Journalism for Social Change in Asia: Reporting Human Rights

Description

This book explores the role and purpose of journalism to spark and propagate change by investigating human rights journalism and its capacity to inform, educate and activate change. Downman and Ubayasiri maximize this approach by proposing a new paradigm of reporting through the use of human-focussed news values. This approach is a radical departure from the traditional style that typically builds on abstract concepts. The book will explore human rights journalism through the lens of complex issues such as human trafficking and people smuggling in the Asian context. This is not just a book for journalists, or journalism academics, but a book for activists, human rights advocates or anyone who believes in the power of journalism to change the world. Front Matter ....Pages i-xvii Introduction to Journalism for Social Change (Scott Downman, Kasun Ubayasiri)....Pages 1-23 Human Rights as a News Value (Scott Downman, Kasun Ubayasiri)....Pages 25-53 Human Rights Journalism and the New Journalism Ecosystem (Scott Downman, Kasun Ubayasiri)....Pages 55-73 Human Trafficking, People Smuggling, Refugee Migration and the News Media (Scott Downman, Kasun Ubayasiri)....Pages 75-96 Smuggled or Trafficked: The Story of the Rohingya (Scott Downman, Kasun Ubayasiri)....Pages 97-117 Human Rights Reporting, War Crimes and Refugee Migration (Scott Downman, Kasun Ubayasiri)....Pages 119-141 Reporting Human Trafficking (Scott Downman, Kasun Ubayasiri)....Pages 143-164 Best Practice Models for Reporting Human Rights (Scott Downman, Kasun Ubayasiri)....Pages 165-188 Media, Human Rights and Corporate Social Responsibility (Scott Downman, Kasun Ubayasiri)....Pages 189-206 Conclusion (Scott Downman, Kasun Ubayasiri)....Pages 207-212 Back Matter ....Pages 213-219