In this essay Emily Hager presents an example of conflict education through student journalism. War News Radio is a student-organized and student-produced program developed at Swarthmore College in which participants produce for a global audience nonpartisan weekly radio shows and podcasts focused on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Hager shares her experiences of reporting for and producing War News Radio and explains how these experiences have helped her learn skills, attain information, and develop responsibility while growing in her understanding of the complexity of and humanity behind armed conflict.

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Emily Hager is a junior at Swarthmore College, where she majors in physics and minors in biology. She has been a reporter with War News Radio since she began at the college in September 2006. During that time, she has covered stories ranging from music to poppy replacement strategies in Afghanistan, from health care to refugee issues in Iraq. She hopes to continue with her interests in international affairs and humanitarian issues after she leaves Swarthmore.