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The Role of Media in Good Governance: Paid News Culture of Media and the Challenges to Indian Democracy

Author Affiliations

  • 1School of International Relations and Politics, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, INDIA

Int. Res. J. Social Sci., Volume 3, Issue (3), Pages 41-43, March,14 (2014)

Abstract

The active and vigilant participation of mass media is essential in a democratic society. It is an important assumption that the Media speaks for the people, represents the interests of the society, and serves as a check on the government. This process holds government accountable and transparent. Through this function the media helps to ensure good governance. But in changed social milieu the sanctity of media has been questioned in every society. As a largest democracy, it is very alarming in India. The menace of Paid news is the latest and much discussing moth-eaten condition in the sphere of mass media in the country. The phenomenon of ‘paid news' goes further beyond the corruption of individual journalists and media institutions. In this situation how can the media discharge their watchdog function in a democratic system?. How the Media can speak for the people, represents the interests of the society. And how can ensure the good governance? These are some questions and deliberations that the paper put forward.

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