Press freedom takes influential place in a country. It represents citizen's freedom of speech and the right to know. Media can expose news without obstructor or any controls by government and organizations. There should not be control over the press and press freedom is necessary for regulation the growth of corruption, development of economy and maintenance of democracy.
One of the advantages of press freedom is it can help to control on the level of corruption. A country which has higher press freedom tends to lower corruption in government or some private's agents (Brunetti & Weder, 2003). Sometimes countries might think free press threatens the stability of politics and it might be easy to control by different organizations; however, again
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The price of the stock will easily affected by press. Positive news usually lead to increase the price of stock and negative news may cause deduction to the stock price. Fang, Peress and Zheng (2014) give an interesting point that investors are affected by the broadcast. They may influence by the media easily and change their investigating plan. Individual investors are shown that they rely to message and follow the advice from the media. Even experienced investor cannot resist the bias. It is an interesting point that bias resulted by press will cause investors focus on companies with positive news and fund those companies. Furthermore, the companies which was reported to have a negative image may lose the concentration for investors (Hooghiemstra, 2000). It will cause a reduction to the price of companies. Therefore, press without control may cause confusion but it provide an unsuspecting stocking …show more content…
Jean-Jacques Rousseau who is a famous Francopphone Genvan philosopher explained that opinions form the society is a law which is beyond the law. That is to say, he thought that public opinion is the most important one among the laws (Rousseau, 1762). As a matter of fact, media can gather opinion of citizens, which means if media is not allowed, then public opinion will not be gathered. Therefore, government cannot listen to the people and know their demands. The situation become worse that government will pay less attention to citizens and even ignore them. Additionally, if media is restricted by the government, officials will choose to filter out those information from public opinion which are harmful to the regime of party. A government which lose the public reaction will never be a representative of all citizens and finally it will be a dictatorship society rather than a democracy
According to the U.S. constitution and thereunder the first amendment, the press is said to be free, and the government cannot legally prohibit this freedom. Overall, the press holds an enormous responsibility. It is the watchdog of the community, the guarder of the government and the public. They provide an unofficial form of checks and balances on the government by informing the public on what the government is doing. Through this, they can persuade the public to view things in from one perspective or another. They have been given the constitutional right to do this.
Throughout history, the populace was limited by their media and government due to their “belief” of what should be or not should be exposed to the public. The government is basically blinding them from seeing the reality of the i...
The old proverb “the Pen is mightier than the sword” (Edward Bulwer-Lytton, Richelieu; Or the Conspiracy) still holds significance in protecting of public rights. Words such as freedom, and liberty engendered the idea for democracy. Such words formed into sentences and paragraphs enlightened the public to take action against tyranny and corruption. Freedom of the press is what ensured the general masses of their public rights. The exemplary case in which the freedom of the press played a role was the endeavors of Woodward and Bernstein to unravel the corrupted politics behind the Watergate Scandal. The movie All the President’s Men depicts the proceedings of the Watergate scandal, the scheme to attack the crux of democracy: “ the open election”. Also how the two journalists of the Washington Post progressed to unveil the relationship between the Watergate Burglary and the White House. On one hand, the movie represents the role of the media in its obligation to convey the truth to the masses. On the other hand, the movie reflects political corruption and conspiracy. The accomplishment of Woodward and Bernstein presents the importance of the interaction between the media, the government, and the general masses of society. The role of the media is not only to intervene between the State and the public, but also to take account of public ideas and to apply those ideas to new policies. Also, the media acts as a safeguard to prevent the corruption of the State. Thus, the Watergate scandal signifies the significance of the media as an intermediary between the government and the public mass.
Freedom of speech and press, or freedom of expression, are "fundamental rights". Without these freedoms a truly free society cannot exist. By definition, they allow the citizens to communicate their ideas both verbally and in print. There are many advantages, as well as disadvantages, that an individual receives these rights. However, as with most constitutional freedoms, free of expression can be limited under certain circumstances.
The free press plays a very pivotal role in society. Through the First Amendment, the press is allowed complete and total control over what it publishes or broadcasts, so far as it does not publish a false story that invades ones privacy. In order for members to be aware of what’s going on in society especially in a democracy, they must be informed. With the help of our free press, Americans are guaranteed constant access to critical and noteworthy news protected by the First Amendment.
