n not more than seven pages in length, write an essay in which you analyse how media has portrayed the uncovering of corruption as a criminal offence at different levels of government and how media needs to act professionally and without fear, favour and prejudice with reference to aligning to particular political figures or political parties and essentially being told to report “in a certain way” or being manipulated to report on certain controversial matters “in a positive light”.
Your essay must analyse the following issues in particular:
· A brief summary of the core reasons for how an activity like corruption is criminalised.
The law that regulates corruption and how corruption is defined as a criminal offence, taking into account regulating corruption in the South African media itself.
· The law concerning alliances between media companies and political figures or political parties, as well as how the right to freedom of expression in the Constitution 1996 regarding the media.