Partiality in the media

Africa is always portrayed as the waste of all the five continents in the world. International media such as BBC and Aljazeera most often report on corrupt government leaders and hardly reports on honest ones. This misleads people on a global scale as they perceive all African government leaders as crooked. The fact of the matter is that not every leader is corrupt and therefore, media should be impartial in their reports. Media also show the dirtiest parts of Africa and turn a blind eye to the smart and beautiful nature of Africa. Media should be optimistic and not always pessimistic as this makes people lose hope for the future of Africa. Besides, media should contribute to social well being and therefore, human development through ethical reporting. In addition, people depend on the media to be informed, which means that media should be at all times trustworthy.