Journalism in conflict-affected societies: Professional roles and influences in Cyprus

Covering a conflict for journalists when they are members of one the conflicting parties has some professional and moral dilemmas. It creates tensions between their professionalism sense belonging to community. This article, focusing on journalism both sides Cyprus, explores how think role in conflict-affected societies. Based semi-structured, face-to-face interviews with from Turkish Cypriot media Greek media, it journalists’ self-reflection roles forces believe that affect work reporting Cyprus conflict. The findings show do not have fixed identity but changeable one. They renegotiate reproduce meaning society, move ethnic identities depending state