Press, Politics and Society

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 mno 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 the strangling of democracy.  The press, including individual journalists and media organizations, demand freedom they discharge for the benefit of the society.  Both society and the state need information on a day to day basis.  Though governments have their own machinery to gather information, they rely on the media as barometers of public opinion.  The public or the citizenry depend on the media for fair and impartial information regarding the government’s activities.  The main objective of the book is to provide a comprehensive explanation about Press, Politics and Society.