YOUTH ENGAGEMENT IN NEGOTIATING THE TERMS OF PEACE: THE MEDIA AS A CATALYST
YOUTH ENGAGEMENT IN NEGOTIATING THE TERMS OF PEACE: THE MEDIA AS A CATALYST Oluwaseyi Ige An article in commemoration of United Nation's International Youth Day 2017. Contributed as part of efforts by InventYouthAfrica to mark the day. As a basic definition, the media are the several mediums or channels used in an organised fashion to communicate to individuals and groups. The most commonly recognized forms of media are print, audio, video and new information technologies (new media), which can be divided between ‘mainstream’ and ‘alternative’ outlets dependent on their structure, focus and content. Media, particularly new media, has no doubt transformed the way in which youth engage with their environment, government and community leaders to promote peace and reconciliation. Reliable, accurate and objective media, whether it be mainstream, alternative or traditional/nonconventional, can both prevent and resolve conflict through the automatic functions of ...