provide a detailed description of the situation that oscar pistorious faces that he was negatively exploited by the media
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oscar pistorious was a renowned paralympic champion who murdered his girlfriend. This situation allowed the media to capitalize it for their personal agenda of profit making. However , his worldwide fame was the main reason that allowed the media to exploit his situation.
Explanation:
Due to the popularity of oscar pistorious, media outlets were able to sensationalize their news topics and generate human interest stories. In turn this allowed media outlets to attract more audiences, which leads to an increase in their subscription numbers. Baically, this adds up to a lot of profit revenue.
The trial of Oscar Pistorius for the murder of Reeva Steenkamp and several gun-related charges in the High Court of South Africa in Pretoria was riddled with controversy, accussations and insinuations.The trial opened on 3 March 2014. The lurid allegations were repeated so many times by the media and the public that were deemed the gospel truth.The Supreme Court of Appeal overturned the culpable homicide verdict and found Pistorius guilty of murder in December 2015.