Media

Beyond Intractability: A Free Knowledge Base on More Constructive Approaches to Destructive Conflict

Media

	Large-Scale Communication This essay discusses ways to communicate to large groups and even whole societies. While the media is the most traditional way of doing this, other approaches are also sometimes utilized, such as community dialogues or even "national conversations."
	Mass Media Mass media is necessary for large-scale communication, but it is also capable of seriously escalating conflict. This resource explores how media can both hurt--and help--conflicts and their resolution.
	Media Strategies The media can be used for good or bad in conflict processes. This set of materials examines how the media can be used to help deal with conflicts constructively.
	Political Communication Political communication is a broad term that incorporates everything from election campaigns to propaganda to influencing the morale of battlefield opponents.
	Public Diplomacy Public diplomacy provides a means of influencing foreign publics without the use of force. This brief article describes its history, discusses how it has been used by the U.S. in the "War on Terror," and gives a list of "best practices."
	Propaganda Propaganda involves the obscuring, manipulating, or misconstruing of information for political gain. It may involve efforts to garner support amongst followers or to dampen the spirits of one's opponents.

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