Preventive journalism

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Preventive journalism is a journalistic discipline aimed at analyzing the causes of crises and conflicts from an integrated approach. It follows the development of such events from their origins to their violent outburst and their later consequences.

Preventive journalism also aims to give greater media coverage to those who are perceived as proposing solutions to a crisis. This focus is a de facto critique of conventional journalism, which preventive journalism supporters consider to be too focussed on uncontextualized news and showing bias towards belligerent actors.

The origin of the name is possibly in a 1996 Kofi Annan speech 1 where he stressed the need for such a kind of journalism without further detailing its characteristics.

Peace Journalism follows similar tenets as preventive journalism, though preventive journalism extends its action range to social, economic, institutional, human rights, and environmental concerns.