Amrah
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- Nov 20, 2015
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- Kenya
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- France
AM I IN THE TOPIC: "Is the Press too powerful?", please rate my work out of 20
IS THE PRESS TOO POWERFUL?
The Press in general, is continuing to do more good than harm in spite of its frequent involvement in scandals. A serious look into real reasons prompting the Press power being put into question, may reveal a variety of irregularities as looking forward to drawing a line in the sand in this regard for the interest of the general public, may be treading on thin ice. Scrupulously known for the great values such as neutrality, informative and above all fighters of freedom of speech, on which their profession (journalism) is founded, are gradually being eroded, consequently leaving room to compromise, relentlessness from the Paparazzi and further abuse from the Press and this is in light of Murdock’s Empire scandal. As a result, the question of delimiting the Press arose amid public outrage over phone hackings that saw many socially, physically and mentally reduced to tatters. We thought that that was the worst it could ever get but to our at most surprise, the course of action taken against such violation of human rights didn’t live to our expectations simply because people in positions such as politicians, Media company owners decided to sit back. Of course we do recognize those few whose efforts were futile.
It seems like any reforms to efficiently counter unscrupulous Media companies won’t be in place any sooner as those involved manage to walk away every time they’re arraigned. Sometimes, legal battles against giant Media companies are won even before they start because of their financial status. The financial disparity within the Media as a whole isn’t loosening things up at all but rather adding to the already tight situation. It’s increasingly becoming delicate to make laws to control the Press without trampling upon the irrefutable right to freedom of speech. Democracy is weighing on populations as a supposed restriction of the Media would either mean censorship or dictatorship in one way or the other. There is a price to pay as western democratic proclaimers. Nevertheless, all is not lost as sources have it that the government is looking into it as well as allocating the required funds and those charged with human rights violation related to intrusion of personal private affairs will be more likely to be on the losing end should the court decide.
IS THE PRESS TOO POWERFUL?
The Press in general, is continuing to do more good than harm in spite of its frequent involvement in scandals. A serious look into real reasons prompting the Press power being put into question, may reveal a variety of irregularities as looking forward to drawing a line in the sand in this regard for the interest of the general public, may be treading on thin ice. Scrupulously known for the great values such as neutrality, informative and above all fighters of freedom of speech, on which their profession (journalism) is founded, are gradually being eroded, consequently leaving room to compromise, relentlessness from the Paparazzi and further abuse from the Press and this is in light of Murdock’s Empire scandal. As a result, the question of delimiting the Press arose amid public outrage over phone hackings that saw many socially, physically and mentally reduced to tatters. We thought that that was the worst it could ever get but to our at most surprise, the course of action taken against such violation of human rights didn’t live to our expectations simply because people in positions such as politicians, Media company owners decided to sit back. Of course we do recognize those few whose efforts were futile.
It seems like any reforms to efficiently counter unscrupulous Media companies won’t be in place any sooner as those involved manage to walk away every time they’re arraigned. Sometimes, legal battles against giant Media companies are won even before they start because of their financial status. The financial disparity within the Media as a whole isn’t loosening things up at all but rather adding to the already tight situation. It’s increasingly becoming delicate to make laws to control the Press without trampling upon the irrefutable right to freedom of speech. Democracy is weighing on populations as a supposed restriction of the Media would either mean censorship or dictatorship in one way or the other. There is a price to pay as western democratic proclaimers. Nevertheless, all is not lost as sources have it that the government is looking into it as well as allocating the required funds and those charged with human rights violation related to intrusion of personal private affairs will be more likely to be on the losing end should the court decide.
