POWER OF MEDIA IN MODERN IN MODERN WORLD .
Media is regarded as the most powerful weapon of 21st century. It is as lethal
a weapon as a nuke. It has the capability to convert day into night and night
into day, a hero into a villain and a villain into hero. Media has brought
revolutions in the world and has transformed the globe into a global village.
It has virtually erased the geographical boundaries, removed the barriers of
social, political and cultural differences and as a result this diversified w orld
has been reduced to remote control. Media's role in education , awareness,
opinion formation and entertainment is so diversified in its horizon and
domain that one thing is clear and decided that the tides of media cannot be
reversed, however, they may be altered in nature and composition.
Freedom of press literally means the freedom of expression i.e. Speech,
writing and thinking. It also ensures the liberty to think and act without any
restrictions and pressures.
A free press and electronic media is an essential attribute of democratic
polity as both work hand in glove with each other. If democracy is the
government of the people, media is the voice of the people. But it is a matter
of grave misfortune that due to one factor or the other, ever since
independence, media could not breathe independently and one of the factor
that could be held responsible for this sorry state of affairs is the obstructed
and failed democratic form of government .
The fundamental ingredient making democracy possible is the flow of
information. Media is the only force that can ensure the flow of information.
If restricted, hindered or obstructed in any way, masses remain ignorant,
ignorant of their rights, their duties to the state, their needs and the role that
they can play for the betterment of the society and the country they live in.
Media's role in imparting education to the masses cannot be stressed enough.
Online lectures and speeches of the professors, scholars and intellectuals are
Media is regarded as the most powerful weapon of 21st century. It is as lethal
a weapon as a nuke. It has the capability to convert day into night and night
into day, a hero into a villain and a villain into hero. Media has brought
revolutions in the world and has transformed the globe into a global village.
It has virtually erased the geographical boundaries, removed the barriers of
social, political and cultural differences and as a result this diversified w orld
has been reduced to remote control. Media's role in education , awareness,
opinion formation and entertainment is so diversified in its horizon and
domain that one thing is clear and decided that the tides of media cannot be
reversed, however, they may be altered in nature and composition.
Freedom of press literally means the freedom of expression i.e. Speech,
writing and thinking. It also ensures the liberty to think and act without any
restrictions and pressures.
A free press and electronic media is an essential attribute of democratic
polity as both work hand in glove with each other. If democracy is the
government of the people, media is the voice of the people. But it is a matter
of grave misfortune that due to one factor or the other, ever since
independence, media could not breathe independently and one of the factor
that could be held responsible for this sorry state of affairs is the obstructed
and failed democratic form of government .
The fundamental ingredient making democracy possible is the flow of
information. Media is the only force that can ensure the flow of information.
If restricted, hindered or obstructed in any way, masses remain ignorant,
ignorant of their rights, their duties to the state, their needs and the role that
they can play for the betterment of the society and the country they live in.
Media's role in imparting education to the masses cannot be stressed enough.
Online lectures and speeches of the professors, scholars and intellectuals are
