ABSTRACT

Since peace negotiations between the Colombian government and Farc guerrillas began in 2012, it is generally accepted in the country that journalism has a responsibility to nurture peace and that the media can positively influence reconciliation. But a recent analysis of domestic news concluded the voices of victims were distinctly absent and that the majority of coverage involved official sources. This paper argues that a journalism intended to promote reconciliation must speak to those who have direct experience of conflict and suffering. We argue that a deeper understanding of trauma may strengthen resilience and contribute to peacebuilding. Drawing on the authors’ research working with young people embroiled in Colombia’s conflict, the paper explores an alternative, innovative approach to the retelling of the stories of others and to post-conflictreporting. At a societal level, the project aimed to contribute to the process of reconciliation, using an autobiographical approach to capture and re-construct participants’ experiences of the conflict and to highlight challenges of re-integration. It presented their hopes for reconciliation through creation of an animated documentary. At a journalistic level, the project explored the efficacy of combining traditional methods of storytelling with animation to offer anonymity to vulnerable contributors of testimony.

摘要

自哥伦比亚政府与 Farc 游击队于 2012 年开始和平谈判以来，该国普遍认为新闻业有责任促进和平，媒体可以积极影响和解。但最近对国内新闻的分析得出的结论是，受害者的声音明显不存在，而且大部分报道都涉及官方消息来源。本文认为，旨在促进和解的新闻必须与那些直接经历过冲突和苦难的人交谈。我们认为，更深入地了解创伤可能会增强复原力并有助于建设和平。根据作者对卷入哥伦比亚冲突的年轻人的研究，该论文探讨了另一种选择，重述他人故事和冲突后报告的创新方法。在社会层面，该项目旨在促进和解进程，使用自传式方法来捕捉和重建参与者的冲突经历，并强调重新融入社会的挑战。它通过制作一部动画纪录片表达了他们对和解的希望。在新闻层面，该项目探索了将传统的讲故事方法与动画相结合的功效，为脆弱的证词贡献者提供匿名。它通过制作一部动画纪录片表达了他们对和解的希望。在新闻层面，该项目探索了将传统的讲故事方法与动画相结合的功效，为脆弱的证词贡献者提供匿名。它通过制作一部动画纪录片表达了他们对和解的希望。在新闻层面，该项目探索了将传统的讲故事方法与动画相结合的功效，为脆弱的证词贡献者提供匿名。