What is CSJ in Peace?

 

My Point of View 

Jun Enriquez

 First and foremost, my thanks and appreciation to the Publisher, Mel Velez of the prestigious local paper, BUKIDNON DISPATCH, published for the month of July 2022, for giving me the opportunity to express my views and opinions in dealing with Conflict Sensitive Journalism (CSJ).

 This is my maiden issue at the BUKIDNON DISPATCH Tabloid by Publisher Mel Velez, to discuss about the concept of Conflict Sensitive Journalism (CSJ) of helping of preventing conflict and countering fake news through writing correct news articles, reports based on facts and truth. CSJ was conceptualized on many obstacles in peace emerging world conflicts. Peace is not only the absence of war but peace begins in everyone self. CSJ reporting is based on facts and truth of the actual situation through the conduct of investigating using the basics in journalism on any incidents or events happened to formulate the correct context of the story.

 In addition, it will be analytical using the problem or conflict analysis tools based on the information gathered to arrive results the impact of whys’. In such manner, during the process of the analysis, it will redounds to the identification of the problem, establish the root causes of the problem and what will be the impact recognizing who will be affected socially, economically, and other concerns and how it will affect peace.

 At this point, the next step is to identify who are the players of conflict to better know their positions of the problem that might be ally or conflicting roles and responsibilities as an institutions or individuals, leading to the process of solving the problem to arrive on a compromise solution.

 However, there is a need to recognize the conclusive positions from the conflict players to arrive common interest and needs especially to the sector affected by the problem. Given to have correct problem analysis will arrive correct solution results to the reduction if not avoided the tensions of conflict. The transformation of conflict into peace will have a better peaceful community and avoidance of negative peace by achieving positive peace through community peace dialogues. Negative peace is considered to be temporary with the presence of security forces to prevent conflict, while the positive peace is the absence of conflict and violence to have a better place to live on. 

CSJ+R fellows during CSJ workshop

 Congratulations to the CSJ reporters in Mindanao for having a successful workshop assessments of the training on Championing Holistic on Media Practice (CHAMP), held in a resots in Opol, Misamis Oriental, 15-18 July 2022, coming from different organizations such as, the Civil Society Organization Forum for Peace (CSO-FP), Iligan City; Manggagawang Media ng Mindanao (MMM), Surigao Youth Convergence (SYC); and KUMUNET of Cotabato City. Also extends my thanks and appreciation to the German Development Cooperation – Civil Peace Service (GIZ-CPS) of Germany for their continued support for the institutionalization of the CSJ.