War and peace: Colombia's unreconciled narratives vía AlJazeera
War and peace: Colombia's unreconciled narratives A look at the opposing sides of an historic peace negotiation and the media conflict dictating the terms. 05 Jun 2016 12:46 GMT Politics , Colombia , Media Colombia is home to the world's longest running civil war that has left thousands dead, countless others missing and millions displaced. After 60 years of fighting between the Colombian government and the leftist group FARC - the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia - an historic peace deal could be in sight. The FARC are only considered from the perspective of their crimes. No one takes into account their ideals or the political positions they stand for. The narrative is steeped in legality and criminality. Marta Ruiz, journalist, La Semana But as the story moves forward, are the mainstream news media willing to move forward, too? Two major media campaigns have been launched on either end of the negotiation spectrum, seemingly undermining the at