The Press is politicised, partial and playing its own propaganda game in line with the dictates of the powers that be. Perplexing for the people, to say the least. The Press has a duty to be impartial, honest and not misleading. Let us hope it will be so but, realistically speaking, it can be so only if it can survive the challenges of consumerist capitalism without compromising on core concerns of correct communication, without corrupting the common man's consciousness through deliberate distortion of data and discovery, and deflections of attention thereof. Upon an illumined Press stands the edifice of public opinion which in turn determines democracy.
Written by Sugata Bose
Photo : Prannoy Roy, courtesy, Livemint
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