India, Democracy and the Press
Published By: SAJA on eSS | Published Date: April, 11 , 2008The impressive growth of the Indian media is largely taking place outside of the voting classes, ensuring that the media are not playing a significant public service role. Ultimately, the author suggests that a new media model is needed, one which balances its profit motive with coverage of issues relevant to the poorer, voting classes, and which could serve as a model for the developing world. [Reproduced from SAJAforum.org, the blog of New York-based SAJA, the South Asian Journalists Association. ]
Author(s): James Mutti | Posted on: Apr 11, 2008 | Views(2352) | Download (850)