the role of press in 21st century
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The Role of Press in 21st century
Name : Rabhadiya Vinod Paper: 14 The African Literature M.A.-2 Sem-4 Roll No: 31 Enrolment No: PG13101028 Year-2014-15 Email Id: [email protected]
Submitted To: S.B. GardiDept. of English
M.K.Bhavnager University
What is Press ?
Press now a days broad meaning
includes newspapers, new weeklies and magazines
regulator and reflector of the same interacting,
journalists working in the media orient and electronic
Beginning of Press:
Around 13B.C. in Rome there grew a practice of putting up two
handwritten bulletins in the main public square.
“Acta Diurnaa”
the first newspaper
Beginning of Press:
• From 1720 onwards news and views was kept Separate.
• 19th Europe, South America published newspaper-type publications
• In 17th century hand written sheets were distributed,
• In China, early government-produced news sheet, called Tipao
First Newspaper France 1631-La Gazette
Portugal Gazeta da Restauracao 1641
Spanish Gaceta de Madrial 1661
India James Hicky in January 1780,
called the Bengal Gazette
Importance of press in Democracy:
Freedom of the press refers to freedom of speech
Press keeps a constant vigil on the liberty of the people.
The Press has helped to make our society a democracy by
placing emphasis on issues ,advertise and terrorism
Press Council of India:
The Press Council of India takes care of the press codes and press ethics, PCI is an institute consisting of 28 members representing owners of the newspapers, news agencies, journalists, educationalists, legal experts on various subjects.
Role of Press in Democracy
Sharing Information:
Passing Information
Generate Debate:
Act as people’s mouth piece:
Role of Press
It’s watch dog of democratic society
Responsible to society
Investigates the Scams
Freedom of Press:
“A free press can of course be good or bad, most certainly, without freedom it will never be anything but bad… Freedom is nothing else but a chance to be better, whereas enslavement is a certainty of the worse”
-Albert Camus
Role of Press in India
Impact of Press on Society
Works Cited
• http://www.google.co.in/imgres?imgurl=http://ffaasstt.swide.com/wp-content/uploads/World-press-freedom-day-index-cover.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.swide.com/art-culture/current-affairs/world-press-freedom-day-index-fundamental/2013/05/03&h=660&w=1124&tbnid=PRT-G2Zu1ktyKM:&zoom=1&docid=h20FrZB55uf1XM&ei=bkgAVeORG-G2mwXzx4HAAw&tbm=isch&ved=0CDUQMygEMAQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfSnCmG0w5I
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