Wednesday, June 11, 2008
REFUGEES OR IMMIGRANTS?
What do we call our fellow Africans? Is the media correct by calling Xenophobia Survivors refugees. From a government point of view, what do we call them and why?
MAN KILLED FOR A BUBBLEGUM
"A South african man killed for a bubblegum" That's the Daily Sun, Monday 9th June 2008.
The article goes as far as stating that the victim was murdered by a Somali businessman after an arguement over a flavoured bubblegum, it later states that the victim is a SouthAfrican and the Somali businessman has fled since the incident. However the newspaper ignores the fact that it could be fuelling xenophobic attacks in the Eastern Cape. Shouldn't the Daily Sun, as SA's biggest selling daily newspaper practice responsible reporting( Journalism)? This article could lead to another spate of fresh attacks on foregn nationals. This is just one of their silly articles and they do cause harm in all aspects.
People lets try to keep such hate stories off our newpapers, they breed anger and hatred instead of uniting people.
Should the media continue publishing these stories, that may leave other people in danger?
The article goes as far as stating that the victim was murdered by a Somali businessman after an arguement over a flavoured bubblegum, it later states that the victim is a SouthAfrican and the Somali businessman has fled since the incident. However the newspaper ignores the fact that it could be fuelling xenophobic attacks in the Eastern Cape. Shouldn't the Daily Sun, as SA's biggest selling daily newspaper practice responsible reporting( Journalism)? This article could lead to another spate of fresh attacks on foregn nationals. This is just one of their silly articles and they do cause harm in all aspects.
People lets try to keep such hate stories off our newpapers, they breed anger and hatred instead of uniting people.
Should the media continue publishing these stories, that may leave other people in danger?
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