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Articles from March 2007

Monday, March 19, 2007

Media's human right's obligations
By MMP @ 10:19 AM :: 815 Views :: 2 Comments ::

It may be fair to assume that the relationship between media and human rights is that media reports on human rights issues. But this is only half the picture. Media also has a role in upholding human rights issues in their reporting. This obligation is two-fold, in that the audience should be educated about their rights and human rights issues in general, but in doing so, media also should also be careful not to violate human rights when covering vulnerable groups.

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