Role of Main Stream Western Media in Peace Building and Conflict Prevention in Muslim Societies: Analytical Study in Contemporary Scenario

Abstract

Media has a major role in conflicted the news we see and hear. Journalists use
different mass media in shaping their news and presenting it to the world. In the
Muslim societies, conflict preservation and peace building is important to
understand the values and media dynamics in making decisions for spreading
peace on the news channels and entertainment. Media is a source of inciting
towards violence. It is an acceptable tool for the audience in getting updates
about the world. Media act as an interpreter in making people dependent on it.
With the technological advancement, it has become a major part of our daily
entertainment and communication source. Being a gatekeeper, it portrays
balance view, filter the issues and set agendas to provide entertainment to the
world. Muslim societies are badly affected by the media in case of reputation.
Muslims are low graded in the entire world because of Taliban’s and other
terrorists. Media is a source of building peace for the Muslim societies in the
world. By showing the right side of the Muslim societies, the world would be
able to accept and love Muslims all around the world. Media can work on peace
negotiation and mobilize people support in creating peace and preventing
conflicts for the Muslim societies. The aim of achieving a peace-built life is to
create positive relations all around the world and it could only be done through
the media. Media is a very big source of spreading peace, positivity and
preventing conflicts regarding the Muslim society. Successful media campaigns
can be done to show the real side of Muslims and make the world aware about
the real Muslim societies. To achieve this change, many worldwide Islamic organizations can cooperate on media to disseminate on peace agreement
information. There would be many acceptable experiences change regarding
peace building and conflict prevention for the Muslim societies