COM3702
Assignment 1
Semester 2 2023
(269431) - DUE
8 August 2023
QUESTIONS
WITH
ANSWERS
, TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................... 3
2. MEDIA POLICY AND REGULATION ............................................................................. 3
2.1. External media regulation in South Africa ............................................................... 3
2.1.1. Freedom of expression, democracy and the media .......................................... 3
2.1.2. Media as the Forth Estate ................................................................................ 4
2.1.3. Theories which influence the South African thinking about the role and
functioning of the media ................................................................................................. 4
2.1.4. Overview of South African civil society Organisations facilitating the processes
of freedom of expression ................................................................................................ 6
2.1.5. How the organisation is facilitating the processes of freedom of expression .... 6
3. REPRESENTATION ...................................................................................................... 7
3.1. News as representation .......................................................................................... 7
3.1.1. Summary of news story ................................................................................... 7
3.1.2. News values .................................................................................................... 7
3.1.3. Gatekeeping .................................................................................................... 8
3.1.4. Agenda setting ................................................................................................. 8
3.2. Media and terrorism ................................................................................................ 9
4. CONCLUSION ............................................................................................................. 11
5. REFERENCES ............................................................................................................ 12
6. ADDENDUM ................................................................................................................ 13
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