technology exposing lies!
As I had previously discussed the media management had prevented many transparent journalists to carry out their role effectively.
But this was about to change as technology had become so advanced that journalist could report from any remote location and this time you did not need anyone’s permission to publish your story. The use of blogs and personal websites had become the answer to many obstacles that had prevented individuals to follow the ethical principle of journalism.
However in the introduction of this paper I have commented that government strategies in controlling the media will become more advance and sophisticated with the emergence of these new technologies.
“At the end of 20th century and in the age of contemporary culture, the citizens of western democracies are more knowledgeable about politics than at any other period of human civilization. The thirst for gaining more information about politics and its ethical codes in informing citizens about the administration of government has been a continuous process that has become more accessible through television, radio, newspaper, and now, with the advancing of networking platforms, the Internet. Politicians or policy makers are acutely aware of this, and work hard to develop ethical codes and practices to manage media’s influence on public sphere.”
Never less, it is important to highlight that these technologies have helped many hidden stories to come above the surface. The whole issue with the torture of Abu Gharib prisoners are just some of the examples that demonstrate the influence of new technologies.
However there are other interesting case studies that became exposed but it was too late so they did not capture maximum attention.
For example, the girl who claimed she saw Iraqi soldiers taking Kuwaiti babies out of incubators. Later it became apparent she was the daughter of Kuwaiti ambassador to the U.S , who had been coached to act by the PR firm Hill & Knowlton. Victoria Clarke the woman who was in charge of this PR firm also became spoke woman for pentagon during the first few years of current Gulf War. Also, she introduces the effective management system of embedded journalism. Danny Schechter’s documentary (2004), ‘Weapons of Mass Deceptions’ offers comprehensive details of the role of media in current wars.
