"The media is the fourth estate of democracy and its role is to hold those in power accountable".Watching the news unfold about Jung Joon-young crime, a K-pop star who had secretly filmed and shared sex videos without consent, I felt a mix of emotions: shock, disgust, and anger. The ...
In many African countries, evidence abounds of the absence of democratic dividends, an indicatorof the apparent failure of liberal democracy in the region. The media as the fourth estate of the realm is often seen, albeit idealistically, as being positioned to rise above democratic failures and,...
A professor of Communication Studies at the School of Information and Communication Studies at the University of Ghana, Prof Audrey Gadzekpo, says the public can help the media in its role as the fourth estate of the realm by consistently encouraging it to set better standards. She believes the...
3.Role in Democracy:Discuss the medias role as the fourth estate,its responsibility to keep the public informed,and its function in holding governments and institutions accountable.4.Media Bias:Address the issue of bias in media reporting.Explain how personal, political,or corporate interests can ...
In Ghana, the growing nature of digital memes usage in media production has become noteworthy and memes have been used to expose, criticize, and ridicule social, political, and economic issues, especially governmental corruption. The role of the media as the fourth estate is more visible in our...
Federal Election Commission, corporate media entities are now able to control the news and the newsmaker, with free speech that has become very costly. Indeed, empirical studies and research show that media has misused its trusted status as the proverbial "fourth branch of government," because of...
“Journalism researchers ought to avoiding having too many eggs in one basket – and to be aware of the impact of rankings and events on your CV. Decide whether to play the game or not?” Speaking about open access as a game changer in academic publishing, he said that the flipside was...
South Pacific notions of the fourth estate: A collision of media models, culture and values. Media Asia, 31(2): pp. 86-94.Robie, D. (2005), `South Pacific Notions of the Fourth Estate: A Collision of Media Models, Culture and Values', Media Asia, vol. 32, no. 2, pp. 86-94....
the name of democracy. Brian Stelter, for example, on CNN, justified banning Donald Trump from social media because as he said, “Reducing a liar’s reach is not the same as censoring freedom of speech.” Sean Hannity on Fox News spent 40 minutes talking over former New York mayor Bill...
down once the first blush of the love affair had worn off, it continued on. As a result, the mainstream media neglected theirFourth Estateduty of holding the powerful to account. In their eyes, Prime Minister Ardern could do no wrong, in spite of a growing litany of stuff ups and ...