write a short note on the function and responsibilities of the media
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The backbone of any democracy is an independent, professional and responsible media. Their role is to inform, criticise and stimulate debate. So how can the media be encouraged to step up to this vital role?
One initiative launched a few years ago by the UK’s Thomson Foundation – and funded by the British Embassy – is the Inquirer Award, given to excellence in investigative journalism in TV, print and photojournalism in Jordan, Palestine, Lebanon, Syria and Iraq.
Prizes this year went to stories about pesticides in Palestine, sexual abuse in families and the plight of foreign workers in Beirut. The TV prize was won by a Jordanian working for Ro’ya TV for investigating conditions in Al Hashimiya district.
I wouldn’t entirely agree with Mr. Twain. The crucial point is credibility. For the media to be credible it has to take responsibility for getting its facts right. That means digging deep, talking to a range of people to get the different sides of the story, and checking their facts rigorously. It should not hesitate to root out and expose lies, hypocrisy and corruption, but has to be sure of its facts before doing so.
Credibility also means avoiding exaggeration or scare-mongering just to sell more newspapers. Stories based on rumours or sourced from someone with an axe to grind are what makes people joke that you can’t believe anything you read in the papers or see on TV.
Being responsible not only means telling the truth, but also abiding by the law and being honest in the way a journalist gathers information. If the press drifts into law-breaking, then it loses the respect of its readers and the nation.
Explanation:
Sending and sharing of information is the major function of media. Since information is knowledge and knowledge is power, media offer authentic and timely facts and opinions about various event and situations to mass audience as informative items. Information provided by mass media can be opinionated, objective, subjective, primary and secondary. Informative functions of media also lets the audience knows about the happening around them and come to the truth. Media disseminates information mostly through news broadcast on radio, TV, as well as columns of the newspaper or magazines.
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