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THE ROLES OF:. The Media. There are THE SAME problems with news agencies being willing to report HR issues:.

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  1. THE ROLES OF: • The Media There are THE SAME problems with news agencies being willing to report HR issues: • There is a the same“breaking news” culture in Australia (where only the most shocking stories are reported in a sensational way, rather than ongoing, systematic abuse of rights, which might not be “newsworthy”) • There is also“dumbing down” of news (stories are short; mostly local or American; e.g. the Daily Telegraph) • Proper journalism on Australian human rights issues is getting harder to find (on tv, it’s really only the ABC and SBS that are Australian).

  2. THE ROLES OF: • The Media Media ownership in Australia is very concentrated e.g. 70% of Australia’s newspapers are owned byone company (News Ltd). This means that when it comes to the reporting of human rights issues, the opinions of the owners of newspapers become very important. This too much power and has been a negative influence on the PROMOTION of human rights in Australia.

  3. THE ROLES OF: • The Media Sometimes the media doesn’t even get to ACCESS the people whose human rights may be getting abused. e.g. When journalists try to talk to asylum seekers who are in immigration detention, they are usually told no by the government. Media needs improved access to asylum seekers in detention The Conversation (2012)

  4. THE ROLES OF: • The Media However, there have been some AWARD WINNING tv segments that have PROMOTED human rights issues in Australia. • Article names (that you can use in your exams) that were nominated for the AHRC’s Human Rights Awards in 2012 include: • Age of Uncertainty – The Project (2012) • Inside West Papua – 7.30 Report (2012) • A Matter of Life and Death – Four Corners (2012)

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