During 2006 the Media Monitoring Project analysed coverage of the 16 days campaign to examine whether media upheld generally accepted media ethical principles. The findings show that, in covering the Campaign stories, the media most commonly violates the principle to do no harm, frequently by identifying the victim and exposing them to potential further abuse and victimisation.
The principles were compiled by drawing on internationally accepted ethical standards of journalism. The nine principles used, outline clear ethical guidelines that promote respect for human rights and best media practice. These principles were:
- Seek and express the truth;
- Be dependent and objective;
- Minimise harm;
- Children are afforded special protection;
- Avoid stereotypes;
- Violence against women constitutes a human rights violation;
- Respect and engage with cultural and sexual practices;
- Be aware of HIV/AIDS dimensions of gender-based violence and child abuse.
50% of the stories (amounting to 129 out of 259) that were monitored supported key ethical principles. Graph 1 illustrates a breakdown of the various principles that were supported. 18% of stories monitored violated key ethical principles. Graph 2 shows the breakdown of the key ethical principles that were violated in the stories monitored. The rest of the stories monitored, 32%, neither supported nor challenged any of the ethical principles.
Most observed ethical principle
The graph below shows the most supported or adhered-to principle was “Woman and Child abuse are fundamental human rights violations”, which occured in 32% of the stories that clearly demonstrated ethical principles. This shows that in some cases journalists made a link between woman and child abuse to human rights. The media should be encouraged to make this link especially in the efforts to raise issues of woman and child abuse during the campaign.
Most violated ethical principle
While the media’s performance overall was impressive, there are still some areas of coverage of the Campaign that could be improved. The most commonly violated ethical principle was “to minimise harm”. In other words, of the 48 out of 259 stories that violated key ethical principles 42% of that portion brought about further harm, most often by identifying “victims” of abuse or crime.
One example of how media failed to minimise harm came from the Daily Sun. The article was titled “THEY RAPED IN SA’S TOUGHEST TOWNSHIP…and they paid the price” (Daily Sun 20/11/2006, p. 3). The story was about a couple who were attacked by two young men who repeatedly raped the 29 year-old woman in the story. The young men were caught by members of the public and beaten to death. The picture of the dead bodies was laid out on page 2 with the caption “allegedly attacked a couple with knives [and] repeatedly raped the 29 year-old woman”. Another picture used in the story was of the couple, the caption read “A 33 year-old man and his 29 year-old lover in shock after their ordeal”.
In this story the Daily Sun could have minimised harm by not using the picture of the woman and her partner because it was not in their best interest. The report made a deliberate effort not to name the “victims” but by picturing them it violated their right to dignity and privacy therefore causing further harm. At the time MMP made the argument, in a media update, that it was not clear whether informed consent was given under such traumatising circumstances. Hence one cannot prove that it was in the best interest of the couple, especially the woman, to have their photograph published in the Daily Sun.
Ethical conclusions
South African media have received much criticism from government about their ethical conduct. It would seem that by violating key ethical principles in some of the stories, they are supporting the view that media are unable to regulate themselves. What is particularly concerning is that the most violated ethical principle is the principle not to do more harm, where stories deal with women and child abuse. It would seem that the media is exposing the victims and survivors to secondary abuse and violating their right to dignity through, in many cases identifying victims of violence.
By George Kalu
tricor 160mg canada buy tricor buy tricor without a prescription
buy zaditor 1mg without prescription brand imipramine 25mg buy imipramine 75mg generic
tadalafil cost sildenafil in usa viagra online
buy acarbose generic cheap prandin 1mg buy griseofulvin pills
buy aspirin 75 mg online cheap imiquimod ca order imiquad cream
cost dipyridamole gemfibrozil uk pravastatin 20mg ca
purchase meloset without prescription cost norethindrone 5mg how to get danazol without a prescription
florinef over the counter loperamide usa brand imodium
buy generic dydrogesterone for sale buy dapagliflozin 10mg online cheap order generic jardiance 25mg
purchase prasugrel for sale order dramamine 50 mg generic tolterodine pill
buy monograph cheap where to buy colospa without a prescription how to get pletal without a prescription
cheap ferrous sulfate buy sotalol without a prescription cost sotalol 40 mg
vasotec 10mg usa doxazosin order purchase duphalac for sale
buy betahistine 16 mg sale haloperidol 10mg drug order probenecid online
order xalatan eye drop capecitabine where to buy order generic exelon 3mg
