Keisha Erika L. Garcia COMVALE
MEDIA PRATITIONERS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE duty, self-interest or morals?
WHAT IS MEDIA IN COMMUNICATION? ➢ In communications, media are the storage and transmission channels used to store and deliver data.
IMPORTANCE OF MEDIA
"Media is the most powerful tool of communication. It helps promoting the right things on right time. It gives a real exposure to the mass audience about what is right or wrong. Even though media is linked with spreading fake news like a fire, but on the safe side, it helps a lot to inform us about the realities as well. ”
➢ Since media influence is wide range, it should be more careful of the things they broadcast or publish. As what the statement above says, this should be what the media’s image is. In conflict, together with social justice, media is questioned if it is a tool promoting good or bad.
WHAT IS SOCIETY? ➢ A group of individuals who work together for mutual benefits. ➢ Related to each other through persistent relations, or a group sharing same virtual territory.
WHAT IS JUSTICE? ➢ The action that will restore equilibrium to a situation. ➢ According to the bible, justice means “ an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth” ➢ Basically, Justice is what makes everyone in balance
WHAT IS SOCIAL JUSTICE? ➢ Social justice is concerned with equal justice, not just in the courts, but in all aspects of society. This concept demands that people have equal rights and opportunities; everyone, from the poorest person on the margins of society to the wealthiest deserves an even playing field. ➢ Combining the two root words “society” and “justice,” Social Justice tends to bring equality and what is just among all.
PHILIPPINE LAWS IN SOCIAL JUSTICE [a segment from Philippine Constitution] ➢ Section 1. The Congress shall give highest priority to the enactment of measures that protect and
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