It is evident that media has immense influence on the people by focusing on few issues. This can have negative effect on our democracy. The media also plays an important role in deciding what stories to focus on, and therefore, decides on what is newsworthy. Sometimes, it misses out on more significant events and covers unnecessary events that may attract people. If media focuses on one side of the issue, it can influence our thoughts and actions. People may make biased decisions. Rather, media should provide a balanced report and leave it to the audience to decide. A balanced report will help people in a democracy make right informed decisions. Examples:
1.On a positive note, media highlighted social crimes under the name of "honour killing" by "caste panchayats" or narrow-minded families and communities. This helped people become aware of the social issue.
2.India is the second most agriculture led country after USA. On a negative side, media (specially private channels) hardly broadcasts programmes on agriculture to educate farmers. Rather these channels air "SaasBahu serials" 24 hours a day. Even news channels have dedicated shows to cover "Page 3 masala", but they hardly run any show on technical education.
3.Is press really independent?
