Indian Democracy — Social Science STD 9 — Question
Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 9Social ScienceIndian Democracy3 Marks
Question
Write short note : Print Media
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Answer
The Print Media is regarded as the Fourth Column’ of democracy. It performs the vital task of moulding public opinion and exercising control over the government.
The print media plays an important role in democracy as there is ‘freedom of press whereby the media pays compliments to the government for its achievements and criticizes it for its failures and misdeeds.
The newspapers and periodicals in English Hindi and the regional languages constitute the print media.
The news items, the news reports, the articles, the editorials discuss the current affairs and issues before the country.
An impartial and fair assessment of the working of government is essential for formation of sound public opinion and success of democracy.
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