Question

Three roles of the south Africa media with regard to the COVID 19 pandemic?

Answer 1

Answer:

states and local governments declare shelter-in-place orders and shut down non-essential businesses, law enforcement officers will need to enforce these rules and disperse crowds of people at gatherings and other events. There is some apprehension that enforcement actions could require detention and fines, which could raise additional public safety and civil liberty concerns. Local government officials’ understanding of the critical role law enforcement plays in their community will shape the effectiveness of the local government’s plans to slow down the spread of the COVID-19 virus.

Explanation:

states and local governments declare shelter-in-place orders and shut down non-essential businesses, law enforcement officers will need to enforce these rules and disperse crowds of people at gatherings and other events. There is some apprehension that enforcement actions could require detention and fines, which could raise additional public safety and civil liberty concerns. Local government officials’ understanding of the critical role law enforcement plays in their community will shape the effectiveness of the local government’

Answer 2

Three roles of the South Africa media with regard to the Covid-19 pandemic are-

1- It has been nearly a month since South Africa went into lock down. Media plays a major role in providing important information and updates of the corona virus disease to the south African people.

2- Media is helping citizens to understand and steer the challenging time where details shows the most coverage on every side of various matters from economic effects, reports by the government. Media also provides information about the ways for the country to run during this worst time.

3- Media survey reveals that out of 4838 samples of media items fetched, the most syndicated analysis carry on with economic impacts of the pandemic. It was reported during 15th to 20th of April, 2020. Online analysis and newspapers are covering account for about 81% coverage, whereas,  online media is contributing around 59% of all the coverage.