humanity’s Values

3. News Coverage of Conflict

4. Common Concerns

Appendix

List of Conference Participants (PDF, 4 pages, 165.8 KB)

The Communications Media at the Service of Authentic Peace in Light of Pacem in Terris, Pope John Paul II (PDF, 4 pages, 247.3 KB)

Further Reading (PDF, 2 pages, 165.8 KB)

About the Author (PDF, 2 pages, 96.1 KB)

The Aspen Institute Communications and Society Program (PDF, 2 pages, 126.7 KB)