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Media Censorship and Freedom of Press
MEDIA CENSORSHIP AND FREEDOM OF PRESS
ABSTRACT:
The Press in India enjoys freedom, this means that they can print without censorship from the
government. But the freedom enjoyed by the press is not necessarily good or bad. Many media
houses are run by people belonging to a certain political party or any business organization.
This leads to biased views being portrayed, they try to propagate views that align with their
ideology or goals.
Media also tends to take things at face value and not verify the facts. This leads to false news
being propagated. The press seldom unknowingly propagates false news. They show what they
are told, some of this content can be controversial. And propagation of this false news can lead
to unrest in minds of people and sometimes lead to chaos and protests.
KEYWORDS:
Media; Press; Ethical; Moral; Fake; Facts.
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INTRODUCTION
The press occasionally starts creating news instead of curating it. This is done to attract viewers
and with a profit motive. This is the situation where check on media can be helpful. Media
houses tend to create stories where nothing exists and exaggerate certain facts or incidences
thus deviating from there task of providing information to common people.
Ignoring all the shortfalls of press it also helps bring out important issues and put them in public
light. If we start censoring media then there is a possibility that such critical cases would never
see the public light and would be hidden away. Thus in such cases, it is important to let media
enjoy their freedom.
Censoring media will act as a barrier to the flow of information to the public. The concept of
democracy and right to free speech is challenged here. Also, the right to information of people
is being undermined by regulating the content that press is allowed to show.
As elicited in the previous section, media and its vast reach can prove to be both a boon and a
bane.