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Steven Youngblood
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East-West Center project coordinator; Center for Global Peace Journalism founder; Peace Journalist magazine editor; 27 year professor; media development professional
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Just another day as an elected official 🙃
The what a lovely day on the internet— good Lord meme with a comment from a random poster that says do Portland and its citizens the favor and just kill yourself
September 26, 2025 at 1:14 AM
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“I can say that my son died because of aid cuts. If doctors had support, my child would be alive.” A reminder that cuts to USAID have nothing to do with saving money. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/o...
Opinion | The Lives and Money We Are Wasting
www.nytimes.com
September 25, 2025 at 1:24 PM
peacejournalism.bsky.social
On #InternationalPeaceDay (or a few days later), I'm worrying about an intractably polarized U.S.
My thoughts: stevenyoungblood.blogspot.com
Also-Previewing two big upcoming projects
@eastwestcenter.bsky.social .
September 23, 2025 at 11:35 PM
peacejournalism.bsky.social
Important discussions in #Palau about #peacejournalism, #socialmedia. Also, dopey presenter oblivious to VIP in the room!
Details: stevenyoungblood.blogspot.com
September 2, 2025 at 9:00 PM
peacejournalism.bsky.social
Making my debut on #Palau Wave Radio, discussing my peace journalism project here and previously in #Guam. Thank goodness the host was there to liven things up.
More- stevenyoungblood.blogspot.com
#peacejournalism
August 29, 2025 at 7:25 AM
peacejournalism.bsky.social
I admit, it's stunningly beautiful, but that doesn't mean I won't be working hard teaching journalists, students, and others in #Guam and #Palau. Really.

New blog: "It's hard job, but..."
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August 20, 2025 at 8:29 PM
peacejournalism.bsky.social
Study: Three influential newspapers are neutral in covering nuclear weapons saber-rattling. Do these sterile discussions represent #PeaceJournalism? Do journalists have a responsibility not to normalize nuclear weapons?
Analysis: stevenyoungblood.blogspot.com
August 8, 2025 at 11:07 PM
peacejournalism.bsky.social
"#PeacePhotography uses photography to capture, foster and shape peace and dialogue. It harnesses images and the process of image-making to illustrate, amplify, and nurture peace."
Peace Photography: A Guide
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#PeaceJournalism
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July 29, 2025 at 9:45 PM
peacejournalism.bsky.social
Insightful column by
@petertcoleman1.bsky.social
discusses the dynamics of #peace; & media's role in sustaining peace by prioritizing narratives and stories that "exemplify positive reciprocity and constructive intergroup interactions."
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#PeaceJournalism
A Radical New Science of Peace
Peter T. Coleman
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July 23, 2025 at 9:56 PM
peacejournalism.bsky.social
We know that words have a powerful impact, but what about images? Can photography contribute to peace and conflict transformation?

My new article piggybacks on a recent piece from the always insightful @sharedfuture.news :
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#PeaceJournalism
July 15, 2025 at 8:26 PM
peacejournalism.bsky.social
These myopic cuts threaten democracy, and American standing, across the globe.
www.alliancemagazine.org/blog/usaid-j...
USAID journalism funds to disappear ‘potentially for good’, study warns - Alliance magazine
USAID cuts have wreaked havoc on media and journalism. So much so, ‘the vast majority of this funding will disappear – potentially for good,’ from 2025 and beyond.  That’s the stark warning from a fir...
www.alliancemagazine.org
July 14, 2025 at 9:00 PM
peacejournalism.bsky.social
I'm honored to call MPV my colleagues and friends!
makingpeacevisible.bsky.social Making Peace Visible @makingpeacevisible.bsky.social · Jul 3
Democracy depends on the stories we tell. This July, help raise $40K to support journalists creating dialogue across divides. Every $1 is TRIPLED! Your donation helps shift focus from conflict to solutions.
INVEST IN PEACE: makingpeacevisible.org/donate
#peacejournalism @peacejournalism.bsky.social
July 4, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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Inspirational #peacejournalism advocate Gloria Laker Adiiki Aciro is awarded the #LuxembourgPeacePrize. I was honored to introduce Gloria.

