emotional abuse of children

EMOTIONAL ABUSE OF CHILDREN AND MEDIA Name: Course: Professor Name: (February 01, 2012) Emotional Abuse of Children and Media Media Handling of the Topic The media demonstrated the two acts of child abuse with a lot of contempt. It promoted the fact that child abuse is a wrong and should be shunned by society as much as possible. The way the media portrayed the two articles had a large effect on society. This had also an impact on the general opinion by the public. The media shaped the opinion of the public that in deed the two perpetrators of these abuses had to be arrested charged and be imprisoned. Looking at the two articles, the media had shaped the attitude of people concerning the two cases of child abuse. It also portrayed the perpetrators as people who had no feelings and respect for humanity. It had influenced the majority of the people to make a decision that indeed, violence and abuse against children is wrong. Additionally, it is an act against humanity which required very serious punishment by the courts. In addition, the media provided a state of balance as it castigated the two incidences as incorrect and irresponsible. The way media dealt with the two incidences made the people to be tolerant, forgiving, accepting and caring. People had to understand that already the two incidences had already taken place and it was the appropriate chance to learn from the mistakes made by other people. The article had a lot of influence on the people concerning their perception of the cases. The media presented the two child abuse cases in a diligent and well balanced manner. This meant that all the two sides had been represented fairly by reporting the events the way they happened without adding anything. The Accuracy of Emotional Abuse Information in the Written Media Basing on the three cases of children abuse, it is very vital for people to know the effects of media on them. Vigilance is thus, required to make sure that the information provided by media is accurate and reliable. People ought to ask themselves to search for contradicting opinions concerning what the media reports. They need to examine the facts for themselves instead of blindly accepting the version of the media concerning the truth. Additionally, the profession of journalism is a profession similar to any other profession. Hence, some aspects of professionalism and quality ought to be maintained. Looking at the three cases, the evident thing is that acts against children had been committed. To make matters worse, those who committed the acts were individuals supposed to provide care and guidance to these kids. Thus, individuals are supposed to emulate the good things media castigates and ignore the negative things it portrays. An important note was that after these three incidences of child abuse, and associated issues of child protection, would make some amendments in the legislations for the culprits of these violent activities to be punished maximally. A good example is the murder of Daniel case in 1992. The case was responsible for the introduction of legislations which forced those responsible to report to the police mandatory. People should seek to establish the authenticity of articles written by media. It is our knowledge that the purpose of media is ...