The specifics of conflict-based interactions in the mediasphere

Abstract

Mediatisation of all aspects of our lives makes the question of mass media participating in conflict mitigation as relevant as ever. This article reviews the levels of medias' involvement in conflict at different stages, highlights the positive and negative consequences of involving the press in it and the various methods of negating those negative consequences. We review the various initiatives from international organisations in protecting journalists covering military conflicts, explore the matter of regulating involvement of the press in conflict coverage on the judicial level.