More on the ceremony, and why Gloria is so richly deserving--
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@uni.lu #luxembourgpeaceprize
June 30, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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They aren’t just dismantling an agency—they’re dismantling lives. A USAID officer breaks the silence on the lies, the collapse, and the betrayal of America’s moral engine. This is what sabotage looks like from the inside.
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They Came for Us: A Dispatch from the Wreckage of USAID
A Foreign Service Officer Speaks Out on the Collapse of America’s Moral Engine—and What It Means to Be Left Behind
thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com
June 29, 2025 at 12:42 AM
peacejournalism.bsky.social
The possible demise of The #FulbrightProgram and other international exchange programs will undermine U.S. interests around the world, making the country less secure, less respected, and less prosperous.
New- stevenyoungblood.blogspot.com
#StandForFulbright
Peace Journalism Insights
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June 19, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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Pre-existing hunger in a country in conflict has a high possibility of being weaponized, meaning that starvation and famine often constitute war crimes against civilians.

This new chapter of GIJN's Reporter’s Guide to Investigating War Crimes digs deeper: https://twp.ai/9PTnBc
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Investigating War Crimes: Starvation
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June 18, 2025 at 2:31 AM
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Right-wing media are pushing the false narrative that the LA protests are a full-scale riot. But Jennifer Schulze says: “I haven’t been able to find a single local LA news outlet that agrees with the ‘riot’ characterization.” @newsjennifer.bsky.social
Protests or riots? Right wing media is spreading Trump propaganda. Again
LA protests reinforce need for credible news coverage, better media owners
jenniferschulze.substack.com
June 10, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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Tear gas can cause long-term health consequences by making people more susceptible to contracting respiratory illnesses, including COVID.

The chemical agent can also hurt people inside their homes if it seeps into residential neighborhoods. What you need to know (published 2020):
Tear Gas Is Way More Dangerous Than Police Let On
In the middle of a respiratory pandemic, law enforcement agencies have used tear gas in especially dangerous ways. The chemical agent also seeps into homes, contaminates food, furniture, skin and…
www.propublica.org
June 11, 2025 at 1:30 AM
peacejournalism.bsky.social
Are #India-#Pakistan journalists spreading hate and divisiveness, or adopting a #peacejournalism approach?
Two articles:
1. Considering the consequences of our reporting stevenyoungblood.blogspot.com
2. Amid violence, India-Pakistan journalists spread goodwill tinyurl.com/32vaw694
June 10, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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I'll just take this moment to point out that the US Institute of Peace, just a few weeks ago, contained one of the finest concentrations of US expertise on India and Pakistan, and crisis management in South Asia.
May 10, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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The Kurt Schork Memorial Fund is accepting submissions for its 2025 awards in international journalism.

The winners of the 3 award categories – for freelance journalists, local reporters & news fixers – receive a $5,000 prize.

Deadline: June 15. https://twp.ai/9PSaQ7
May 11, 2025 at 12:55 AM
peacejournalism.bsky.social
No better way to celebrate #worldpressfreedomday than discussing #peacejournalism with my peacebuilding colleagues at Aaghaz-E-Dosti in #India.
May 3, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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This is Tuna. You have once again taken him to the vet instead of the park. Fool him once, shame on you. Fool him twice, even more shame on you. 13/10 (IG: tunathekahuna)
a brown and white bulldog puppy sits on a counter. the computer monitor, pamphlets and model of an animal skull in the background tell us he's in a vet's office. the puppy is hunched over and begrudgingly looking over at you with an expression of disdain.
April 24, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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At least 12 civilians are reported killed and 90 injured following Russian missile and drone attacks on Kyiv.

These were among the deadliest strikes on the Ukrainian capital since July 2024.
April 25, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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Really good point. These are cuts to research into cures for cancer and Alzheimer’s.

And Trump is doing them to corrupt universities and end free speech and free thought. They want to force in conservative ideas that have lost in a free marketplace, and use cancer money to do that
benverdi.bsky.social Ben Verdi @benverdi.bsky.social · Apr 24
I do wish big-time media orgs would stop taking the bait of calling these cuts to "Brown" or "Harvard." These are cuts to alzheimers research, maternal health research, antiviral coronavirus innovations, not "insert school here." They are cuts to our medical future and scientific livelihood.
April 24, 2025 at 12:56 AM