1. DEMOCRACY AND THE MEDIA
KEVIN CARTER AS A CASE STUDY

2. FEATURES OF A DEMOCRACY
TRANSPARENCY
ONE MAN ONE VOTE
EQUALITY IN ALL AREAS
FREEDOMS IN ALL AREAS OF LIFE
FREEDOM OF THE PRESS

3. ROLE OF THE PRESS IN A DEMOCRACY
Keep the public informed
Serve as a watch dog for ‘democracy transgressors’
Ask the ‘tricky’ questions
Uncover the truths
Report the unbiased truth
Responsible journalism
The voice of the people

4. How involved should the press become in the story?
Journalist
Story
humanity
bias
emotion
stats
fact

5. BIAS? AN UNFAIR PREFERENCE FOR OR DISLIKE OF SOMETHING
IS THIS HEALTHY IN THE MEDIA?

6. KEVIN CARTER A SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNALIST Part of the BANG BANG CLUB
Won a pulitzer prize in 1993 – Sudan image
Famous image – SUDAN CHILD

7. WHO IS THE VULTURE?

8. ETHICS AND MORALITY The difference?
Ethics – doing what is laid down by codes of practice like the press code
Morals – doing what you believe is good and right and just

9. FOOD FOR THOUGHT
HOW DO THE PRESS BALANCE FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND RIGHT TO PRIVACY?
How do newspapers differ in countries with no democracy????
What is your role?