My name is Natasha Jagadasan, I am a 20 year old female and I live within the Durban area. I am currently a student and I have two majors, namely media and management, so likewise my goal is to obtain my degree and to obtain good results and perhaps further my studies as well as to have a successful career in the field of media. I am very driven individual and I am proudly South African!
News is something that surrounds most individuals on a day to day basis! I have a variety of different ways of receiving news based information, namely word of mouth, this for me is one of the most common ways, be it from my family at home, my friends and lecturers on campus or my community as a whole. Secondly and most commonly for me would be the traditional newspaper, newspapers are a key aspect to receiving informative news, whether it means reading the local community newspaper, namely the coastal weekly newspaper or purchasing them such as the Daily News. Thirdly the radio is another way that I receive news based information, everyday in the car while travelling back and forth I listen to East Coast Radio and lastly, television is another important source of obtaining news, I watch the E tv news broadcast. I watch and read everything in English only! I also watch tv on a regular basis, I generally watch fashion and entertainment, things like the style network and e news, my reading generally based on the same interests, I read material such as magazines, namely Forbes and Seventeen and occaisionally Heat for a good laugh!
I would like to further explain what Section 16 of the Constitution means to me, Freedom of the Expression means to me, specifically freedom of the press. To me, freedom of expression means the ability to be able to speak ones mind, the ability to share ones thoughts and view points as well as beliefs on certain aspects without being restricted. We live within a democratic society so likewise people should be able to have freedom of expression and be able to share anything that is on their mind, with this being said I do believe in freedom of the press. Although I do believe in freedom of the press,I also believe that with freedom there should always be responsibility. I believe that the press should be able to strongly and vastly express their views as well as opinions as long as they do so in a manner that is non offensive and as truthful as possible. So basically I believe that there should be minor restrictions with regards to freedom of the press.
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