,COM3702 Assignment 3 PORTFILIO (COMPLETE
ANSWERS) Semester 1 2025 - DUE 2 June 2025;
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MULTIPLE CHOICE,ASSURED EXCELLENCE
MEDIA AND RACE [25 marks] With the help of the South
African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC), a SABC employee
named Nobuntu Mkhize may have to come before the Equality
Court after being caught on camera reportedly using racial
language and assaulting cabin personnel on a Flysafair trip.
Adapted from on-line newspaper articles. Select your OWN
online or printed news story from a newspaper that covers the
incident on Flysafair. You will need to acknowledge the
online/printed news story in the text and in the list of sources
consulted. Also, attach the news story as an addendum. Based
on the story selected, answer the following questions: 2.1 The
term racism Discuss in your own words what you understand by
the term “racism” and then provide a summary of the racial
incident that you have selected. Your summary should state the
news media in which the incident was reported, when the
incident was reported, who the perpetrator(s) was, what
position of power the perpetrator held, which social media the
perpetrator used (if any) and any other details that may assist
your marker to relate to the incident (see Lynette Steenveld in
Fourie 2018:282). (5 marks) 2.2 Newspaper article and racist
,incident Substantiate why the selected online newspaper article
considered the incident as racist. Identify and critically discuss
the form of racist ideology that is represented in the selected
item (see Lynette Steenveld in Fourie 2018:). (5 marks) 2.3
Videos spreading the story Provide an argument of whether
videos used to spread the story have given rise to racist
incidents or just mirror/reflect what is already happening in
society. Use at least two (2) academic sources to support your
argument (this excludes the prescribed book and study guide).
(5 marks) 2.4 Opinion piece: Flysafair incident In not more than
one typed page argue with examples from the selected news
story by giving your own opinion about the Flysafair incident.
Please note there is no right or wrong answer. (10 marks) 3
NEWS AS REPRESENTATION [30 marks] After the United States
withdrew financing for an anti-HIV initiative, antiretroviral
therapy for around 5.5 million South Africans may be
interrupted. Concerns about HIV patients skipping medication,
an increase in infection rates, and ultimately a surge in fatalities
have been raised by US President Donald Trump's worldwide
foreign assistance halt, which has affected millions of patients in
South Africa. More than 7.5 million individuals in South Africa
are afflicted with the HIV virus, more than any other country.
Following Trump's suspension of the President's Emergency
Plan for AIDS Relief, or PEPFAR, financing for the 5.5 million
South Africans getting antiretroviral therapy is again under
, scrutiny. The United Nations AIDS agency estimates that since
its launch in 2003, PEPFAR has saved at least 26 million lives
worldwide. Adapted from a variety of on-line newspaper
articles. Select your own online or printed news story from a
newspaper that covers the withdrawal of financing for HIV and
PEPFAR by the US. You must acknowledge the news article in
the text and in the list of sources consulted. Also, attach the
news story as an addendum. Based on the story selected,
answer the following questions: 3.1 News values Define “news
values” in your own words. Thereafter, indicate the 5 W’s and 1
H with examples of the news story selected (see De Beer &
Botha in Fourie 2018:234-236). (10 marks) 3.2 Gatekeeping
Discuss the concept of gatekeeping and indicate what types of
gatekeepers were involved / or could have been involved in the
news story that you selected (see De Beer & Botha in Fourie
2018:237-238). (5 marks) 3.3 Agenda setting and framing Define
and differentiate between “agenda-setting” and “framing”. Give
examples from the news story you selected to demonstrate
your understanding of agenda-setting and framing (see De Beer
& Botha in Fourie 2018:238-239). (5 marks) 3.4 Opinion piece:
US Financial withdrawal In not more than one typed page argue
with examples from the selected news story by giving your own
opinion about the withdrawal of financing for HIV and PEPFAR
by the US. (10 marks) 4 GENDER AND THE MEDIA [25 marks]
Write a critical essay in which you comment on the
ANSWERS) Semester 1 2025 - DUE 2 June 2025;
100% TRUSTED Complete, trusted solutions and
explanations.
