OSCE organizes online seminar on conflict-sensitive reporting

Some 20 representatives of the media, academia, international organizations, journalists and bloggers took part in an OSCE-supported online seminar on conflict-sensitive reporting. The OSCE Programme Office in Nur-Sultan organized the event on 7 September 2020.

Participants were familiarized on journalists’ safety when reporting in a conflict area and were provided with the necessary tools needed for conflict analysis to ensure informed reporting. They also learned about the cycles that conflicting parties go through. Participants explored ways of enhancing the professionalism of reporting on conflict-related issues by learning how journalists and bloggers should behave in order to avoid becoming involved in a conflict to better report on the situation. Participants had an opportunity to apply their newly acquired skill in a practical situation using an interactive approach.

The event is part of the Programme Office’s activities aimed at promoting media development and freedom of expression in line with OSCE principles and commitments.