International Journal of Physical and Social Sciences
  • Year: 2014
  • Volume: 4
  • Issue: 6

Social media, ethnic hatred and peace journalism: case of twitter and facebook use in Kenya

  • Author:
  • Michael M. Ndonye
  • Total Page Count: 14
  • Page Number: 437 to 450

Online published on 22 August, 2014.

Abstract

This article discusses social media, ethnic hatred and peace journalism based on the following questions: (1) What incidences on Twitter and FaceBook account for ethnic hatred in Kenya? (2) Does ethnic hatred on Twitter and FaceBook ‘kill’ Peace Journalism? And (3) How can we achieve Peace Journalism on Twitter and FaceBook? The study was informed Bojana Blagojevic's (2009) model to understand the causes and complexity of ethnic conflict.