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Indian Print Media – An Overview

Author Affiliations

  • 1Department of Political Science, Maharani Women’s Arts, Commerce and Management College, Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Int. Res. J. Social Sci., Volume 11, Issue (2), Pages 40-49, April,14 (2022)

Abstract

The adage that democracy is a regime by dialogue and debate is relevant only when the electorate is coherent and informed and this is possible through the media. Facts provided by media makes vigilant the policy formulators, civil society and the political parties on rising problems, pressures and prospects. The main focus of this paper is Print Media. This paper presents an introduction to the media and the functions it performs, followed by the history of Indian Print media presented in the three different ages namely-Ancient, Medieval and Modern. The paper focuses on India’s four English Dailies namely-The Times of India, The Hindu, The Indian Express and Deccan Herald. It emphasizes on the newspapers origin, ideology and principles and the recent developments. It also highlights the role played by the newspapers in the pre-independent era and their respective contributions in the freedom struggle and in attaining Indian independence.

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