ABSTRACT
This concluding chapter draws out the intricacies of Gandhi’s engagements with the Press. It examines Gandhi’s perceptions of journalism and the role of a journalist, as well as his practice of journalism as a medium in the search for truth and conflict transformation. It emphasises the fact that raising popular consciousness and appealing to the “hearts and minds” of the people played a central role in Gandhi’s practices, and the print medium was an integral part of this process. The chapter highlights his use of self-restraint and sober reasoning, as well as his advocacy of freedom and openness of the press. Given the contemporary mainstream media reporting of conflict, this epilogue highlights the relevance of the Gandhian approach to media and conflict, particularly in the context of the emergence of various alternate forms of journalism rooted in the Gandhian tradition, the ongoing debates on media reform, and the ethics of journalism. The chapter reveals how Gandhi’s engagement with mass media, particularly his focus on truth, openness, and freedom of the press and the use of the media as positive partners in the struggle for truth offers a communication methodology for conflict transformation and social change.
