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This short introductory chapter provides a general overview of the rationale and significance of the theory, practice and research of Human Rights Journalism (HRJ), and its nexus to Responsibility to Protect (R2P). This chapter addresses a key question that sets the theme of this book: Why is HRJ important for R2P? After briefly explaining the reasons and circumstances giving rise to the emergence of HRJ, this chapter identifies a number of deficits within the existing state of knowledge for the theory and practice of HRJ, addressed in this book: (1) The epistemological vacuum of HRJ. (2) Lack of understanding of the nexus between HRJ and R2P. (3) Lack of understanding of human rights-focused agenda setting. (4) Absence of an analytical method for assessing the practice of HRJ. (5) Lack of understanding regarding why the international media failed to make an impact on the humanitarian crisis in Sri Lanka in 2009.
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Selvarajah, S. (2020). Introduction: Human Rights Journalism and its Nexus to Responsibility to Protect. In: Human Rights Journalism and its Nexus to Responsibility to Protect. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-49072-0_1
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