The mass media as a mechanism for the promotion and protection of human rights

Abstract

The mass media as information highways and as effective communication means on the public opinion and on the civil society watchdog plays an important role in informing people, strengthening the social cultural-thinking basis and expanding the human rights discourse and etc. They are of the most important leverages for education, advertisement and culture building affairs. They also make public opinion and are components in creating civilization. This paper examines the role of the media in promoting human rights. Central to the paper is an effort to find out why the media decide to include human rights coverage as part of their programmes as well as the portrayal of human rights elements in such programmes.