MULTIPLE CHOICE,ASSURED EXCELLENCE
MEDIA AND RACE [25 marks] With the help of the South
African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC), a SABC employee
named Nobuntu Mkhize may have to come before the Equality
Court after being caught on camera reportedly using racial
language and assaulting cabin personnel on a Flysafair trip.
Adapted from on-line newspaper articles. Select your OWN
online or printed news story from a newspaper that covers the
incident on Flysafair. You will need to acknowledge the
online/printed news story in the text and in the list of sources
consulted. Also, attach the news story as an addendum. Based
on the story selected, answer the following questions: 2.1 The
term racism Discuss in your own words what you understand by
the term “racism” and then provide a summary of the racial
incident that you have selected. Your summary should state the
news media in which the incident was reported, when the
incident was reported, who the perpetrator(s) was, what
position of power the perpetrator held, which social media the
perpetrator used (if any) and any other details that may assist
your marker to relate to the incident (see Lynette Steenveld in
Fourie 2018:282). (5 marks) 2.2 Newspaper article and racist
,incident Substantiate why the selected online newspaper article
considered the incident as racist. Identify and critically discuss
the form of racist ideology that is represented in the selected
item (see Lynette Steenveld in Fourie 2018:). (5 marks) 2.3
Videos spreading the story Provide an argument of whether
videos used to spread the story have given rise to racist
incidents or just mirror/reflect what is already happening in
society. Use at least two (2) academic sources to support your
argument (this excludes the prescribed book and study guide).
(5 marks) 2.4 Opinion piece: Flysafair incident In not more than
one typed page argue with examples from the selected news
story by giving your own opinion about the Flysafair incident.
Please note there is no right or wrong answer. (10 marks) 3
NEWS AS REPRESENTATION [30 marks] After the United States
withdrew financing for an anti-HIV initiative, antiretroviral
therapy for around 5.5 million South Africans may be
interrupted. Concerns about HIV patients skipping medication,
an increase in infection rates, and ultimately a surge in fatalities
have been raised by US President Donald Trump's worldwide
foreign assistance halt, which has affected millions of patients in
South Africa. More than 7.5 million individuals in South Africa
are afflicted with the HIV virus, more than any other country.
Following Trump's suspension of the President's Emergency
Plan for AIDS Relief, or PEPFAR, financing for the 5.5 million
South Africans getting antiretroviral therapy is again under
, scrutiny. The United Nations AIDS agency estimates that since
its launch in 2003, PEPFAR has saved at least 26 million lives
worldwide. Adapted from a variety of on-line newspaper
articles. Select your own online or printed news story from a
newspaper that covers the withdrawal of financing for HIV and
PEPFAR by the US. You must acknowledge the news article in
the text and in the list of sources consulted. Also, attach the
news story as an addendum. Based on the story selected,
answer the following questions: 3.1 News values Define “news
values” in your own words. Thereafter, indicate the 5 W’s and 1
H with examples of the news story selected (see De Beer &
Botha in Fourie 2018:234-236). (10 marks) 3.2 Gatekeeping
Discuss the concept of gatekeeping and indicate what types of
gatekeepers were involved / or could have been involved in the
news story that you selected (see De Beer & Botha in Fourie
2018:237-238). (5 marks) 3.3 Agenda setting and framing Define
and differentiate between “agenda-setting” and “framing”. Give
examples from the news story you selected to demonstrate
your understanding of agenda-setting and framing (see De Beer
& Botha in Fourie 2018:238-239). (5 marks) 3.4 Opinion piece:
US Financial withdrawal In not more than one typed page argue
with examples from the selected news story by giving your own
opinion about the withdrawal of financing for HIV and PEPFAR
by the US. (10 marks) 4 GENDER AND THE MEDIA [25 marks]
Write a critical essay in which you comment on the
