Apart from bringing up cases of corruption into public’s eye and covering cases that require public’s attention media has also been known for an impartial contribution to peacekeeping and maintenance of order across nations. Several times media has been able to successfully bring the deficiencies of the public agencies into light and raise the level of social awareness. Social awareness has been recognized to be the best weapon to fight against crime and this role cannot be played alone by the government agencies. Apart from the news media, the role of social media must be also recognized in this area.Social awareness means that you should know what is socially acceptable from you in society and you should act in that manner. Mass media has a prominent role to play in modern society. It can bring about radical changes and improve social situation as it influences our social, civil, cultural, political, economic and aesthetic outlook. Modernization has converted media into an indispensable feature of human activity. However, factors like age, education, economic condition, personal needs and availability of proper components decide the quantum and frequency of media use.Government started using media as a platform for eliminating social evils and bringing positive change. Finally the people reacted positively to it and now the cases of social evils are decreasing. The media as an unbiased informer acts as an educator, as a mentor, as the guardian with the free participation of the public. So unless in a society everyone is equal that society can’t be considered to be a democratic society. It is because equality is one of the essential features of the democracy. Promoting equality is actually making an attempt to strengthen democracy.Therefore the media plays a very significant role in strengthening democracy in India. In the recent times, media’s image has...
Month: January 2020
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January 4, 2020The modern age is generally considered to be the age of representative democracy, and the mass media are an informal but an essential component of that representative democratic polity. Equally important is the fact that a democratic polity is an institutional guarantee of a free, fair and fearless media. The importance and influence of media is really noteworthy. Excessive coverage or hype of sensitive news has led to communal riots at times. The illiterates are more prone to provocations than the literates. Constant repetition of the news, especially sensational news, breeds apathy and insensitivity. For instance, In Dhananjoy Chatterjee case, the overloaded hype led to death of quite a few children who imitated the hanging procedure which was repeatedly shown in most of the T.V. news channels. There is a plethora of such negative impacts. Media should take utmost care in airing or publishing such sensational news.Under the garb of speech and expression, media is now omnipresent, it has invaded upon all the facets of life of an individual. This fact is not only applicable to the Indian soils, but is global. Not only this, the media has become so powerful that it can make or break the government by influencing the people. The public also heavily depends on the media to secure information. In this scenario the question of the accountability of powerful media arises. Here we need to understand that We “Public” are the active participant, we are require to shape the role of media because this commanding instrument can use as a boon or as bane too. In a democratic country like India the media has following duties: To equip the citizen with unbiased information. Media shall not taint the facts; they shall present them as they are. To play vital role in broadening the thinking of...
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January 4, 2020Priyanka Sarkar Assistant Professor School of Journalism & Mass Communication, SFI, Noida Mob: 9716662558 Email: priyank.skr@gmail.com Media came into existence in 1780 with the introduction of a newspaper namely ˜The Bengal Gazette” and since then it has matured leaps and bounds. It has been playing a very important role in shaping human minds. Media plays a crucial role in shaping a healthy democracy. It is the backbone of a democracy. Media makes us aware of various social, political and economical activities happening around the world. It is like a mirror, which shows us or strives to show us the bare truth and harsh realities of life. It is therefore essential for media to maintain certain standards while dominating news. Media organizations are generally assumed to play an important role in democracies, but how effective are they in performing this function is a matter of study. The power of Media can be used to reinforce democracy. It can be used as an instrument to bridge between governors and the governed. This Paper aims to analysis the supposed role of media in deepening Democracy. Through his research paper an attempt has been made to highlight the role of Media in strengthening democracy in India. The present study highlights the impact of media as a platform of nation building through political, social, economic and cultural democracy. Democracy is a system of government in which all the people of a country choose and elect their representatives’ called democracy. Media came into existence in 1780 with the introduction of ‘The Bengal Gazette’ and since then it has matured leaps and bounds. It has been playing a very significant role in shaping human minds and opinion. Democracy is a popular political notion in today’s world, fair and free elections are the prerequisite of democracy and rule...