top of page
Journalist | Video producer | Navy Veteran | Peace Corps Volunteer
All Posts
The spectrum of journalistic value
I believe the blurring of news, information and opinions, which started in the offices of main stream news organizations well before it...
Jeff Achen
Feb 33 min read
How conflict sensitive journalism can restore public trust
I believe public trust in journalism has fallen, even flatlined because journalists have abdicated their role as meaningful contributors....
Jeff Achen
Jan 175 min read
Between Development and Dissonance: The Conflict in Nepal through the Eyes of an American Volunteer
by Jeff Achen Colorfully decorated with orange and blue, the rusty old bus hugged the turns of the narrow hillside road as we wound our...
Jeff Achen
Dec 14, 20247 min read
The Media Handbook for Parties in Conflict
W orking through conflict can be complicated enough without seeing your side or the other represented unfairly or inaccurately on the...
Jeff Achen
Dec 12, 20246 min read
News frames in conflict: a case study of news frames during the Maoist insurgency in Nepal
A paper presented by Jeff Achen at the launch conference for “War, Media and Conflict” April 19-20, 2007 ABSTRACT: This study examines...
Jeff Achen
Dec 7, 202426 min read
Effective Peace Advocacy: Gandhi, King and Mandela as Peace Advocates
Mahatma Gandhi visits No. 10 Downing Street in London in 1931. Through his leadership, India secured its independence from British rule....
Jeff Achen
Dec 3, 202422 min read
bottom of page