Where was the media before ********** came along ?
Posted on August 30, 2011
Only when Anna Hazare launched his anti-corruption movement and brought it to the forefront of our attention did the media make a move against corruption - supporting the issue or debating it through over-extensive coverage both on and offline. In this insightful article, Anant Rangaswami looks at the definition of `free press’ and its role in building public consciousness and wonders if it has actually failed the common man over the years by only chasing big ticket items guaranteed to grab eyeballs instead of putting pressure on the other three estates to bring about positive change.
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