The mainstream media gained its popularity at dawn of the last century. The invention of radio, television and printing press allowed people to instantly receive news of things that were happening around the globe. For decades now, it has been the only source of information to may households across the globe. It is trusted by the majority to provide reliable news information
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Some members of parliament began pushing the proposal that says investigative journalists and telecasters should be held accountable for the words of their mouths, they should be responsible for all the results of their reporting, just the same way MPs are strictly scrutinized and words they speak are held into account to […]
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When the Media Fell In Love With Scandals. A section of the media industry love scandals so much, they’d tasted the drama it unfolds, many times, and are certain it’s something never to turn a blind eye on, it will bring you great fortunes, crowds flock around these newcomers to the spotlight and
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People blame the media for fueling riots at the public square, while the media blames the people for blindly approaching controversial issues, they told the media persons, “riots broke out in the city square immediately after you announced that the elections were rigged”, “no! I didn’t say the elections were rigged, I
There are these two journalists nicknamed Bojo & Matisi from WWB (World Wide Broadcasting) and DAN (Dynamic All-round Networks) who are spreading propaganda & hate speech, they hurled insults and verbal abuses on live television screens, their supervisors asked them to stop spreading their menace or else they’d be thrown out of
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Jimmy taught me a very intriguing dialogue, it goes like this… When someone tells me there is important news you need to watch please come quickly or else you will miss it all. Then I would ask, “How important is it? How significant do you think? Is there a tornado heading
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I was listening to a reporter a while ago on a satellite television, he had visited a certain city which he was giving a report on, surprisingly it happened to be the same city I was living in that he was talking about, I couldn’t believe my ears, he was saying the vilest
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I have seen how some of the media personnel curl themselves behind a camera like a chameleon then throw questions at interviewees , sometimes in a provoking way and when the interviewee accidentally says something wrong, it becomes the focus of the evening news, it is repeated more than ten times within an hour,
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A significant change that has taken place in the modern society is the way communities from different geographical regions perceive one another. A lot of hostile perceptions of people regarding a particular area or county are largely based on what the media feeds them. It is on such a foundation their
A serious issue at hand is how to distinguish media reporting from media activism, is it appropriate for well-established media personnel to take part in a protest they are reporting on? By openly endorsing the activity that one party is engaging in as a just course whereas the other is wrong. For instance when
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At around two Millennium B.C Egyptians were working on a quarry to erect an obelisk in honour of their dead pharaoh, so they stood side by side in a very long line that stretches from the quarry to the construction site, standing on the opposite ends are the chief sculptor and the
Companies and individuals are fighting for obscurity and confidentiality while the press on the other hand wants more openness in their deep inner dealings, more transparency, and more accountability, this kind of mentality puts everyone under stress. It’s your responsibility to ensure public interests are put into place, who gave you
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Fear Factor. Some people fear the media more than they fear the police, when they hear a knock at the door, they open it , finds out it’s the police , they welcome them in, but when a door is opened and is discovered it’s the media press standing by, a door
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