I titled this post "Not Another Marikana Post" because I believe that's probably the first thought your thinking as you read through it. Well please bare with me. My dad is a nursing Manager at Lonmin in Marikana. I went home this weekend and just chilled as usual with the old man, and we talked about random father and son stuff. He spoke not as the nursing manager from Marikana but as a father speaking to his son about how the situation affected him, and we where just talking. I found it interesting to hear what he had to say about the media. Phrases like "I've learned not to like the media" This made me think because, as a PR P, My best friend is the media. I need to build relationships with the media, it's my job description
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| Striking mine workers making sure their actions do the talking |
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| Mine-worker sympathizers letting the voices be heard |
Two Sides To Every Story
What he didn't like was the way the media had covered the story. The people that had died where people he knew, people he greeted on a daily basis. An individual in particular who would take pictures around the mine was killed by being in the wrong place at the wrong time from the way he spoke he knew the person personally(I feel it's best not to mention names) it's a tragedy that things got violent it's disappointing that the very same nurses that tried to help the wounded got bad publicity but as the saying goes "there's your side of the story my side of the story and then there's the truth." I'm quite sure many other people either agreed or disagreed with the way the Marikana Massacre was framed named and a whole organization shamed but
i still think the is no need for strike, i simply think that some matter can be resolved just taking
ReplyDeletei believe the strike should always be the last resort but if people get frustrated and a communication breakdown takes place talking serves no purpose and violence unfortunately overwhelms the rational thinker
DeleteIt is sad to see people die because of being at the wrong place at the wrong. What happened was unnecessary and it degrades South africa as a whole. I think strikes should be banned or controlled but I doubt that workers will want that.
ReplyDeleteI just think South African companies should agree to increase wages and saleries in line with the cost of living and inflation
Deleteit is very sad that people had to loose their lives so that they can be heard.if only this situation was handled in a different way.
ReplyDeleteI think the Lonmin Public relations team and maybe even management must come back to the PR class and learn how to better manage perceptions through communications
Deletesuch issues shold be rsolved, striks just lead to more and more injuries. they should sit down and talk about it.
ReplyDeleteI believe the talking does take palace just that the management doesn't listen it took the death of thirty people before the miners recieved what they want
DeleteAm sure the government will ths time handle the matter better so there will be no #marikana.
ReplyDeleteThe govournment doesn't seem to be want to handle anything until it becomes a crisis
DeleteI guess the way media covers a certain event will not always seem favourable to all parties involved. I guess this is where ethics comes into play as the media has to consider the best way to cover the story.
ReplyDeleteEthics seem to be a controversial topic when it comes to the media and even PR my view is that ethics don't sell newspapers or receive television coverage
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