The political responsability of journalism in covering conflicts

Interview with Xavier Giró Martí

Abstract

Professor of the Department of Media, Communication and Culture at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Xavier Giró Martí has ​​a professional career marked by critical thinking about political responsibility in the journalistic field. Specialist in Discourse Analysis, with a doctoral thesis awarded by the Audiovisual Council of Catalonia, in 1999, on the construction of Spanish nationalism and identity in the press, Giró is director of the research group Observatori de la Cobertura de Conflictes, based at UAB, and vice coordinator of the institution's Master in Communication on Armed Conflict, Peace and Social Movements since 2010.
A reference in Communication Studies for a Culture of Peace, Xavier Giró is also dedicated to training and consulting practices for the media and journalists on topics of international cooperation and solidarity, migratory flows and conflict transformation from a non-professional media activity.
In this interview, held in his office at the Faculty of Communication of UAB, in December 2019, Giró reflects on the fundamentals of peace-oriented journalistic coverage.