[Commlist] New book: Reporting Conflict and Peace in Cyprus: Journalism Matters

BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT:

Sanem Şahin is pleased to announce the publication of her new book, 
‘Reporting Conflict and Peace in Cyprus: Journalism Matters’ (Palgrave 
MacMillan, 2022).

LINK

https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-95010-1 
<https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-95010-1>

DESCRIPTION

The book studies journalism in Cyprus to understand how journalists 
negotiate their roles and responsibilities in conflict-affected 
societies. In Cyprus, journalism has navigated through the pressures and 
challenges of intercommunal and political tensions. The book outlines a 
historical context of the conflict, also known as the Cyprus problem and 
discusses the news media's involvement in it. However, the primary 
concern is journalists' perceptions of their professional roles and 
external forces affecting their work. It examines the impact of 
political, economic and organisational influences, media ownership and 
technological developments on their work through interviews conducted 
with journalists. It studies professional and ethical challenges 
journalists experience, especially when reporting intercommunal 
relations. Finally, it explores the impact of digital media on 
journalism and the public debate on the Cyprus problem.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 1. Understanding Journalism
 2. News Media and the Conflict in Cyprus
 3. Journalistic Roles in Cyprus
 4. The Peace Process and Journalism in Cyprus
 5. Digital Journalism in Cyprus

Sanem Şahin is a Senior Lecturer in the School of English and Journalism 
at the University of Lincoln, UK. Her research interests include peace 
and conflict reporting, journalistic roles, national identity and 
marginalised communities.

“This is a massively researched, theoretically rich, historically rooted 
study of the multiple ways in which the media have handled the still 
on-going nationalistic rivalries and peace process in Cyprus. But in 
stressing the ethical responsibilities of both professional and 
non-professional journalists, Sanem Şahin shows how the media can be 
utilised to transcend the stereotyping of ‘us’ versus ‘them’ dichotomies 
and promote, instead, understanding and reconciliation between the Greek 
and Turkish communities. While the focus throughout is on Cyprus, the 
findings of this are of global significance.” (Richard Lance Keeble, 
Professor of Journalism, University of Lincoln, UK)

“Reporting Conflict and Peace in Cyprus: Journalism Matters is precious 
because it shows how conflict intensifies the many tensions that 
journalism has to face, with its entanglement between ideology and the 
temptations to give in to othering, and with the contradictions between 
a commitment to truth and the loyalty to the community (and the state), 
all within an incessant flux of economic and political pressures that 
are still met with courageous resistance. The book is at its strongest 
not only when it convincingly demonstrates that there is not one 
journalism, but also when it shows the damage that war does to entire 
societies and their journalisms. Still, the book never gives in to 
hopelessness, but stubbornly persists in offering future perspectives 
for Cypriot journalisms.” (Nico Carpentier, Extraordinary Professor, 
Charles University, Prague)


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