Wabwire, DanielMalinya, F. LikoyeNdichu, F. Murira2025-10-032025-10-032025-01Wabwire, D., Malinya, F. L., & Ndichu, F. M. Media International Relations And The Epistemology Of Conflict Transformation.e-ISSN: 2279-0837, p-ISSN: 2279-0845https://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/31500ArticleThis paper focused on: 1) the epistemology of conflict and its multidimensional nature,2) the paradigms defining conflict,3)the conflict cycle and phases; a) Pre-conflict,b) during, and c)post-conflict phase. Media entry-point focused on 4) the changing role of the media in international relations and their contributions to the “crisis of expectations” 5) the media in the Middle Eastern conflict;6) the media’s preference of the reconciliation model, and 7) the implications of the media adoptionof the conflict transformation model. The premise is that media practitioners needed to transcend the given as given by offering alternative journalistic models for early warning and objective as well as impartial conflict coverage today.enArticle