The fate of 2700 islanders from the Carteret Islands off the north-eastern coast of Bougainville has become an icon for the future of many communities on low-lying small states globally and especially in the Pacific-the so-called ‘climate change refugees’ or ‘environmental migrants’. The chapter draws from interviews that I conducted with journalists in Maluku, plus knowledge obtained through my role as a researcher for the Institute for Press and Development Studies (Lembaga Studi Pers dan Pembangunan, or LSPP), which is one of several non-government organizations (NGOs) which has promoted peace journalism in Maluku archipelago. Finally, this chapter attempts to project what is needed to continue supporting peace journalism initiatives as conflict potentials continue to lurk. This chapter highlights the importance of institutional building to ensure sustainability of peace in the area. This chapter describes how peace journalism, among many other initiatives, was used to build peace in the spice islands of Maluku after a series of bloody conflicts between Christians and Muslim commenced in 1999. It was as if we were reporting a sport event, where both parties tried to keep the scores - on how many people murdered or injured, houses burned down, religious facilities destroyed.
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