Democracy is also called democracy and democracy. The system in which the power of the people is paramount, that is the real democracy. 'Democracy' is a system of governance based on public interest and justice. To keep this system pure and holy, it is very necessary for the public to be well educated and prudent. The role of media is very important in imparting democratic training to the people.
Democratic government system
People are at the core of democracy. People govern themselves. For this, he chooses his representatives for the legislative bodies of the country. It is not only the right but also the duty of the people to choose their right representative.
These elected representatives together form the government, make laws for the country and get them implemented by the executive. Public interest is the main in this system of governance. If the elected representatives ignore the people and do anti-people acts, then the people remove them from power.
Media and its types – Communication –
The means are called media. There are two types of media – print media and electronic media. Newspapers and magazines come under print media. Some magazines are weekly, some are monthly, quarterly and even yearly.
Magazines are of different types according to the subject matter. Doordarshan, Radio, Internet etc. come under electronic media. There are many channels on Doordarshan. Some present only entertaining content, some news and thought related.
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The main responsibility of the media is the creation and publication of public opinion. Newspapers and Dardarshan etc. should present the news impartially. Even while reviewing any news or event, his attitude should be neutral.
He should inspire the public to decide his opinion regarding a problem. Media has an important place in the formation of public opinion or public opinion. Honest and dutiful media is the maker of fair public opinion. The existence of democracy can also be in jeopardy due to the absence or duty of the media.
Importance and duty of media in democracy-
Media is very important in a democracy. The media has complete freedom to act. It is his duty to present any incident, news etc. in front of the public by being completely neutral. He should do this work in such a way that the public trusts him and then himself can take an impartial decision on him.
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Letters and Doordarshan channels do not present anything neutral. The media is also the coach of the people. He can become a true coach only when he brings out the truth, free from all prejudices. Behind the popularity of a newspaper or Doordarshan channel among the people, its methodology is important.
Dutiful media in the race of competition-
Today's era is of competition. There is a competition to get ahead in every field. This competition is also very strong in the media. Every newspaper wants its circulation or subscriber count to increase. Doordarshan channels also have cut-throat competition. Each channel has its own TR. P. wants to increase.
For this, he broadcasts sensational and people-attractive news. The advertisements and programs appearing on the media are presented keeping this objective in mind. For this reason, obscenity is increasing in the programs of Doordarshan.
The main goal while presenting a program is to engage as many readers or viewers as possible without seeing the impact it will have on the society.
Nowadays Doordarshan presents such programs, which encourages superstition and fatalism instead of self-confidence among the public. On every channel some or the other so called baba, sadhu, mahatma, astrologer etc. is present to mislead the public. Some advertisements even make fun of the law. Some advertisements of electronic goods, bikes, cars etc. break the dowry law.
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