ROLE OF MEDIA IN CHANGING INDIAN POLITICS

INDRA BHUSHAN PRIYA PANGTI DEPENDRA MEHLAWAT SURUCHI SETHI

PRINT MEDIA

MAGAZINES

BOOKS

NEWSPAPER

ELECTRONIC MEDIA

RADIO
TELEVISION

SOCIALMEDIA

HISTORY OF MEDIA AND PRESS

ROLE OF MEDIA/PRESS BEFORE INDEPENDENCE

ACTIVIST -SOCIAL REFORMS -DEVELOP THE POLITICAL MINDSETS OPPOSITIONAL -OPPOSED BRITISH GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND RULES ENDORSIVE -ENDORSED THE FREEDOM STRUGGLE

ACTIVE CONTRIBUTION IN BRINGING SOCIAL CHANGES

In 1823, the Freedom fighter Raja Ram Mohan Roy published three magazines to campaign against caste discrimination, sati and the cause of widow remarriage. His publications strongly advocated the rights of the deprived community.

Sambad Kaumudi regularly editorialised against Sati, denouncing it as barbaric and un-Hindu. Sambad Kaumudi, a news weekly, covered topics such as induction of Indians into high ranks of service and separation of the executive and judiciary.

ACTIVE CONTRIBUTION IN BRINGING SOCIAL CHANGES

Mahatma Gandhi made use of journalism for the social reform. He focused the issues of Human Rights and exposed the evil practices of untouchability. He exposed an inhuman activity of the upper caste people, and strongly raised voice for the basic rights of targeted community. He also crusaded for women rights, detained peoples rights, community health, rural employment, basic education.

CREATING POLITICAL MINDSETS IN INDIAN

Reformers after 1857 war performed a dual role of as journalist and nationalists. The Editors commanded a very high reputation at the time of the birth of the Indian National Congress.

POLITICAL CHANGES

Dadabhai Naoroji

G. Subramania Iyer

Mahadev Govind Ranade

OPPOSED THE BRITISH RULE

Hindi Patriot! Established in 1853, by the author and playwright, Grish Chandra Ghosh. In 1861, the paper published a play, "Neel Darpan" and launched a movement against the British, urging the people to stop cultivating the crop for the white traders. This resulted in the formation of a Neel Commission.
MANY ACTS AND ORDINANCE FRAMED BY GOVERNMENT FOR SUPPRESSING INDIAN NATINONAL MOVEMENT eg; Government of india act 1919 Partition of bengal Press act-1910

OPPOSED THE BRITISH RULE

Opposed the attrocities and failure of government

Jallianwallah bagh

World War I

ENDORSED THE NATIONAL MOVEMENT

NATIONAL AWAKENING FOR FREEDOM
Patriotic movements grew in proportion with the colonial ruthlessness, and MEDIA a vehicle of information dissemination became a tool for freedom struggle.

Tilak's Kesari became one of the leading media to propagate the message of freedom movement. It also made the antipartition movement of Bengal a national issue.

NATIONAL AWAKENING FOR FREEDOM . Revolutionary Movement and the Press

'Ghadar-journal started by Gadar party to gather support for the cause of indian independence abroad. Press gathered for support of revolutionaries

MEDIA CHANGES:
MODERNIZATION
PRIVATISATION/COMMERCIALISATION LIBERLISATION GLOBALISATION

ROLE OF MEDIA AFTER INDEPENDENCE

MEDIA HAVE PLAYED THREE ROLE IN BRINGING CHANGES AND AFFECTING POLITICS ROLE OF AN OPPOSITION AGAINST GOVERNMENT

ROLE OF AN ACTIVIST AGAINST POLITICIANS FOR THEIR WRONGS

ROLE OF ENDORSER OF POLITICIANS

ROLE AS OPPOSITION
THE FIRST CLASH BETWEEN POLITICS AND MEDIA -1975 EMERGENCY
The media bore the maximum brunt of the excesses of the emergency. Censorship was imposed on newspapers and barring a few, like The Indian Express. After emergency ,media supported the the opposition which led to the fall of Indira Gandhis government

ROLE AS OPPOSITION
MEDIA OPPOSED THE GOVERNMENT ACT DURING GODHRA RIOTS
Critical reporting on the Gujarat government's handling of the situation helped bring about the Indian government's intervention in controlling the violence

GODHRA RIOTS

ROLE AS OPPOSITION
MEDIA ACT AS A WATCH DOG FOR DAY TO DAY WORKING MEDIA OPPOSES GOVERNMENTS FAILURE

SIDHI BAAT

ROLE OF OPPOSITION
Act as a reminder which compels politicians to be upto their promises in order to remain in power.

FOOD INFLATION

ROLE AS OPPOSITION
Media has thrown light on political crimes and scams that occur everyday

ROLE AS OPPOSITION
USE OF STING OPERATION TO CHECK THE DIGNITY OF GOVERNMENT

LOKSABHA BRIBERY SCANDAL

TEHELKA STING OPERATION

ROLE AS ACTIVIST
MEDIA MAKE GATHER PUBLIC OPINION ON HOUSEs PROCEEDING.POLTICIANS HAVE OPPOSED THIS CONDUCT OF MEDIA

WOMEN RESERVATION BILL

ROLE AS ACTIVIST
MEDIA TRIAL- MEDIA HAS AFFECTED THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM AND HAS TRIED TO IMPOSE ITS VIEWS.

ROLE AS ACTIVIST
PEOPLES AND POLITICIANS SEEK MEDIA AS A TOOL FOR THEIR PROTEST

SINGUR LAND ACQUISATION

ROLE AS ACTIVIST
ROLE OF MEDIA IN FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTIONANNA HAZARE CAMPAIGN

ROLE AS ENDORSER
MEDIA CAMPAIGNING-POLITICIANS GATHERING ATTENTION

ROLE AS ENDORSER
GOVERNMENT USES MEDIA FOR CHANGING ISSUES FOR OWN BENEFITS
Amar Singh wiretapping case is the big news, having replaced theParliament bribery scandal,which, in turn, came at the heels of the oil-for-food scam exposed by Paul Volcker.

ROLE AS ENDORSER
RULING GOVERNMENT CAN USE MEDIA FOR THEIR OWN BENEFITS

ROLE AS ENDORSER
RULING GOVERNMENT CAN USE MEDIA FOR THEIR OWN BENEFITS

ROLE AS ENDORSER
POLITICIANS ARE NOW OPENING THEIR OWN MEDIA HOUSES

ROLE AS ENDORSER
MEDIA LOBBYING PAID NEWS-FOR POLITICAL BENEFITS

 Media has brought about a change in peoples thinking, their opinions and has made them more aware. Its rightly said that Media should be a Mirror of the Society. Media has a wider reach than any other organization in the country and hence it should use the information collected on various aspects in an unbiased way to help wipe out the injurious political system as well as other malice like corruption, anti national activities .

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