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Essay on Essay on role of media in democracy

Answer 1

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.

The media has undoubtedly evolved and become more active over the years. It is the media only who reminds politicians about their unfulfilled promises at the time of elections. T.V news channels’ excessive coverage during elections helps people, especially illiterates, in electing the right person to the power. This reminder compels politicians to be upto their promises in order to remain in power.

Television and radio have made a significant achievement in educating rural illiterate masses in making them aware of all the events in their language. Coverage of exploitative malpractices of village heads and moneylenders has helped in taking stringent actions against them by attracting government’s attention.

The media also exposes loopholes in the democratic system, which ultimately helps government in filling the vacuums of loopholes and making a system more accountable, responsive and citizen-friendly. A democracy without media is like a vehicle without wheels.

In the age of information technology we are bombarded with information. We get the pulse of the world events with just a click of a mouse. The flow of information has increased manifolds. The perfect blend of technology and human resources (journalist) has not left a single stone unturned in unearthing rampant corruption in politics and society. We all are well aware of what tehelka did. Thanks to technology that has brought a kind of revolution in journalism.

Answer 2

ɪɴᴛʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴛɪᴏɴ

ᴅᴇᴍᴏᴄʀᴀᴄʏ ᴍᴇᴀɴꜱ €˜ᴀ ꜱʏꜱᴛᴇᴍ ᴏꜰ ɢᴏᴠᴇʀɴᴍᴇɴᴛ ɪɴ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴀ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛʀʏ ᴄᴀɴ ᴠᴏᴛᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ʀᴇᴘʀᴇꜱᴇɴᴛᴀᴛɪᴠᴇꜱ€™. ᴍᴇᴅɪᴀ ᴄᴀᴍᴇ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴇxɪꜱᴛᴇɴᴄᴇ ɪɴ 1780 ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴᴛʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏꜰ ᴀ ɴᴇᴡꜱᴘᴀᴘᴇʀ ɴᴀᴍᴇʟʏ €˜ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇɴɢᴀʟ ɢᴀᴢᴇᴛᴛᴇ€™ ᴀɴᴅ ꜱɪɴᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴇɴ ɪᴛ ʜᴀꜱ ᴍᴀᴛᴜʀᴇᴅ ʟᴇᴀᴘꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴏᴜɴᴅꜱ. ɪᴛ ʜᴀꜱ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴘʟᴀʏɪɴɢ ᴀ ᴠᴇʀʏ ɪᴍᴘᴏʀᴛᴀɴᴛ ʀᴏʟᴇ ɪɴ ꜱʜᴀᴘɪɴɢ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴ ᴍɪɴᴅꜱ.

ʀᴏʟᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴍᴇᴅɪᴀ

ᴍᴇᴅɪᴀ ᴘʟᴀʏꜱ ᴀ ᴄʀᴜᴄɪᴀʟ ʀᴏʟᴇ ɪɴ ꜱʜᴀᴘɪɴɢ ᴀ ʜᴇᴀʟᴛʜʏ ᴅᴇᴍᴏᴄʀᴀᴄʏ. ɪᴛ ɪꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴀᴄᴋʙᴏɴᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴀ ᴅᴇᴍᴏᴄʀᴀᴄʏ. ᴍᴇᴅɪᴀ ᴍᴀᴋᴇꜱ ᴜꜱ ᴀᴡᴀʀᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴠᴀʀɪᴏᴜꜱ ꜱᴏᴄɪᴀʟ, ᴘᴏʟɪᴛɪᴄᴀʟ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇᴄᴏɴᴏᴍɪᴄᴀʟ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴠɪᴛɪᴇꜱ ʜᴀᴘᴘᴇɴɪɴɢ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ. ɪᴛ ɪꜱ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴀ ᴍɪʀʀᴏʀ, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ꜱʜᴏᴡꜱ ᴜꜱ ᴏʀ ꜱᴛʀɪᴠᴇꜱ ᴛᴏ ꜱʜᴏᴡ ᴜꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴀʀᴇ ᴛʀᴜᴛʜ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴀʀꜱʜ ʀᴇᴀʟɪᴛɪᴇꜱ ᴏꜰ ʟɪꜰᴇ.

ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴇᴅɪᴀ ʜᴀꜱ ᴜɴᴅᴏᴜʙᴛᴇᴅʟʏ ᴇᴠᴏʟᴠᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ʏᴇᴀʀꜱ. ɪᴛ ɪꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴇᴅɪᴀ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴡʜᴏ ʀᴇᴍɪɴᴅꜱ ᴘᴏʟɪᴛɪᴄɪᴀɴꜱ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴜɴꜰᴜʟꜰɪʟʟᴇᴅ ᴘʀᴏᴍɪꜱᴇꜱ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴꜱ. ᴛ.ᴠ ɴᴇᴡꜱ ᴄʜᴀɴɴᴇʟꜱ€™ ᴇxᴄᴇꜱꜱɪᴠᴇ ᴄᴏᴠᴇʀᴀɢᴇ ᴅᴜʀɪɴɢ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴꜱ ʜᴇʟᴘꜱ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ, ᴇꜱᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟʟʏ ɪʟʟɪᴛᴇʀᴀᴛᴇꜱ, ɪɴ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ʀɪɢʜᴛ ᴘᴇʀꜱᴏɴ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀ. ᴛʜɪꜱ ʀᴇᴍɪɴᴅᴇʀ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴇʟꜱ ᴘᴏʟɪᴛɪᴄɪᴀɴꜱ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴜᴘᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴘʀᴏᴍɪꜱᴇꜱ ɪɴ ᴏʀᴅᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴍᴀɪɴ ɪɴ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀ.

ᴛᴇʟᴇᴠɪꜱɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴀᴅɪᴏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ᴀ ꜱɪɢɴɪꜰɪᴄᴀɴᴛ ᴀᴄʜɪᴇᴠᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ɪɴ ᴇᴅᴜᴄᴀᴛɪɴɢ ʀᴜʀᴀʟ ɪʟʟɪᴛᴇʀᴀᴛᴇ ᴍᴀꜱꜱᴇꜱ ɪɴ ᴍᴀᴋɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴀᴡᴀʀᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴠᴇɴᴛꜱ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ʟᴀɴɢᴜᴀɢᴇ. ᴄᴏᴠᴇʀᴀɢᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴇxᴘʟᴏɪᴛᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴍᴀʟᴘʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴄᴇꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴠɪʟʟᴀɢᴇ ʜᴇᴀᴅꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴏɴᴇʏʟᴇɴᴅᴇʀꜱ ʜᴀꜱ ʜᴇʟᴘᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴛᴀᴋɪɴɢ ꜱᴛʀɪɴɢᴇɴᴛ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴꜱ ᴀɢᴀɪɴꜱᴛ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ʙʏ ᴀᴛᴛʀᴀᴄᴛɪɴɢ ɢᴏᴠᴇʀɴᴍᴇɴᴛ€™ꜱ ᴀᴛᴛᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴ.

ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴇᴅɪᴀ ᴀʟꜱᴏ ᴇxᴘᴏꜱᴇꜱ ʟᴏᴏᴘʜᴏʟᴇꜱ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴍᴏᴄʀᴀᴛɪᴄ ꜱʏꜱᴛᴇᴍ, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴜʟᴛɪᴍᴀᴛᴇʟʏ ʜᴇʟᴘꜱ ɢᴏᴠᴇʀɴᴍᴇɴᴛ ɪɴ ꜰɪʟʟɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴀᴄᴜᴜᴍꜱ ᴏꜰ ʟᴏᴏᴘʜᴏʟᴇꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴀᴋɪɴɢ ᴀ ꜱʏꜱᴛᴇᴍ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴀᴄᴄᴏᴜɴᴛᴀʙʟᴇ, ʀᴇꜱᴘᴏɴꜱɪᴠᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄɪᴛɪᴢᴇɴ-ꜰʀɪᴇɴᴅʟʏ. ᴀ ᴅᴇᴍᴏᴄʀᴀᴄʏ ᴡɪᴛʜᴏᴜᴛ ᴍᴇᴅɪᴀ ɪꜱ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴀ ᴠᴇʜɪᴄʟᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜᴏᴜᴛ ᴡʜᴇᴇʟꜱ.

ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀɢᴇ ᴏꜰ ɪɴꜰᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛᴇᴄʜɴᴏʟᴏɢʏ ᴡᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ʙᴏᴍʙᴀʀᴅᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ɪɴꜰᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ. ᴡᴇ ɢᴇᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴜʟꜱᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ᴇᴠᴇɴᴛꜱ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴊᴜꜱᴛ ᴀ ᴄʟɪᴄᴋ ᴏꜰ ᴀ ᴍᴏᴜꜱᴇ. ᴛʜᴇ ꜰʟᴏᴡ ᴏꜰ ɪɴꜰᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ʜᴀꜱ ɪɴᴄʀᴇᴀꜱᴇᴅ ᴍᴀɴɪꜰᴏʟᴅꜱ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇʀꜰᴇᴄᴛ ʙʟᴇɴᴅ ᴏꜰ ᴛᴇᴄʜɴᴏʟᴏɢʏ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴ ʀᴇꜱᴏᴜʀᴄᴇꜱ (ᴊᴏᴜʀɴᴀʟɪꜱᴛ) ʜᴀꜱ ɴᴏᴛ ʟᴇꜰᴛ ᴀ ꜱɪɴɢʟᴇ ꜱᴛᴏɴᴇ ᴜɴᴛᴜʀɴᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴜɴᴇᴀʀᴛʜɪɴɢ ʀᴀᴍᴘᴀɴᴛ ᴄᴏʀʀᴜᴘᴛɪᴏɴ ɪɴ ᴘᴏʟɪᴛɪᴄꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ꜱᴏᴄɪᴇᴛʏ. ᴡᴇ ᴀʟʟ ᴀʀᴇ ᴡᴇʟʟ ᴀᴡᴀʀᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴛᴇʜᴇʟᴋᴀ ᴅɪᴅ. ᴛʜᴀɴᴋꜱ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴇᴄʜɴᴏʟᴏɢʏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴀꜱ ʙʀᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ᴀ ᴋɪɴᴅ ᴏꜰ ʀᴇᴠᴏʟᴜᴛɪᴏɴ ɪɴ ᴊᴏᴜʀɴᴀʟɪꜱᴍ.

ɪᴍᴘᴀᴄᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴍᴇᴅɪᴀ

ᴛʜᴇ ɪᴍᴘᴀᴄᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴍᴇᴅɪᴀ ɪꜱ ʀᴇᴀʟʟʏ ɴᴏᴛᴇᴡᴏʀᴛʜʏ. ᴇxᴄᴇꜱꜱɪᴠᴇ ᴄᴏᴠᴇʀᴀɢᴇ ᴏʀ ʜʏᴘᴇ ᴏꜰ ꜱᴇɴꜱɪᴛɪᴠᴇ ɴᴇᴡꜱ ʜᴀꜱ ʟᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴜɴᴀʟ ʀɪᴏᴛꜱ ᴀᴛ ᴛɪᴍᴇꜱ. ᴛʜᴇ ɪʟʟɪᴛᴇʀᴀᴛᴇꜱ ᴀʀᴇ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴘʀᴏɴᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴘʀᴏᴠᴏᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴꜱ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪᴛᴇʀᴀᴛᴇꜱ. ᴄᴏɴꜱᴛᴀɴᴛ ʀᴇᴘᴇᴛɪᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴇᴡꜱ, ᴇꜱᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟʟʏ ꜱᴇɴꜱᴀᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ɴᴇᴡꜱ, ʙʀᴇᴇᴅꜱ ᴀᴘᴀᴛʜʏ ᴀɴᴅ ɪɴꜱᴇɴꜱɪᴛɪᴠɪᴛʏ. ꜰᴏʀ ɪɴꜱᴛᴀɴᴄᴇ, ɪɴ ᴅʜᴀɴᴀɴᴊᴏʏ ᴄʜᴀᴛᴛᴇʀᴊᴇᴇ ᴄᴀꜱᴇ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴠᴇʀʟᴏᴀᴅᴇᴅ ʜʏᴘᴇ ʟᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ ᴏꜰ Qᴜɪᴛᴇ ᴀ ꜰᴇᴡ ᴄʜɪʟᴅʀᴇɴ ᴡʜᴏ ɪᴍɪᴛᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴀɴɢɪɴɢ ᴘʀᴏᴄᴇᴅᴜʀᴇ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴡᴀꜱ ʀᴇᴘᴇᴀᴛᴇᴅʟʏ ꜱʜᴏᴡɴ ɪɴ ᴍᴏꜱᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛ.ᴠ. ɴᴇᴡꜱ ᴄʜᴀɴɴᴇʟꜱ. ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ɪꜱ ᴀ ᴘʟᴇᴛʜᴏʀᴀ ᴏꜰ ꜱᴜᴄʜ ɴᴇɢᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ ɪᴍᴘᴀᴄᴛꜱ. ᴍᴇᴅɪᴀ ꜱʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴜᴛᴍᴏꜱᴛ ᴄᴀʀᴇ ɪɴ ᴀɪʀɪɴɢ ᴏʀ ᴘᴜʙʟɪꜱʜɪɴɢ ꜱᴜᴄʜ ꜱᴇɴꜱᴀᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ɴᴇᴡꜱ.

ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴇʀᴄɪᴀʟɪᴢᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ʜᴀꜱ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴀ ꜱᴛɪꜰꜰ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴇᴛɪᴛɪᴏɴ ɪɴ ᴍᴇᴅɪᴀ. ɪɴ ᴏʀᴅᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ᴏᴜᴛᴅᴏ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴘʀɪɴᴛ ᴍᴇᴅɪᴀ ʜᴀꜱ ᴏꜰᴛᴇɴ ɢᴏɴᴇ ᴏɴᴇ ꜱᴛᴇᴘ ꜰᴜʀᴛʜᴇʀ ɪɴ ᴘᴜʙʟɪꜱʜɪɴɢ ᴀʀᴛɪᴄʟᴇꜱ, ᴄᴏᴠᴇʀ ꜱᴛᴏʀɪᴇꜱ, ᴇᴛᴄ. ᴏɴ ꜱᴇx.

ᴍᴇᴅɪᴀ ᴇxᴘᴇʀᴛꜱ ꜱᴀʏ ᴛʜɪꜱ ɪꜱ ᴏɴᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴇᴀɴꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴀᴛᴛʀᴀᴄᴛɪɴɢ ʀᴇᴀᴅᴇʀꜱ ᴡʜᴏ ᴀʀᴇ ɢʟᴜᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴛ.ᴠ. ɴᴇᴡꜱ ᴄʜᴀɴɴᴇʟꜱ, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴄʀᴏᴘᴘᴇᴅ ᴜᴘ ꜱᴡɪꜰᴛʟʏ ɪɴ ᴀ ʀᴇᴄᴇɴᴛ ᴘᴀꜱᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇʏ ʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠᴇ ᴛʜɪꜱ ɪꜱ ᴀ ᴄʜᴇᴀᴘ ꜰᴏʀᴍ ᴏꜰ ᴊᴏᴜʀɴᴀʟɪꜱᴍ.

ᴄᴏɴᴄʟᴜꜱɪᴏɴ

ɴᴏ ᴏɴᴇ ɪꜱ ᴘᴇʀꜰᴇᴄᴛ ɪɴ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ꜱᴏ ɪꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴇᴅɪᴀ. ʜᴇʀᴇ ɪ ᴀᴍ ɴᴏᴛ ᴅᴇɢʀᴀᴅɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴇᴅɪᴀ, ʀᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ɪ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ꜱᴀʏ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ɪꜱ ꜱᴛɪʟʟ ᴀ ʟᴏᴛ ᴏꜰ ꜱᴄᴏᴘᴇ ꜰᴏʀ ɪᴍᴘʀᴏᴠᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ʙʏ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴍᴇᴅɪᴀ ᴄᴀɴ ʀᴀɪꜱᴇ ᴜᴘᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀꜱᴘɪʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ꜰᴏʀ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ɪᴛ ɪꜱ ᴍᴇᴀɴᴛ. ɪ ᴄᴀɴɴᴏᴛ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ᴏꜰ ᴀ ᴅᴇᴍᴏᴄʀᴀᴄʏ ᴡɪᴛʜᴏᴜᴛ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴇᴜᴛʀᴀʟ ᴍᴇᴅɪᴀ. ᴍᴇᴅɪᴀ ɪꜱ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴀ ᴡᴀᴛᴄʜᴅᴏɢ ɪɴ ᴀ ᴅᴇᴍᴏᴄʀᴀᴄʏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴋᴇᴇᴘꜱ ɢᴏᴠᴇʀɴᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ. ꜰʀᴏᴍ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴊᴜꜱᴛ ᴀɴ ɪɴꜰᴏʀᴍᴇʀ ɪᴛ ʜᴀꜱ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴀɴ ɪɴᴛᴇɢʀᴀʟ ᴘᴀʀᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴏᴜʀ ᴅᴀɪʟʏ ʟɪᴠᴇꜱ. ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀꜱꜱᴀɢᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ɪᴛ ʜᴀꜱ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴀ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴍᴀᴛᴜʀᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ʀᴇꜱᴘᴏɴꜱɪʙʟᴇ ᴇɴᴛɪᴛʏ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴇꜱᴇɴᴛ ᴍᴇᴅɪᴀ ʀᴇᴠᴏʟᴜᴛɪᴏɴ ʜᴀꜱ ʜᴇʟᴘᴇᴅ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ɪɴ ᴍᴀᴋɪɴɢ ᴀɴ ɪɴꜰᴏʀᴍᴇᴅ ᴅᴇᴄɪꜱɪᴏɴꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜɪꜱ ʜᴀꜱ ʟᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇɢɪɴɴɪɴɢ ᴏꜰ ᴀ ɴᴇᴡ ᴇʀᴀ ɪɴ ᴀ ᴅᴇᴍᴏᴄʀᴀᴄʏ.