1. Thesis Statement

The concept of freedom of freedom expression is wrongly interpreted and widely misused by the media and the general public.

2. Extent of the Issue

(a) Misuse by Media


(i) Media become biased while reporting national and international issues
(ii) Intervention into the personal life of celebrities and general people
(iii) Harassment of people due to their facial, racial and bodily attributes
(iv) It causes widespread confusion among people on the issues of public interest
(v) Disseminates misinformation and disinformation in the race of breaking the news first
(vi) Compromises national security for the sake of rating by leaking sensitive information
(vii) Display of obscenity without viewer discretion
(viii) Yellow journalism

(b) Misuse by General Public

(i) Posting of blasphemous and immoral material on the social media and internet
(ii) Floating of non-authentic literature over SMS
(iii) Defamation of other people

3. Reasons Leading to the Misuse of Freedom of Expression

(a) Immature media ignores the disastrous impacts of a news
(b) Promotion of sensationalism on the onset of public demand
(c) Commercialization in media encourages its misuse by the people for their vested interests
(d) No code of conduct for media to operate
(e) Failure of media regulatory authorities in controlling
(h) No legislations for those who transgress the limits of freedom of expression

4. Preventing the Misuse of Freedom of Expression

(a) Developing a code of conduct to which all must conform
(b) Self accountability mechanism within the media organizations
(c) Realization of sense of responsibility while reporting news and sensitive issues
(d) Legislation by the Parliament to define limits of the freedom of expression
(e) Penalizing black sheep in the media
(f) Educating masses about the true meaning of freedom of expression
(g) Popularizing and implementing the concept of media ethics

5. Conclusion

Brilliant effort.

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