Topic
False news and unethical journalistic practice as a form of media violence
Instructions
Why is this topic important for society?
What do we learn about the social importance of media by looking at this particular part of the media communication process?
What are the key ideas on this topic?
Who are the key writers and what conceptual frameworks do they use to support their ideas ?
What methods do they use ?
How will you gather and analyse appropriate evidence? Why? –Method, sampling analysis, justification
Draw on sections 1 & 2 – use the ideas presented in the previous sections to support your choice of method
Connect your method to your research question
Answer preview
The focal aim of news media organizations is to gather information that it then presents to the public, ensuring that the people are reliably informed of the various issues that affect them. The audience relies on the information that the news media deliver to them; this means that in the case where the media is unethical or unprofessional, it can abuse this power to influence and give false and misleading information in the interest of certain parties such as business entities, governments, and politicians (López Hidalgo and Fernández Barrero, 2012). Unethical practices such as bribery, illegal information gathering methods, broadcasting fake news while fashioning it as the real news to achieve certain vested interests, among other unprofessional practices undermine the credibility of the news media outlets.
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