modern media are not independent justify the statement
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Media independence is the absence of external control and influence on an institution or individual working in the media. It is a measure of one's capacity to "make decisions and act according to its own logic,"[1] and distinguishes independent media from state media.
The concept of media independence has often been contested as a normative principle in media policy and journalism.[1] Nick Couldry (2009) considers that digital transformations tend to compromise the press as a common good (with a blurring of the difference between journalism and advertising, for example) by the technological, political and social dynamics that it brings.[citation needed] For this reason, authors such as Daniel Hallin,[2] Kelly McBride, and Tom Rosenstiel[3] consider other norms (such as transparency and participation) to be more relevant. Karppinen and Moe state that "what we talk about when we talk about media independence, then, are the characteristics of the relations between, on the one side, specific entities ranging from media institutions, via journalistic cultures, to individual speakers, and, on the other, their social environment, including the state, political interest groups, the market or the mainstream culture."[1]
It is important for growth, services and reduction of poverty, as well as being an important end in itself. Without it, countries, societies, states, ultimately fail. Encouraging an open and effective press serves to improve the environment for long-term social, political and economic stability.