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Mass communication is mostly misunderstood as a synonym of communication media such as radio, television or films. Modern technology is essential to the process of mass communication but its presence does not always signify mass communication. For example, the nationwide telecast of Independence Day celebrations is mass communication whereas closed circuit telecast in a classroom or assembly hall on a topic such as eco-friendly environment is not. Mass ...
From the beginning, freedom of the press was sought and obtained on the ground that it was a prerequisite to democracy. Without the medium of the press, people had no means of judging the performance or credentials of aspirants to power in a democracy. Even otherwise, people depend on the press on a daily basis for a variety of needs. It goes without saying that all other freedoms become irrelevant without freedom of the press because denial of this freedom means ...