DEMOCRACY AND THE MEDIA

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DEMOCRACY AND THE MEDIA KEVIN CARTER AS A CASE STUDY

FEATURES OF A DEMOCRACY TRANSPARENCY ONE MAN ONE VOTE EQUALITY IN ALL AREAS FREEDOMS IN ALL AREAS OF LIFE FREEDOM OF THE PRESS

ROLE OF THE PRESS IN A DEMOCRACY Keep the public informed Serve as a watch dog for ‘democracy transgressors’ Ask the ‘tricky’ questions Uncover the truths Report the unbiased truth Responsible journalism The voice of the people

How involved should the press become in the story? Journalist Story humanity bias emotion stats fact

BIAS? AN UNFAIR PREFERENCE FOR OR DISLIKE OF SOMETHING IS THIS HEALTHY IN THE MEDIA?

KEVIN CARTER A SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNALIST Part of the BANG BANG CLUB Won a pulitzer prize in 1993 – Sudan image Famous image – SUDAN CHILD

WHO IS THE VULTURE?

ETHICS AND MORALITY The difference? Ethics – doing what is laid down by codes of practice like the press code Morals – doing what you believe is good and right and just

FOOD FOR THOUGHT HOW DO THE PRESS BALANCE FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND RIGHT TO PRIVACY? How do newspapers differ in countries with no democracy???? What is your role?