Question

Freedom of the Press is the mortar that binds together the bricks of Democracy – and it is also the open window embedded in those bricks” – Sashi Tharoor. Take a stand for or against and express your opinion​

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A free press is vital to a democratic society because its freedom gives it power. Power in a democracy implies responsibility in its exercise. No institution in a democracy, either governmental or private, can have absolute power. Nor can the limits of power which enforce responsibility be finally determined by the limited power itself. [...] In plain English, freedom carries with it responsibility even for the press; freedom of the press is not a freedom from responsibility for its exercise.