Question

Name and critically discuss the human rights that you felt the media infringed
upon in each case. Itumeleng Khune and Oscar Pistorius
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Answer 1

Answer:

Right to human dignity and right to equality were the human rights that felt the media infringed upon Kaizer Motaung Junior and Caster Semenya. He received the media attention while accusing his wife for abusing him later he was found abusing alcohol and drugs.

Answer 2

A former professional sprinter from South Africa named Oscar Leonard Carl Pistorius was also found guilty of murdering his girlfriend. The media was able to take advantage of this circumstance to further its own profit-making goals. But it was mostly because of his widespread fame that the media was able to take advantage of his predicament. The criticism that Itumeleng Khune's supporters post on social media is another instance of how these platforms are violating human rights. Right to human dignity and right to equality are the human rights that you felt the media infringed upon in each case.

What is meant by media infringement of human rights?

• The media's mission is to report, not to convey ideas or to distort, spin, and manipulate the news in order to influence your thoughts.
• It is obvious that different cultures have varied conceptions of what "human rights" are. When they report on other cultures using the norms of their own culture, the media exhibits prejudice.
• Perfect neutrality in reporting is required. There shouldn't be any indication of the reporter's bias to the listener or reader.
• Insensitive cases of rape, for instance, when the victim's name and face must remain anonymous, examples of media infractions against human rights include doing so.

Therefore, social media has a significant impact. The need for regulation and the need of individual accountability increase when social media contents constitute a threat to society. The flagrant uploading of films documenting egregious human rights crimes reflects the government's indifference and the criminals' boldness in carrying out atrocities and openly posting them online.

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