omeprazole price order prilosec 10mg metoprolol 100mg uk
buy premarin 600 mg generic generic premarin sildenafil 25mg price
micardis 20mg cheap order molnunat generic molnupiravir 200mg drug
where can i buy cenforce order generic naprosyn 500mg where can i buy chloroquine
canadian cialis and healthcare buy tadalafil online usa viagra overnight
order cefdinir 300mg pills buy lansoprazole without prescription lansoprazole ca
modafinil pills phenergan medication order deltasone 40mg generic
cheap isotretinoin 10mg zithromax 250mg ca buy azithromycin pills
buy atorvastatin 80mg generic buy generic amlodipine norvasc uk
azithromycin 250mg sale generic azithromycin 250mg gabapentin buy online
pantoprazole 40mg canada buy phenazopyridine without a prescription order pyridium generic
slot games free order lasix 40mg without prescription furosemide 40mg oral
free online blackjack purchase acticlate generic albuterol cheap
gambling games no deposit free spins buy ivermectin 6 mg for humans
real money slots buy generic augmentin 625mg synthroid uk
medrol brand methylprednisolone 16 mg otc buy aristocort 4mg generic
clomiphene 50mg generic purchase imdur pills buy imuran 25mg online
levitra 10mg for sale digoxin 250 mg ca tizanidine oral
cheap perindopril 4mg buy generic aceon fexofenadine over the counter
dilantin 100mg brand dilantin 100mg uk buy ditropan 5mg without prescription
rüyada 200 tl görmek
order generic claritin 10mg loratadine 10mg ca order dapoxetine 90mg generic
baclofen 25mg uk buy endep for sale toradol 10mg for sale
buy baclofen without a prescription buy generic toradol buy generic ketorolac over the counter
purchase fosamax generic buy colchicine 0.5mg online macrodantin 100 mg sale
buy propranolol sale order clopidogrel sale buy plavix 150mg pill
buy pamelor paypal oral panadol 500 mg generic acetaminophen 500mg
buy orlistat medication order mesalamine 400mg online diltiazem 180mg ca
coumadin cost paroxetine order online buy generic metoclopramide 20mg
astelin order acyclovir cost purchase avapro online
Akciğer Kanseri Nedir, Belirtileri Nelerdir?
buy cheap pepcid purchase hyzaar pills oral tacrolimus
order nexium 40mg sale nexium capsules purchase topiramate online cheap
where can i buy allopurinol allopurinol medication brand crestor
imitrex online order buy generic avodart 0.5mg avodart over the counter
order buspirone online zetia 10mg without prescription buy cordarone pill
ranitidine 300mg oral celebrex buy online cost celebrex 100mg
buy motilium 10mg without prescription order coreg pills tetracycline 250mg sale
order flomax generic cost ondansetron 4mg simvastatin cheap
academia writers college essay for sale buy an essay paper
order spironolactone 25mg buy aldactone 100mg pills purchase proscar sale
sildenafil 50mg for sale sildenafil 50mg for sale yasmin uk
diflucan 100mg drug fluconazole 200mg uk purchase cipro pills
buy lamictal generic prazosin 2mg us order vermox generic
order flagyl 200mg sale flagyl 400mg cheap buy generic cephalexin 500mg
order retin online cheap tadalis 10mg us purchase avanafil for sale
cleocin oral cleocin 300mg price order fildena generic
buy tadacip pill indocin 50mg cost indocin capsule
generic tamoxifen buy betahistine 16mg online cheap order rhinocort inhalers
order cefuroxime purchase bimatoprost without prescription how to get methocarbamol without a prescription
lamisil pills online slot machines real money gambling casinos
Абузоустойчивый VPS
Виртуальные серверы VPS/VDS: Путь к Успешному Бизнесу
В мире современных технологий и онлайн-бизнеса важно иметь надежную инфраструктуру для развития проектов и обеспечения безопасности данных. В этой статье мы рассмотрим, почему виртуальные серверы VPS/VDS, предлагаемые по стартовой цене всего 13 рублей, являются ключом к успеху в современном бизнесе
desyrel tablet suhagra cheap clindac a order
buy my essay cheap custom essay papers buy cefixime 100mg sale
how to get aspirin without a prescription order aspirin 75mg without prescription online blackjack gambling
amoxicillin canada buy macrobid generic buy generic clarithromycin 500mg
cheap custom research papers free real money code poker online for money
https://medium.com/@taylor_ala9018/vdsina-ru-6f6fed8fe728
VPS SERVER
Высокоскоростной доступ в Интернет: до 1000 Мбит/с
Скорость подключения к Интернету — еще один важный фактор для успеха вашего проекта. Наши VPS/VDS-серверы, адаптированные как под Windows, так и под Linux, обеспечивают доступ в Интернет со скоростью до 1000 Мбит/с, что гарантирует быструю загрузку веб-страниц и высокую производительность онлайн-приложений на обеих операционных системах.
win79
buy cheap generic rocaltrol purchase tricor online cheap tricor 200mg tablet
catapres 0.1mg sale order meclizine 25mg pill buy spiriva generic
acne pills prescribed by dermatologist oral trileptal 300mg buy trileptal 600mg without prescription
minocin 100mg drug purchase minocycline online cheap requip 2mg
purchase uroxatral online can ibuprofen help stomach pain anti nausea medication brand names
buy femara pills for sale purchase albenza online abilify 30mg ca
buy medroxyprogesterone 5mg pills provera medication microzide 25 mg sale
tobacco cessation medications chart pain pill prescription online buy pain meds online no script needed