Conflict Sensitive Communication
and Peace Journalism
By BenCy G. Ellorin
Training on Engendered Conflict-Sensitive Multi-media Reportage: Sept. 19-23, 2010
MASSPECC Hostel and Training Center
Mindanao Women Writers and GTZ
Self Recognition
• Write your name on the name cards and stick it in your shirts
(that will be your IDs/ no press cards IDs)
• On the papers provided:
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Draw a picture of you in the center of the paper and write down a short
explanation below.
↳ Put a title on top: “The Best of Me”
↳ Write down your name behind the paper.
↳ Take a glance at your experiences in dealing with problems and write
down four positive traits that build your personality.
• Repeat the process in another sheet of paper
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↳ Put a title on top: “Need to be Repaired”
↳ Take a glance at your experiences again and write down four traits that need to be repaired.
Training on Engendered Conflict-Sensitive Multi-media Reportage: Sept. 19-23, 2010
MASSPECC Hostel and Training Center
Mindanao Women Writers and GTZ
Self Recognition
• Common Reactions in facing conflict:
> Common Reactions in Facing Conflicts
> Act aggressively
> Try to manage or solve
> Run away or stand still
Training on Engendered Conflict-Sensitive Multi-media Reportage: Sept. 19-23, 2010
MASSPECC Hostel and Training Center
Mindanao Women Writers and GTZ
Stages of Change
• Five stages of change in individual and group;
• 1. Aware of individual or group problems with
no intention to
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• 2. Start to think seriously to change;
• 3. State a commitment of change;
• 4. Seek some alternatives of change;
• 5. Choose and maintain a new behavior
Training on Engendered Conflict-Sensitive Multi-media Reportage: Sept. 19-23, 2010
MASSPECC Hostel and Training Center
Mindanao Women Writers and GTZ
Informed Consent
• Objectives of the training
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Training on Engendered Conflict-Sensitive Multi-media Reportage: Sept. 19-23, 2010
MASSPECC Hostel and Training Center
Mindanao Women Writers and GTZ
Expectations and worries
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Training on Engendered Conflict-Sensitive Multi-media Reportage: Sept. 19-23, 2010
MASSPECC Hostel and Training Center
Mindanao Women Writers and GTZ
Structural Experience
Experiencing
Implementing
Explaining
Summarizing
Analyzing
Training on Engendered Conflict-Sensitive Multi-media Reportage: Sept. 19-23, 2010
MASSPECC Hostel and Training Center
Mindanao Women Writers and GTZ
Assumptions,Types of Conflict
• DIFFERENCES - natural condition which forms
basic human nature.
• DISPUTE - occurs when two (or
more) individuals or groups are in competition to
stake claim/entitlement to the same
property, resources or position.
• CONFLICT - is a situation where and individual
or group(s) display practices to abolish a person or
group(s) entitlement to a disputed property or
position.
Training on Engendered Conflict-Sensitive Multi-media Reportage: Sept. 19-23, 2010
MASSPECC Hostel and Training Center
Mindanao Women Writers and GTZ
What is Peace
• Peace, is the condition of optimal respect for
man and humanity, where the social,
economic, political, security, and defense
system is working effectively resulting in
justice for all.
• In actual conflict situation PEACE may be the
cessation of violence/ hostilities
Training on Engendered Conflict-Sensitive Multi-media Reportage: Sept. 19-23, 2010
MASSPECC Hostel and Training Center
Mindanao Women Writers and GTZ
What is Justice
• The values and principles which govern the
relationship and interaction between individuals
in a community. It is dynamic in nature and are
modified from time to time.
• We can identify several new values concerning
justice, gender, ecology, democracy, tolerance,
forgiveness and Human Rights. These values can
stemfrom revisiting religious values, or from
cultural values, or even from development in
• the political and judicial system.
