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Cyber bullying and its Effects
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Added on 2019-11-12
Cyber bullying and its Effects
Added on 2019-11-12
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Running head: PROFESSIONAL MEDIA WORKSHOP1Professional media workshopLecturerNameDateIntroduction Cyber bullying is one of the most recent social evils which public relations can help eradicate it. It is the act of harassment that uses electronic devices such as computers and mobile phones (Shariff 2008). The crime is common among teenagers and can take various forms such as posting rumors about a person, use of photos and videos with wrong intentions, sending
PROFESSIONAL MEDIA WORKSHOP2humiliating messages online, among many other types (Wang, Iannotti, & Nansel, 2009). Victims usually suffer depression and may also develop low self-esteem. There have been cases where victims have gone to the extent of committing suicide (Smith 2008). The magnitude of theeffects caused by this evil has caused the government, corporations and NGOs take measures in trying to eradicate the problem in Malaysian society. Efforts Were Made To Curb the Problem Data from Cyber Security Malaysia, an agency under the Science, Technology, and Innovations Ministry, show that a total of 2,428 cyber-crime incidences were reported between January and April this year (Susan 2009). The government, therefore, established a regulation through the national cyber security agency (NCSA). The company was charged with a responsibility of punishing the perpetrators. Such a reactive measure is not the best; instead, the measure should be proactive, that is before the crime occurs. Another effort that the government has shown is by establishing foundations and funds that will help in the prevention of such offenses example of such a body is Malaysia Crime Prevention Foundation. The major responsibility of such institutions is to educate the public especially students who are majorly affected (Mishna, Khoury-Kassabri, Gadalla, & Daciuk, 2012). The move is proactive and such foundations need support from even the NGOs and civil societies. Incorporation of cyber bullying, violence, and pornography into the children modules and system of education has helped reduce the risk of vulnerable children becoming the victims. The chief executive officer of Cyber security Malaysia, Dr. Abdul while speaking with “The Star” notes that individual parents also should access such modules for them to learn how to keep safe their children (Hindujah 2009).
PROFESSIONAL MEDIA WORKSHOP3The Role of PR in Cyber Bullying Public relation as a discipline has got a major responsibility in the abolition of this crime. Firstly the subject should evolve to incorporate emerging disciplinary issues such as those of online harassment. Ways of avoiding them should be part of the curriculum and even the social evils that will subsequently follow. Emphasis on the methods in which one can continuously findthemselves getting deeper into this moral decay should also be part of the module. The aim here is to ensure the society is aware of the dangers resulting from these acts. Another way in which Public Relations can help is by creating awareness of the existence and forms of cyber bullying. When people are aware of these issues, they can avoid them since some of them find themselves in them unaware. According to a recent study by Malaysia National cyber security agency, manyunsuspecting persons engage in cybercrimes unaware. An example is when someone constantly keeps on sending a humiliating text message, they may be ignorant of the effects it has to the recipient (Mitchell 2007). The objective, in this case, is to ensure no one is caught oblivious in furtherance of this moral issue. Educating the public on the responsible use of internet and electronic devices is also very important in helping deal with cyber bullying. When children are introduced to the web responsibly, they will eventually grow using it well and eventually be responsible users. People should be discouraged from vandalism and with time and constant reminder, they will stop the crime.PESTEL and Cyber Bullying The environmental factors have to lead to the development of cyber harassment in some ways.Politically people are more aware of their rights, and this means that you cannot deny them
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