Making Peace Visible
In the news media, war gets more headlines than peace, conflict more airtime than reconciliation. And in our polarized world, reporting on conflict in a way that frames conflicts as us vs. them, good vs. evil often serves to dig us in deeper. On Making Peace Visible, we speak with journalists and peacebuilders who help us understand the human side of conflicts and peace efforts around the world. From international negotiations in Colombia to gang violence disruptors in Chicago, to women advocating for their rights in the midst of the Syrian civil war, these are the storytellers who are changing the narrative.
Making Peace Visible is hosted by Boston-based documentary filmmaker Jamil Simon.
- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Average duration
- 32 minutes
- Episodes
- 88
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
Decolonizing international journalism
Our guest this episode has some advice for international journalists working abroad: "If you work with local journalists, give them a byline - they're not your free fixers. The security of locals is …
A bias towards peace
Reza Sayah is an Iranian-American journalist, currently based in Tehran. He’s reported on major events around the world including the Ukrainian Revolution of 2004, the Second Iraq War, and the Egypti…
Rethinking the way we cover conflict
After over two decades as a journalist, including ten years covering terrorism and disasters for TIME Magazine, Amanda Ripley thought she understood conflict. But when momentum started to build aroun…
Building peace on a walk through the Middle East
Herds of goats, pomegranate trees in bloom, and ancient architecture are just some of the things you might witness while walking The Abraham Path, a collection of walking trails established in the pa…
A filmmaker’s perspective on the Colombian peace process
When Colombian filmmaker Juan Carlos Borerro worked on films or TV shows in the countryside as a young man, the crew would have to stop shooting and run from the FARC when the guerillas came near. Ev…
How our brains are affected by war
Mari Fitzduff, is a peacebuilder and the author of a fascinating new book, Our Brains at War: The Neuroscience of Conflict and Peacebuilding. Mari’s book is deeply relevant to the polarization and vi…
Using films to foster peace
This is an interview with Nina Streich, the Director and Founder of the Global Peace Film Festival, which operates out of Orlando, Florida. Nina and her partner, Kelly DeVine have probably seen more …
How do we address polarization?
This is an interview with Julia Roig, Chairman of the Board of The Alliance for Peacebuilding and Founder of The Horizons Project. The Horizons Project is dedicated to developing new narratives to he…