Media Watch

R. Subramani ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, Periyar University, Salem-636011, Tamil Nadu, IN

Abstract

The internet medium gradually turns into major news medium for global audience. Audience confidence on the mainstream media has slowly turned down and the new media is gradually playing an important role. Blogs are considered to be a new genre of journalism that calls attention to personalisation, and reader's participation in content creation. Today, the contents and formats of blogs are widely adopted by mainstream news outlets. This paper examines how the blogging is changing the character of mainstream journalism, and tries to study the viewpoints of practicing journalists towards the blogs and their use reporting.

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R. Subramani ¹, Alwin Rodrigues ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, Periyar University, Salem-636 011, Tamil Nadu, IN
2 Independent researcher based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, IN

Abstract

News stories on sex, crime and violence are the major money making sources for the media. They are relatively inexpensive to produce and easy to capture the attention of the audience. Media have an ability to visualize an artificial environment that may be seen by the public as real event. This paper examines the sense of coverage of crime news in the media, relates the public concern about crimes and the issues associated with the illustration of human rights in the media. An attempt is also made to explore the possible ways in the reinforcement of human values and the principles of the fundamental rights in the media.

Keywords

Human Rights, Media Violence, Public Perception, Fundamental Rights

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