PRESS IN INDIA AND RAJA RAM MOHAN ROY

Abstract

A democracy ideally stands on three main pillars, viz. Legislature, Executive and Judiciary. Apart from these three mentioned above however exists another pillar namely the Press. It is therefore aptly referred to as the fourth estate of democracy. This is so primarily because it plays as important a role as the other three branches of the democracy in making it work effectively. We consider press as free from bias and prejudice. But as press uses the verbal medium language, it cannot be free from this. Press reflects the realities of this world as wished by social and political world. The press tries to motivate, mesmerize or change the opinion of the people in such a way that people of a particular taste will be addicted to a particular newspaper. Thus, for instance, they cannot spend their morning hours just with a cup of tea without having a newspaper. This is how a newspaper turns or moulds the language of the news as well in such a manner that it can fulfill its desired goal and yet the reader remains unaware of the fact.