Post on 18-Apr-2015
ROLE OF MEDIA IN CHANGING INDIAN POLITICS
INDRA BHUSHANPRIYA PANGTI
DEPENDRA MEHLAWATSURUCHI SETHI
PRINT MEDIA
NEWSPAPER
MAGAZINES
BOOKS
ELECTRONIC MEDIA
TELEVISIONRADIO
SOCIALMEDIA
HISTORY OF MEDIA AND PRESS
ROLE OF MEDIA/PRESS BEFORE
INDEPENDENCEACTIVIST-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 people’s 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 GOVERNMENTFOR SUPPRESSING INDIAN NATINONAL MOVEMENT eg;Government of india act 1919Partition of bengalPress act-1910
OPPOSED THE BRITISH RULE
Opposed the attrocities and failure of government
World War IJallianwallah bagh
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 anti-partition 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 THEIRWRONGS
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 Gandhi’s 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 GOVERNMENT’S 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 BRIBERYSCANDAL
TEHELKA STINGOPERATION
ROLE AS ACTIVIST• MEDIA MAKE GATHER PUBLIC OPINION ON HOUSE’s 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 CORRUPTION-
ANNA HAZARE CAMPAIGN
ROLE AS ENDORSER• MEDIA CAMPAIGNING-POLITICIANS GATHERING
ATTENTION
ROLE AS ENDORSER• GOVERNMENT USES MEDIA FOR CHANGING ISSUES
FOR OWN BENEFITSAmar 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 people’s �thinking, their opinions and has made them more aware. It’s 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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and Andrea Prat