Democracy & Human Rights Flashcards
Responsible citizen
Do what is right or expected as a citizen :
Respect & promote human rights
Concerned abt welfare of others
Obey law
Take oart in campaigns & events fighting against violation of human rights
Bill of rights
Basic human that all people should enjoy & respect :
Treated equally
To have self respect & dignity
To express ideas.
To have access to basic healthcare
To basic education
To freedom & security
Discrimination
Treat others unjustly because they are different from you
Human rights violation
Violating / acting against someone’s rights
Constitution
Highest law in the country
Electronic media
Any media that needs electricity or battery
Print media
Books
Newspaper
Magazines etc
Role of media in democracy
Inform society about newsworthy events
Inform citizen about their government, rights & freedom
Expose violations of human rights
Inform voters by giving political information
Identify problems innour country
Expose corruption & mismanagement
Roke of media in democratic society
Be fair
Honest
Reliable
Examples of when media doesn’t fulfill responsibility
News entertains rather than inform. Like gossip
Lives of famous people are made difficult by paparazzi
May be biased or incorrect
Media exaggerates
Freedom of expression
Basic right permits you to express your ideas & opinions freely
Constitutional limitations to ffreedom of expression
Propaganda for war
Incitement to cause harm
Incitement of imminent violence
Advocacy of hatred based on race, gender, ethnicity, religion
Extents to which media reflect a democratic society
Topics covered
Positions by editors
Space allocated
Geographical distribution
Purpose of projects/campaigns
Effective way to create awareness, inform advise people with regard to issue & when they comtribute to positive change
Media
Main means of mass communication that delivers info
Campaigns
Planned series if actions intended ti achieve a particular outcome
Events
Planned occasion usually focused on particular issue
Project
Planned activity that has specific purpose to improve something, usually takes place over long time
Cyber savvy
Ability to make good decisions on social media
Cyber bullying
Use of social media platforms to bully someonenbh sending messages that are threatening
Social media footprint
Evidence of your online presence, trail you leave behind for others to find each time you comment, upload or publish something on social media platforms
Social media abuse example
Privacy invasion
Online bullying & trolling
Hackers
Use of social media
Global communication
Enabkes people to gatjer info & opinion
Tool to find new work
Promote services & product
Broadcasting Complaints Commission of SA (BCCSA)
String of complaints authority established by National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) yo enforce Code of Conduct for television & radio broadcasters in SA
Independent Communication Authority of SA (ICASA)
Independent regulatory body of SA gov. to regulate telecommunications & broadcasting sectors in public interest
Functions of ICASA
Make regulations
Impose license conditions
Ultimately decide on Complaints
Ensure co operation
Etc
