Media plays a very crucial role in projecting the conflicts of the modern world. And it's only because of this information system, that people get to know about the representation and the image about what happens in the world. One of the most defining features of the modern world’ is conflict.
Media influence can have an enormous effect on its audience, which can even change the minds of the nation. Mass media is often considered as an ‘image’ of the conflict, which plays an important role in presenting the information to people around the world.
The media as an important factor in representing facts can take two different and opposed forms in picturing conflicts. Either the media takes an active part in the conflict and has responsibility for increased violence, or stays independent and out of the conflict, thereby contributing to the resolution of conflict and alleviation of violence.
To understand more about the topic, we will consider three case studies, according to which the role of the media in international conflict will be explained, analyzed, and evaluated. The three case studies will be the Vietnam War, the Falklands conflict, and the Gulf war.
To begin with, all these examples took part in different periods of time which means that the media development also has its own input on the media role in international conflicts. Secondly, countries that have undergone conflicts have different relationships between the media and the state. This makes the comparison more comprehensive and interesting to investigate.
The docu-movie Peace, Propaganda, and the Promised Land provide a striking comparison of U.S. and international media coverage of the crisis in the Middle East, zeroing in on how structural distortions in U.S. coverage have reinforced false perceptions of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. This pivotal documentary exposes how the foreign policy interests of American political elites--oil, and a need to have a secure military base in the region, among others--work in combination with Israeli public relations strategies to exercise a powerful influence over how news from the region is reported. Through the voices of scholars, media critics, peace activists, religious figures, and the Middle East experts, Peace, Propaganda & the Promised Land carefully analyzes and explains how--through the use of language, framing, and context--the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza remains hidden in the news media, and Israeli colonization of the occupied territories appears to be a defensive move rather than an offensive one. At its core, the documentary raises questions about the ethics and role of journalism and the relationship between media and politics.
Moving on to the way politicians play a role in depicting various issues is really striking. If the ruling party feels that they are to be blamed for the issue that occurred, they will make sure that only the media houses with the same ideologies as the ruling party broadcast the news. It is highly unlikely that other media platforms can publicize the news in their manner. However, if its a positive news that has to be informed to the public, maximum media coverage will be ensured.
If we look at the way Indian media has been covering news stories, why not look at the recent NRC and CAA protests? Also, let's take a look at the new farm laws and their coverage. We have all seen how biased, one-sided, and partial the media's coverage of news stories can be. When Sushant Singh Rajput passed away in 2020, we know the antics that followed. From being impartial to becoming a war of the TRPs, craziness and stupidity had overcome media.
There has been a significant loss of diversity and pluralism. Partiality in reporting and commenting on serious issues, and systematic violation of ethics that journalism requires. Media expansion has led to the shrinking of the Public Sphere and the spread of elitist views. The peace and conflict resolutions can thus come at a later stage.
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