Training on Engendered Conflict-Sensitive Multi-media Reportage: Sept. 19-23, 2010
MASSPECC Hostel and Training Center
Mindanao Women Writers and GTZ
Justice and Human Rights
• Human Rights are the fundamental rights
which must be respected by everyone. From
• the historical conception of Human Rights, it is
clear that the concept is developed due
• to cruel, devastating and discriminatory
events in human history towards humanity.
Training on Engendered Conflict-Sensitive Multi-media Reportage: Sept. 19-23, 2010
MASSPECC Hostel and Training Center
Mindanao Women Writers and GTZ
Law Enforcement
• The judicial system holds a strategic position
in the modern nation. Law governs the
relationship between individuals and the
individual itself, further it is the solution to
disputes between conflicting groups. Fair and
definite law enforcement is a fundamental
pillar to conflict resolution and prevention.
Training on Engendered Conflict-Sensitive Multi-media Reportage: Sept. 19-23, 2010
MASSPECC Hostel and Training Center
Mindanao Women Writers and GTZ
Assumptions,Types of Conflict
• DIFFERENCES - natural condition which forms
basic human nature.
• DISPUTE - occurs when two (or
more) individuals or groups are in competition to
stake claim/entitlement to the same
property, resources or position.
• CONFLICT - is a situation where and individual
or group(s) display practices to abolish a person or
group(s) entitlement to a disputed property or
position.
Training on Engendered Conflict-Sensitive Multi-media Reportage: Sept. 19-23, 2010
MASSPECC Hostel and Training Center
Mindanao Women Writers and GTZ
Sources of Conflict
• STRUTURAL CONFLICT discrepancy to access
and control of natural resource, unfair policies,
exessive power in decision making, etc.
• SOCIO-PSYCHOLOGICAL CONFLICT Stereotype,
prejudice, stigma.
• CONFLICT OF INTEREST one group or more sacrifice
another group(s) in order to serve its best interest..
• CONFLICTING VALUES Different value systems among
groups.
• DATA CONFLICT Information gap, Miscommunication,
and misinterpretation
Training on Engendered Conflict-Sensitive Multi-media Reportage: Sept. 19-23, 2010
MASSPECC Hostel and Training Center
Mindanao Women Writers and GTZ
Types of Conflict
• Zero
• Latent
• Emerging
• Manifest
Training on Engendered Conflict-Sensitive Multi-media Reportage: Sept. 19-23, 2010
MASSPECC Hostel and Training Center
Mindanao Women Writers and GTZ
Conflict Chronology
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Dispute
Tension
Crisis Violence
Mass Violence
Abatement
Settlement
Training on Engendered Conflict-Sensitive Multi-media Reportage: Sept. 19-23, 2010
MASSPECC Hostel and Training Center
Mindanao Women Writers and GTZ
Conflict Resolution Cycle
Conflict
Prevention
Peace
building
Conflict
Peace
Keeping
Peacemaking
Training on Engendered Conflict-Sensitive Multi-media Reportage: Sept. 19-23, 2010
MASSPECC Hostel and Training Center
Mindanao Women Writers and GTZ
CONFLICT EQUATION
PLAYERS
POLITICAL OBJECTIVE
PROPAGANDA
CAPACITY TO INFLICT
VIOLENCE
PLAYERS
MEDIA
PLAYER or NOT?
PREVENTION
POLITICAL OBJECTIVE
PROPAGANDA
CAPACITY TO INFLICT
VIOLENCE
ESCALATION
DE-ESCALATION
VICTIM
FACILITATOR
Training on Engendered Conflict-Sensitive Multi-media Reportage: Sept. 19-23, 2010
MASSPECC Hostel and Training Center
Mindanao Women Writers and GTZ
COMMUNICATION
• PREVENTION – Assertion of Rights
Training on Engendered Conflict-Sensitive Multi-media Reportage: Sept. 19-23, 2010
MASSPECC Hostel and Training Center
Mindanao Women Writers and GTZ