Police in Britain have taken to social media to warn of the dangers of the Blue Whale challenge, a so-called social media game which is allegedly responsible for a spate of suicides in Russia. Home u.k.
During the horrific genocide in Rwanda, 1994, the Rwandan media played a major part in supporting, or creating an atmosphere to sanction the terrible human suffering that ensued.he Propaganda section of the Human Rights Watch report, for example, provides some in-depth analysis of how the media in Rwanda was used and played a role in the genocide, and how propaganda was employed in a variety of ways. Coming to terms with the genocide has not been easy for the Rwandan people.
For much of American history (until the early twentieth century), most news media were clearly and openly biased. Many newspapers, for example, were simply the voices of the political parties. This type of journalism is called partisan journalism.Other newspapers practiced yellow journalism, reporting shocking and sordid stories in order to attract readers and sell more papers.n the American political system, the media perform a number of functions important to the democratic process. The media reports the news, serves as an intermediary between the government and the people, helps determine which issues should be discussed, and keeps people actively involved in society and politics.