FOURTH PILLAR- INDIAN MEDIA
FOURTH PILLAR From time to time it has been seen that people of various ages comes out with a constant dictum of accusation. An assertion that today’s media outlet cannot be trusted with its news. Yes in various occasions it seems to be true. In fact India’s recent ranking in Press Freedom Index has proved the same . WORLD PRESS FREEDOM May 3 is celebrated as World Press Freedom Day in the entire world. But liberation of Indian press is nowhere to be seen as it fails to cross the 100 th mark. It slipped two ranks on 2018 i.e 138 in World Press Freedom Index https://rsf.org/en/ranking which is one step above Pakistan and one step below Myanmar among 180 countries. FACTORS THAT AFFECTS MEDIA Press freedom is indicator of Democracy. A well balanced, free and fair press can take the country forward. Unfortunately today’s journalist and media houses are going through a difficult phase. The basic factors that are affecting India’s press in global platform are showcased