Abstract
The loud bangs emitted by Oscar Pistorius’ gun in his apartment on the night of 13 February
2014, set ablaze a social media adoption by nu merous South Africans. This unfortunate
incident in which Reeva Steenkamp was murdered set a research in motion. Thousands of
South Africans and those beyond flocked on Facebook and Twitter to monitor the progress of
the hand of justice, as well as to disc uss their thoughts on what they thought would be a just
outcome. It was a repetition of the 1995 OJ Simpson case, with more aid from social media.
Oscar Pistorius’ Trial was for some the trial of the century. The study grounded in cultural
studies theoreti cal approach, employs the qualitative research methodology to explore the
discourse. Virtual ethnography is deployed to examine the use of social media particularly
Facebook and Twitter by South African publics during the Oscar Pistorius Trial. In the stu dy,
the idea of social media as public spheres is also problematised by examinations of their
political economies as well as their inaccessibility to some segments of the population.
Findings suggest that…
VANYORO, K (2021). NEW MEDIA AND THE INTERROGATION OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN JUSTICE AND EQUALITY PROJECT: A CASE STUDY OF FACEBOOK AND TWITTER USE DURING AND AFTER THE OSCAR PISTO RIUS TRIAL. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/new-media-and-the-interrogation-of-the-south-african-justice-and-equality-project-a-case-study-of-facebook-and-twitter-use-during-and-after-the-oscar-pisto-rius-trial
VANYORO, KUDZAIISHE "NEW MEDIA AND THE INTERROGATION OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN JUSTICE AND EQUALITY PROJECT: A CASE STUDY OF FACEBOOK AND TWITTER USE DURING AND AFTER THE OSCAR PISTO RIUS TRIAL" Afribary. Afribary, 04 May. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/new-media-and-the-interrogation-of-the-south-african-justice-and-equality-project-a-case-study-of-facebook-and-twitter-use-during-and-after-the-oscar-pisto-rius-trial. Accessed 07 May. 2024.
VANYORO, KUDZAIISHE . "NEW MEDIA AND THE INTERROGATION OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN JUSTICE AND EQUALITY PROJECT: A CASE STUDY OF FACEBOOK AND TWITTER USE DURING AND AFTER THE OSCAR PISTO RIUS TRIAL". Afribary, Afribary, 04 May. 2021. Web. 07 May. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/new-media-and-the-interrogation-of-the-south-african-justice-and-equality-project-a-case-study-of-facebook-and-twitter-use-during-and-after-the-oscar-pisto-rius-trial >.
VANYORO, KUDZAIISHE . "NEW MEDIA AND THE INTERROGATION OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN JUSTICE AND EQUALITY PROJECT: A CASE STUDY OF FACEBOOK AND TWITTER USE DURING AND AFTER THE OSCAR PISTO RIUS TRIAL" Afribary (2021). Accessed May 07, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/new-media-and-the-interrogation-of-the-south-african-justice-and-equality-project-a-case-study-of-facebook-and-twitter-use-during-and-after-the-oscar-pisto-rius-trial