The First Amendment guarantees freedom of the press, although that guarantee is not unrestricted (Applegate, 2007). Freedom of speech should not be subjected to political interference; yet, censorship is necessary in matters of national and military security (Applegate, 2007). Members of the press enjoy the First Amendment of free speech and free expression, but face criminal or tort liability if reporting is done undercover or information is leaked (West, 2014). I believe that freedom of speech and freedom of the press is the basic right of all reporters, as it is for all individuals. However, correspondents should conform to the highest ethical standards, respect the privacy of all citizens, and maintain the highest regard for confidentiality
Long time ago, press used to be regulated by monarchs until this political regime, called absolutism, lost stability and was altered by the French Enlightenment. The crisis of absolutism brought a social and economical reformation and with it new ideologies based in intellectuality. As to the weakening of absolutism and the arise of Enlightenment, they redefined the press model of the era bringing it closer to what it is nowadays. Almost three centuries later, the change that the Enlightenment produced in the society still have influence in today’s journalism. The several modifications presented in the 18th century directed positively the development of media since it became a way to proliferate freely opinions, facts and knowledges that could be helpful to people.
In my opinion, one of the most important rights we have is the freedom of the press. The freedom of the press is provided in the first amendment. Freedom of the press is the right to circulate opinions in print without censorship by the government. This right is important for many reasons. First, the press holds
One of the fundamental roles of the media in a liberal democracy is to critically scrutinise governmental affairs: that is to act as a watchdog of government to ensure that the government can be held accountable by the public. However, the systematic deregulation of media systems worldwide is diminishing the ability of citizens to meaningfully participate in policymaking process governing the media (McChesney, 2003, p. 126). The relaxation of ownership rules and control, has resulted in a move away from diversity of production to a situation where media ownership is becoming increasing concentrated by just a few predominantly western global conglomerates (M...
American hold the Bill of Rights in high regards, especially when expressing the First Amendments like the freedom of the press. In Lorentzen “China’s Strategic Censorship,” freedom of the press is an important aspect of a democracy for the constant tool to keep political figures and the government of accountable (Lorentzen, 2014). The information the press provide allows people to make an informed decision for the next political race, making investments in the economy or learning about the new tax breaks. Media permits information to be spread. Although, in China, they are known to censor news reports in to control their own people because the government wants to make sure the society is not disturbed by having Chinese citizen to collect and
The evidence presented here demonstrates that the effect of market had been to provide the key mechanism by which the ethics of media have been eroded. Guo Zhenxi and CCTV-2 were selected as illustrative examples to explain the media-corporation clientelism. As the deleterious effects of commercial forces upon public communication, mercenary journalism, or an abused of journalism for economic benefit, is not specific to China. News organizations and journalists in developed countries have had to face the twin impacts of marketized market-driven media: bring economic prosperity to media on the one hand and provide the key mechanism by which the ethics of journalism were eroded on the other. For example,
Mass media is very influential. There have been many issues and policies that have been affected by mere media coverage. Since there is a freedom of the press, the media is always present to cover the news and report it to the public. The intention of giving media freedom is good because it is aimed at creating balance inside the society. However, media coverage does not always bring good effects to the issues. There are times when news that should be confidential is released to the public, therefore breaking the secrecy needed for that issue. There are also times when incidents are reported in a bad and biased way that manipulates how people feel about the issue, therefore creating major conflicts. Mass media not only influences the public but also the people’s identity. People think differently because of what is being seen and advertised in the media.
power of the mass media is an asset to the government in some instances and
Americans look to the press to provide the information they need to make informed political choices. How well the press lives up to its responsibility to provide this information has a direct impact upon Americans: how they think about and act upon the issues that confront them.
There are numbered of news channels that have maximum coverage throughout the country. Media contribute a lot to develop public knowledge but even after years of success, media could not alter public’s attitude towards issues. Media should discourage smoothly such attitude of public. Demonstrations and protests are good to increase pressure towards the solution of any problem, but there should be a proper way to express which should result oriented.