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Media – fourth pillar of democracy

Quick points to remember

Introduction

The first media that came into being was print media where people either used their
original name or nickname to speak out against the ruling political parties, social evils
and reiterated their culture and beliefs. Presence of media dates back several years
and it is regarded as a tool to embolden the society, making them aware of their
rights and contributions.
Media scenario in India

The first Indian print media came into existence in the late nineteenth century with
Hicky’s Bengal Gazette. The print media played a strategic role in the fight for
freedom of India. Various print media flared up the passion for freedom struggle
among the youths across undivided India. Media was fair and without any affiliation
to any political parties.

In the period 1975-1977, media faced the wrath of Indira Gandhi government when
it was shunned from publishing any news against the corrupt government. The print
media was up in arms against the rampant and widespread corruption of the ruling
Indira government. It was the time when emergency was declared, the darkest
period of Indian democracy. Media too bore the brunt of a failed democracy and was
completely asphyxiated.
Media did evolve from the dark days of cronyism and nepotism of the late seventies
and attained great heights in the eighties and nineties.

Quick facts

• Currently, Indian media is spiraling back to the dungeons of disgrace.
Recently a survey conducted across the world revealed that Indians have

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