Media and its effect on generation after generation

1. Business Communication Presentation
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2. HAS
FREEDOM OF
PRESS GONE
TOO FAR?

3. Outline
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• Introduction
• Types of press
• Current scenario
• Aspects of press
• Overview of freedom of press
• Our perspective

4. Press?
✗ Generally refers to print
media like newspaper
and magazines.
✗ In 21st century the term
press media has
broader term
✗ Includes TV, radio,
internet, online papers
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5. Freedom of press
✗ The right to circulate
opinions without
censorship by the
government
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Types of press
TYPES OF PRESS

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Current Scenario

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Bangladesh is
144 out of 180
countries in the
world according
to Press
Freedom Index
Current Scenario

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Has the freedom of
press gone too far?

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Yes, it has

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Press influence in politics
✗ Biased News
✗ Sometimes
Government use
media to
manipulate the
public by biased
information

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• Sometimes politicians use media
to win elections by getting the
exposure they need to reach
voters.
• They also use propaganda to
persuade people
• Yellow journalism
Press influence in politics (cont.)

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National security
The “Holey Artisan” incident

14. Press influence in society
During critical situation
reporters often behave
unethically
✗ Rana plaza incident
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• Promotes foreign cultures excessively
Press influence in society (cont.)

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✗ Often press media spreads false news to get publicity
Press influence in society (cont.)

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Intruding personal life of public figures
Entertainment

19. Positive aspects
✗ Still the basic source
of information
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Positive aspects (Cont.)
✗ Technology and IT
news
✗ Helps the young
generation to get
ideas from all
around the world

21. Positive aspects (cont.)
✗ Press media helps to get news 24/7,
✗ It also helps people to know
anything big happening around the
world
✗ People can know weather reports
easily at any time about any place
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22. ✗ Agricultural information
✗ People like Shykh
Seraj are inspiring
the people of our
country to get more
involved in
agricultural activities
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Positive aspects (cont.)

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Sharmin Akter
became a popular
face, after “The
Daily Star”
published a story
on her fight against
child marriage on
August 18 in 2015
Positive aspects (cont.)

24. Exposing frauds and their activities
✗ The news reporters are continuously unravelling the vile activities of
frauds and bringing the truth to the public
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Press for a better world

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✗ Princes
Diana’s
untimely
departure

30. Our perspective
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✗ Misusing freedom to portray unwanted news
✗ Doing good service by bringing news of all sorts
Our aspiration
✗ Should try to remain neutral at all aspects

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