Question

Why is it important for the media to be independent in democarcy​

Answer 1

ᴊᴜᴅɪᴄɪᴀʟ ɪɴᴅᴇᴘᴇɴᴅᴇɴᴄᴇ sᴇʀᴠᴇs ᴀs ᴀ sᴀғᴇɢᴜᴀʀᴅ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ʀɪɢʜᴛs ᴀɴᴅ ᴘʀɪᴠɪʟᴇɢᴇs ᴘʀᴏᴠɪᴅᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴀ ʟɪᴍɪᴛᴇᴅ ᴄᴏɴsᴛɪᴛᴜᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘʀᴇᴠᴇɴᴛs ᴇxᴇᴄᴜᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ʟᴇɢɪsʟᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴇɴᴄʀᴏᴀᴄʜᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴜᴘᴏɴ ᴛʜᴏsᴇ ʀɪɢʜᴛs. ɪᴛ sᴇʀᴠᴇs ᴀs ᴀ ғᴏᴜɴᴅᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴜʟᴇ ᴏғ ʟᴀᴡ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴇᴍᴏᴄʀᴀᴄʏ.

Answer 2

Answer:

This, in turn, leads to the informed public debate necessary for a democratic state. The ability to comprehend and scrutinize the connection between press and democracy is important because media has the power to tell a society's stories and thereby influence thinking, beliefs and behaviour.

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