INFLUENCE OF NIGERIAN NEWSPAPERS IN COVERING HUMAN RIGHT ISSUES IN NIGERIA
1.1 CHAPTER ONE
1.0 INTRODUCTION
The study’s context
Klapt, Philip (2002). Human rights issues became more prominent in public policy and public opinion during the 1990s, according to the author. Many governments have formally incorporated human rights principles into their policy frameworks, which has legal ramifications. Human rights have been’ mainstreamed’ by many international institutions, most notably the United Nations agencies.
This surge in interest was reflected in the media’s coverage of human rights stories. Human rights are being mentioned in the media more frequently and systematically these days. As with all aspects of reporting, the influence of this process is disproportionately concentrated in Northern countries, which tend to have the most powerful governments and the most influential media organizations.
(http:://www.journalism.org) This has far-reaching implications for how people perceive human rights reporting, as well as what stories editors and journalists prioritize and how those stories are written. In general, human rights are perceived as a ‘foreign’ issue that primarily affects less powerful countries in Northern countries and by international media.
For journalists in the latter type of country, where human rights issues are less distant, international reporting on human rights is frequently perceived as inadequate, superficial, and biased, precisely because Northern countries do not apply human rights principles to their own societies.
P. L. Goldiom (2000). Despite the fact that journalists have expanded their coverage of human rights into new areas, many human rights issues are still underreported in the media. Much reporting focuses on human rights violations during conflicts.
Human rights issues that are less visible or take longer to resolve are rarely covered. Human rights are still primarily understood to refer to political and civil rights, with the media largely ignoring the importance of economic, social, and cultural rights in their coverage of economic issues such as the international economy, poverty, inequity, and social and economic discrimination. Goldiom P. L. also contributed. Klapt, Philip (2002).
The media does not always explain and contextualize human rights information as well as it could. In general, data on human rights violations and standards are plentiful. However, the public’s reaction to this information is not as strong as one might expect.
Human rights stories are often overlooked by the media because they fail to consider the specific legal and policy implications. They frequently lack adequate knowledge of human rights and their relevance to the material they are covering. The context of human rights stories is frequently overlooked by the media.
These flaws reduce the professional quality of reporting and impede the communication of information that is sometimes required for comprehension. They suggest that the profession identify and improve reporting and editorial standards to improve the accuracy and consistency of human rights coverage.
Meanwhile, Human Rights Organizations have become more active players in the media. They’ve always been a valuable source of information. In recent years, larger agencies have expanded their media operations in response to the new media environment. Most have professional-staffed press offices. To that end, the study will look at the level of coverage of human rights issues in Nigerian newspapers, using the Punch and Nigerian tribune as case studies.
INFLUENCE OF NIGERIAN NEWSPAPERS IN COVERING HUMAN RIGHT ISSUES IN NIGERIA
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